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| HAP-Z1ES compared to OPPO 205D ptss, I think you meant to post Oppo 105D since the UDP 205 isn’t out yet and most likely won’t stream music directly like the 105D does. I have a 105D and it does a pretty good job streaming Tidal and Pandora but for me the best use is streaming ... | |
| Do I need a power conditioner? I never thought a power conditioner could help my audio system until I purchase one. I noticed an instant improvement and all the power coming into my house is relatively new. I also noticed the better the power conditioner the better the sound, m... | |
| Looking at a used pair of B&W 803's - what else should I be considering? When I had 803D's they liked good power, the more the better. | |
| To monoblock or not to monoblock McIntosh MC275's I had two MC275 mk6's. For me their was a substantial improvement in sound quality from playing one in stereo and then trying two as mono's. I found even more improvement when I upgraded all 22 tubes. I compared them also to my MC601 mono's. For m... | |
| Modding Synergistic Research MPC to Galileo status I also had Michael perform his magic on my stock MPC. It made more of an improvement than I could have hoped for. I would recommend this upgrade to everyone with a stock MPC. | |
| What settings do people use with Lyra cartridges? I like my Lyra Kleos set at 100 ohms the best. | |
| recommendations of phono preamps < $3000 range Audia Flight, you may be able to find a good used one in your price range. | |
| Anticables I purchased some Anti-cables a few years ago. I didn't hear any improvement in sound but I didn't pay very much for them. When I sold some Pardigm speakers I through in the Anti-cables for free. The new owner told me after a week listening that he... | |
| Mcintosh and Shunyata Research/Cardas Mepstein, you have purchased some very fine gear. I am also a McIntosh fan. I have used a Hydra 8 with my McIntosh gear and didn't find that much of an improvement in sound quality. You most likely will get more of an improvement with some of the ... | |
| Power cable for Arcam AVR400 I would stop my search for a power cable at the Shunyata Diamondback. I think you are limited with the improvements that a better power cable can do with the AVR400. I think you will get more bang for the buck with an improved HT amp or pre-pro. I... | |
| Opinions on PMC vs. Neat, Monitor Audio I was pleasantly surprised when I heard the PMC dinky box speakers. They sound so much larger than they are. When I heard them they were connected to a McIntosh 602 amp, so they can handle plenty of power. | |
| Acoustic Zen Sartori - my experience It looks like that I am mistaken, and that AZ does make Absolute Copper speaker cables they just don't have them on their website yet. Joey, sorry I misunderstood. I thought you were comparing cables at different price points and not the differenc... | |
| Acoustic Zen Sartori - my experience Joey, like wlutke, I don't believe you are comparing apples to apples in your comparison of speaker cables, vastly different price range. I find AZ satori speaker cables to be a good value, I find AZ Hologram II's to sound better for me at a small... | |
| Power cable recommendations under $1k I prefer Acoustic Zen Krakatoa power cables for components and Acoustic Zen Gargantua II power cables for amps. It is impossible to compare again everything out there but I have compared them to most of the Wireworld line. | |
| Do you clean your records before play, after play, or once (and then never again)? I also clean every new or used record before I play it the first time on my KL Audio and put it in a new sleeve with the date that I cleaned it. The next time I play the record I generally don't clean it again before or after, I probably should do... |