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| PS Audio XStream biwire, what are they worth? I've used a similar power strip for years. The cords still seemed to help. I could hear a similar difference with both the mhdt tube DAC in my av system upstairs and with teh mndt SS DAC in my main rig downstairs. Power cords themselves can be a c... | |
| THE BLACK BY BEL CANTO- NEW REFERENCE Sounds like the cat's meow.I understand the design motiviation but large expensive Class D amplifiers seem to defeat the primary advantage of Class D amp technology for most, ie lots of drive and muscle in a small, light, reasonable cost package, ... | |
| High Fidelity Cables CT-1designed by Rick Schultz Whoops, I meant that for Ddraudt, not Jafox.Dd seems to attribute EVERYTHING he hears to this product. WHo's to say for sure or not, but that's usually a red flag for me. | |
| High Fidelity Cables CT-1designed by Rick Schultz Jafox, is it possible that both the product and your perceptions are both changing?Most of us are human and not machines and are hence subject to such things. | |
| High End Tube Gear Transition to High End SS IF you like the tube amp sound but must downsize to an integrated amp, why not a tube integrated?If you are looking for something different or more modern sounding, then a move to SS might yield dividends.What works/sounds best mostly depends on o... | |
| PS Audio XStream biwire, what are they worth? Czar,I recently replaced a stock cord to my mhdt DAC with a Pangea AC14SE and it improved the sound noticeably exactly as advertised I would assume for the reasons advertised having to do with noise control. Cost was very reasonable, < $100. Ni... | |
| High Fidelity Cables CT-1designed by Rick Schultz GEoff seems to understand perfectly how colors affect sound but apparently not that there is a proven relationship between electricity and magnetism. Go figure. | |
| THE BLACK BY BEL CANTO- NEW REFERENCE I'll be more interested in something similar to the compact ref1000m monoblocks I currently have that I might also be able to afford using latest Class D technology when the time comes. This already has more than enough muscle for pretty much anyo... | |
| Sony HAPZ1 For prospective buyers and owners Sony is a big company that like most can no longer operate in a vacuum and be successful. It will be interesting to see how this works out. There is a risk with buying any vendor's proprietary hardware these days. The long term winners that will b... | |
| Should I upgrade power cord for my preamp? Power cord can make a difference with digital sources and pre-amp as well but for different reasons. Power amp is mostly about current delivery ability. Pre-amp is more about more control of noise. Results can be better clarity, resolution, detail... | |
| Sony HAPZ1 For prospective buyers and owners I suspect part of the problem is Sony's size and I suspect having to deal with an external service provider is a relatively new thing for them. Hopefully just some bumps along the road that will get squared away soon. If I were Sony, I would ackno... | |
| Sony HAPZ1 For prospective buyers and owners A service outage of that duration is certainly not a normal thing. Do notmean to insinuate that is user error. | |
| Voice and instrument image bunched in the middle?? Of course this kind of thing is very dependent on how material is recorded and will vary widely from recording to recording. Hopefully you have a frame of reference for how the recordings you are testing with should sound? If not, getting the righ... | |
| Sony HAPZ1 For prospective buyers and owners " I wouldn't know how to build a business plan around an assumption that 90% of my customers are idiots. How is that for a company brand."I doubt the business plan is quite that extreme, but Apple is the perfect model for how to sell technology to... | |
| Sony HAPZ1 For prospective buyers and owners Sounds like a pretty par for the course kind of experience for computer audio.There is a learning curve up front no matter which device or technology still these days it seems. Good things come to those with some determination though. Once you get... |