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Sony HAPZ1 For prospective buyers and owners
.Browsfan...you guys selected Manziel. What do you think about that?. 
gloves to touch vinyl surface
.Gloves in a record store....audiophiles are nuts.. 
PS Audio Direct Stream
.Ozzy, blind faith is a fact of life in high-end audio today. Finding someone that stocks this stuff in a brick & mortar store is very rare.. 
PS Audio Direct Stream
.Notes below are from someone on AudioShark that just got his DirectStream DAC.Drivers loaded......player playing (easy) !! First song "out of the box" impressions........(drum roll).......Diana Krall "Live In Paris" now sounds like she IS SITTING... 
Sony HAPZ1 For prospective buyers and owners
.Brownsfan, excellent review, thank you.. 
Sony HAPZ1 For prospective buyers and owners
.The Sterophile Review For The Sony HAP-Z1ES Player . 
Jazz for aficionados
.Check out Andy Bey's singing on Horace Silver's 'Total Response' album. 'Old Mother Nature Calls' is the vocal that I like on this LP.. 
Advantages of monoblocks
.The whole monoblock pitch is just more audio snake oil. It just doesn't make any sense to me. I'd never spend my money on monoblocks. ;-). 
Jazz for aficionados
.Rok...I checked out the track listings for the 1960 and 1961 cd's on Amazon. The compilations have the makings of a winner if the sound quality holds up. Be sure to let us know.. 
The End Of Out-Of-Print Music
.Viridian...my stomach just sunk after reading your factoid. Tragic.. 
The End Of Out-Of-Print Music
.If it takes an hour to download a music file, simply set the download before going to work in the morning or before going to bed at night....presto!. 
The End Of Out-Of-Print Music
.I'm sure there is some cost, but nothing like the old methods of distributing music. The cost to sell downloads has to be infinitely cheaper than printing and distributing cd's and vinyl. . 
Jazz for aficionados
.Rok2id...good list. Thank you.. 
DACS that don't do DSD - obsolete?
.Larry, I have not heard the Wyred4Sound DAC. I've heard good things about their previous DACs...and for $2500, their newest special edition DAC looks like it might be a winner. Not enough reviews out yet on it.. 
DACS that don't do DSD - obsolete?
.They're not obsolete yet, but the handwriting is on the wall. Going forward, DAC mfgs that don't do DSD are putting themselves at a tremendous disadvantage. Any new DAC coming out more than six months from now had better have DSD capability. I ca...