mikesinger

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Upgrade transport and lose Genesis Lens?
have you tried going all rca ? i would suspect there might be some degradation going between the different circut topologies... 
Is AES/EBU digital cable/connection all that?
yes it is... and a bag of chips!! 
Reterminating a cable into two different lenght
have you seen his feedback on ebay and here ? looks pretty good:ebay -415 positive transactions @ 100 %audiogon - 135 positive and 2 neutral 
Reference DACS: An overall perspective
chris, i think redbook has improved dramatically(we can thank sacd/dvd-a for that - though it didnt make it as a mainstream format. it would appear it sent alot of redbook designers back to the drawingboard) digital as a whole as evolved rapidly o... 
DAC or CD
oh man are you lucky !!! they have hugh high end used shops and the us dollar is stronger than the yen...-cec transports (tl1x or tl2x)-remiyo dap777 dacbtw, let me know if you run across a cec puck stabilizer..i need one :))))) 
thoughts on kimber select 2120 ?
chris...much appreciated...great review !!!!! 
thoughts on kimber select 2120 ?
thanks russ.. much appreciated.. 
Upgrade transport and lose Genesis Lens?
just to confirm... going from transport (rca out) to lens(rca in and xlr out) to pre (xlr in to rca out to amp) ?? 
Can anyone recommend a smooth, rich CD player?
add a electrocopinet dac.. 
low resistance and highest quality Speaker cables
soundstring... 
Preamp $600-$1000
bat 3vki..goes for $750-$1300 depending on age and options... incedible sound, build quality, and reliable... 
Opinions on speaker cable upgrade
dont mean to hijack the thread,but i order a 1 meter pad aqueos digital, the total length willl be 1.4 meters ? 
Upgrade transport and lose Genesis Lens?
what terminations are you using with amp/pre (rca/xlr) ? 
CD Player versu Dedicated Transport
arc cd3 are commonly used for transports (this is a great setup with the AL dac). however, changing your digital ic cable might surprise you. i am using a dh digital cable in the meanime while i am looking for "the right one". it is a great cable ... 
Double your pleasure with same cable throughout?
same cabling... tricky....really hard to make a blanket statement about this..EVERY component/cable has some sort of sonic signiture or editorial effect...i found you can "generally" use the same cable all the through with the more "neutral" lines...