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Insight w/ kora hermes 24/192 DAC?
I have owned one (24/192 version) for a couple of years and can't bring myself to part with it. I had it modified by Audio Magic and put some telefunken tubes in it and it just sounds like music to me. Vocals are full and real sounding. The bass i... 
Anyone have experience with ElectroHarmonix tubes?
Czbbcl: Where did you get your gold pin version tubes? Mine have silver pins. 
Anyone have experience with ElectroHarmonix tubes?
Bombaywalla: I bought them from the tubestore (www.tubestore.com) for $13 a tube. Not a bad price considering that some of the better NOS tubes cost $100 and up per tube. 
The Theta Pro Gen VIIIs are now shipping has
Glad I sold my Gen Va. Looks like the upgrade path to the Gen VIII is going to cost thousands. Dennisj you are so right on it isn't even funny. 
Theta Pro-Gen V-A Has anyone done the upsampling
To my understanding the $500 modification allows the Gen Va to accept and decode 24/96 digital signals but it does not upsample standard CD signals to 24/96. The upgrade may sound better but I do not think it is because of upsampling. I also belie... 
Direct TV causing hum in audio system
You more than likely have a ground loop. I also had this problem. The only way I was able to get rid of it was to have an electrician run a ground cable from the satelite grounging block to the house ground in the breaker box. You can probably do ... 
CDR's in a DVP9000es
I had a Sony 9000ES for a short period of time and it will play Sony CD-Rs, but not others as stated above. 
Sony DVP-S9000ES Compatible With My System?
I recently tried a Sony 9000ES in my system hoping to replace a Theta DaViD. I also own a Kora Hermes and my plan was to run the Sony into the Hermes for two channel use and into a Proceed AVP for home theater use. I was then going to sell the DaV... 
Does the Marantz SA-14 upsample?
I just bought one of these to use for SACDs and I am amazed at how good it sounds with regular CDs. I do not know for sure if it upsamples but my guess is that it does not. Nothing in the information on the Marantz web site indicates that it does ... 
Proceed AVP and AVP2 upgrade
I have an AVP and have wondered the same thing myself. There is a review at www.audioreview.com under Proceed AVP that is really a review of the Proceed AVP2. The person that wrote it had an AVP upgraded to an AVP2 and was very pleased with the re... 
Sound control when finnishing a basement?
Thanks for all of the input on this issue. I like the ideas that use drywall/sheetrock but the reality of that approach is that you no longer have access to areas of the ceiling. This may be necessary in case of repairs and in some areas access on... 
have u heard Conrad Johnson's tube CD player?
I owned one, sold it and bought another one because I missed it. It is not the most detailed CD player out there and it is not going to give you bass slam but it is very musical and is wonderful for classical music and female vocals. It has the ab... 
Diana Krall in Paris Concert DVD
I bought this DVD last week. I agree that the Dolby Digital mix is better that the DTS version but I wish that it had a PCM mix. I almost always prefer a PCM mix to any of the multi channel mixes. 
What do I do with a FedEx claim denial?
Just a point of clarrification. The remote was not moving around when I gave the package to FedEx. It was snugly fit into a compartment surrounded on three sides by foam packing braces and on three sides by the top, bottom,and side of the shipping... 
What do I do with a FedEx claim denial?
I do not intend to pursue this any further. I will either buy a new remote or go without. I have shipped many items in the past without any problems but I guess that I have been lucky. I have learned from this experience but I think that we ultima...