killerpiglet

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Best Engineered Album, - Diana Krall ?????
The grammys are as worthless as the Oscars.It's a marketing "seal of approval."They'll give it to whatever item will benefit the most from this stamp, as far as sales are concerned.Carlos Vives??? over Ruben Gozalez and Orquestra Aragon.yeah... an... 
I Need a Reference Point
Well said. Get mileage out of the puppy!KP 
Are you allowed to increase the selling price ?
in a free-market system selling price is simply where demand and supply curves cross.KP 
Do "gold" discs sound better?
Supposedly, gold is more reflective.But both Celitc66 and Garfish are right, what really matters is the mastering and the quality control of the manufacturing.KP 
Tweaks
Detlof,That made sense...I'm afraid...very afraid...KP 
Tweaks
Is he sitting on Vibrapods or spikes?KP 
What's it worth if you sold it today?
Well compared with the stock market over the last couple of years I say it's a brilliant investent. Not to mention the functionality aspect.KP 
Is there any such thing as a high end receiver?
Haven't heard Sony ES, but between:MarantzSonyYahamaPioneerDenonDenon I think sounds the best. Not always the most "watts" but if you look at the specs they tend to have higher current. Most of the others don't even mention current.There's a catch... 
cdp tweaks
Leo,go to AudioAsylum.com, that's where you'll get more of the DIY info.KP 
Can POWER CORDS really make that big a difference?
hehe, here somes the thread's death dive.Hearhere, if it all sounds the same, consider yourself lucky.One less thing you have to worry about.Well, time for my medication...KP 
dedicated curcuit question????
Krelldog, checkout the cryo/silver ACME plugs.Spoken highly of at AA, I just picked up 4. Maybe today or next weekend I'll have them installed, into 4 20amp runs.KP 
Need some advice on a good a/v receiver
Deno's have reliability issues, but they are pretty high current. My denon 5700 has broken twice in two years, but it sounds much better than my Merantz.KP 
Anybody have a technical definition for "Jitter"??
DIP works, same results as Garfish mentioned.KP 
Can POWER CORDS really make that big a difference?
Try and see, buy where you can return.Personally, I was surprised they made a difference, yet there it was. More stuff to spend money on.But first... change your wall outlets.KP 
Absolute Power Cords? Any opinions?
Bluenose, I compared the APC to the Virtual Dynamic 3; the Power 3 was much better (on amp, pre, UO, and jitter box). The APC sounded like stock. Like yourself, I am a slow convert to power cords. None of my power cords cost over $100, and most I ...