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RCA to Beolab cable and its power adapter
I would contact Sounds Heavenly http://soundsheavenly.com, they should be able to help you. 
Perfect Debute Albums
Resurrecting old thread because I heard a Boston song in a restaurant today, and I remember at the time it was released my music junkie friends couldn't stop talking about the production level of the album, almost eclipsing the musical content whi... 
Cars. What does the typical audiophile drive?
Update since 2007:"1: What do you drive (daily & weekends)?"daily - still a Metro Bus - or my 1998 Isuzu Oasis "soccer van" (although all the soccer players are grown up and gone.weekends - the 1991 BMW 318i with lots of dents - got a really b... 
collaboration where sequel tops the original
Frogman got it right. I was thinking of loose collaborations like Derek and the Dominos, the Traveling Wilburys, Byrne and St Vincent, etc. 
Speaker cables for KEF LS 50 and Peachtree 220SE
Thanks. 
Is computer audio a bust?
This is depressing. I ripped about 60 of my CDs and more importantly have purchased and downloaded 30 odd high res albums all in FLAC format based on advice from HDTracks. I will experiment with my current computer set up between files ripped in F... 
Someone point me in the right direction
I finally heard the Arcam irDAC this week with Rogue Sphinx integrated, Harbeth P3ESR speakers and very good cables all around. I compared the irDAC to the Naim DAC-V1. The Arcam had very good PRaT, resolution and spatial structure. Top end was ai... 
Speaker cables for KEF LS 50 and Peachtree 220SE
Transparent entry level cables and Audioquest quadraflex bulk cables. Have just noticed these traits with audioquest GBC and Type IV with solid core LGC in general. Sometimes it is the ticket, sometimes it isn't. Looking for other suggestions in b... 
Speaker cables for Kef LS50....
Thanks for the reply, you may want to try the silver wires again. 
Speaker cables for Kef LS50....
Vinylvin, are you still using the GBC of with the LS50s? If you tried something else, what did you try and how did it work?kn 
Why do digital cables sound different?
Jstropp - read my user name. Please improve the situation - how exactly is music represented digitally? 
Integrated amp/DAC combinations for around $3K?
My apologies for double posting this topic. I posted on Friday on mobile, but didn't see anything Saturday so posted again. Any suggestions? 
Is computer audio a bust?
Thanks, helpful description.kn 
Is computer audio a bust?
I asked this question in another thread and didn't get an answer, so am trying here, since the conversation has touched on cable use."... Let me make sure I am tracking with you. You are saying that jitter is important. That jitter can also result... 
Why do digital cables sound different?
Kijanki, let me make sure I am tracking with you. You are saying that jitter is important. That jitter can also result from cable induced errors. That re-clocking at the DAC does not necessarily correct for all/any errors related to jitter that co...