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Doors Documentary 5-12 on PBS
05-12-10: Davetherave writes:Plus I love the Oliver Stone movieRay Manzarak wasn't too happy with it - as noted a number of times in his book "Light My Fire". Regards, 
Sony SCD-XA5400ES owners question
There are two replaceable fuses. Looking at the service manual I have here:F001 1-532-501-33 FUSE (T800mA/250V) (US, CND)F002 1-532-501-33 FUSE (T800mA/250V) (US, CND)T means slow blow.I am also thinking of trying after-market fuses. Probably HiFi... 
Tidal speakers... particulary Tidal Sunray
I was also at the Munich High End today and was very impressed by the Tidal demo; not so much the Magico Q5 demo. There were two other demos I heard using the Magico speakers (different models) that I found more attractive than the Q5 demo. There ... 
Review: Sony SCD-XA5400ES CD Player
Thank you Tino_miky. Fascinating.Regards, 
Bob Seger recordings
The best version of Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band "Night Moves" is on DCC GZS-1028, a gold disc. Out of print.Regards, 
Sorry, a question about the Sony SCDXA5400ES.
Jtnicolosi writes:Who can say (who actually HEARD it) that it will better most, if not all other players in my price range?Mofimadness asked if you had searched - and you replied that you had. Did you read all the threads the search found? There a... 
Any Neko Case fans?
What happened to "Fox Confessor Brings the Flood"?That one, for me, is her best.Regards, 
Review: Sony SCD-XA5400ES CD Player
04-16-10: Audioman58 writes:Dan says it is his best sounding mod to date for cd I'm sure he says that.and for under $3500 total investment competes with units up to $10k that is a statement.Are you saying that? What units have you compared?Dave_b ... 
Coincident Super Eclipse iii internal wiring
Where is this mentioned on the Coincident site? I just browsed it and could not find the page on internal wiring upgrade.Thanks.Regards, 
SHM-SACDs
04-20-10: Ghost_rider writes:I agree with TVAD, we all ready have 3 copies of synchronicity or AJA We have not had Aja, Who's Next or the VU/Nico on SACD before, so I'll get those. Not expecting much from the VU though - I had a nice Japanese pres... 
Aging technology versus inevitably aging ears...
Morgenholz writes:Metralla, your first name would not be Bultaco, would it? Talk about a beautiful piece of machineryYou have the reference correct. I owned several of those from 1970 on, along with a few other Bullys, and just loved them. It was ... 
Aging technology versus inevitably aging ears...
What a great post, Morgenholz. I don't seem to sell anything and even have a 20 year old bit of LP kit in a storage locker to resurrect when I get back to Oz. I still have a bit of an upgrade bug, but it's under control, and if I had to stop now a... 
Power cord..CDP or AMPLIFIER?
A power cord that works well on a CD player may not necessarily work as well on an amp as another brand.When I first tried power cords in 2000 or so, I borrowed a Cardas Golden and it was fabulous on an Arcam Alpha 9, but made little difference on... 
Best SACD's
Santana - "Supernatural"? Unless I am totally mistaken, that's not available on SACD. Possibly DVD-A. It's a poor CD, though.Regards, 
DSD hybrids and an SACD player?
Are they in digipacks? Regards,