jylee
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| Upgrade from Levinson 335. Which amps? Thanks for the suggestions on the preamp and the front end, but perhaps that's for another thread. Let me rephrase the original question. Has anyone compared any of these amps? Levinson 335Pass Labs XA-30.5Spectron Musician III SE Mk2BAT VK-75SEI'... | |
| Bi-wire v's single with jumper leads. I've once tested my biwire Analysis Plus cables in a configuration where I've connected both HF and LF spades together to a single binding post on the speaker side, and use jumper wires from HF to LF. I couldn't tell any difference between that an... | |
| Confused...not satisfy with my system : If you don't have a CD player now, what source are you comparing against your old system with Arcam CD player?FWIW, Meridian is famous for its DAC and CD player, not for the amps. I used to own G68XXV and it was fabulous.It takes a lot of time and... | |
| Cary 303/300 or Musical Fidelity A5 with Mac gear? Rackon,I should have said Onkyo's _measured_ performance is superior to most other CD players mentioned in this thread. In that respect it's pretty close to highly regarded Benchmark or Bel Canto DAC. I don't own Onkyo. I have a Linn Unidisk becau... | |
| New Plasma: 1080p or 750? It's a function of the screen size and viewing distance. I sit 15' away from 65" DLP RP, and I can't reliably distinguish 720p and 1080p. On a 42" display you'll need to sit real close to distinguish 720p and 1080p. I would guess no more than 5ft ... | |
| heartland cables??? I have some heartland cables also bought a few years back, and they are as good as other Canare based cables. I would save money towards a new component, such as a new CD player. | |
| Cary 303/300 or Musical Fidelity A5 with Mac gear? If I could make an unconventional recommendation, I'd suggest Onkyo DX-7555. Take a look at the stereophile measurement, and you'll realize that its performance is superior to most CD players mentioned in this thread. The best part is the $400 pri... | |
| Do I really need a processor? Typical consumer processors and receivers are way too complicated for parents. I would go with a single speaker system, like Yamaha YSP or Niro. | |
| Interconnect cable upgrade disapointment First impression is usually correct. If you don't notice immediate difference when you changed something, there probably was little or no change. If there is a slight change in nuance that can be noticed only with extended listening, then you'll n... | |
| best biwire speaker cables for under $300?? Kimber 8TC and Analysis Plus Oval 9 are as transparent as I have heard. Save money by buying single runs instead of biwire, and just use jumpers on the speaker side. | |
| Opinions of Lexicon RT-20 for Audio Only I've considered RT-20 for more than one occasion in the past, but I wasn't able to audition the unit and I didn't find informative reviews so ultimately I passed on it. I'd love to hear about any comparison with other comparable players. Psacanli,... | |
| Power cords and soundstage So far the new power cords are working out very nice in my system. Also it occurred to me today that this was probably the most cost effective upgrade that I've ever done. Before I got new power cords I was planning on getting a new digital front ... | |
| Power cords and soundstage Tvad,I took a plunge and got a Oyaide Tunami GPX. I knew about the reputation of Oyaide Tunami, and your mentioning has sparked my interest. This time hooked it up to the front end. I left the rest of the components as before, including the new po... | |
| 10k system for ultimate image density at 70-75db? You should audition the speakers with newer high density tweeters, like diamond or Beryllium. I never noticed any screaming breakup that happens with conventional metal tweeters on my Focals with BE tweeter. None of those no hard sound normally as... | |
| Dual-layer SACD Gain Issues I used Toast Titanium 5.2.3 (pre-implementation of Jam enhancement) for MacThe current version seems to be 9. Is 5.2.3 OS X binary or are you running it in 9.x emulation mode? Universal binary or PPC?The reason I'm asking these is because OS X see... |