mrtennis
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| Audio Note CD 2.1X/II Tube CD Player i own the audionote cd2. i have heard the more recent versions, the 2.1 series, but i prefer the older cd2. it has a more tube-like sound.i would prefer an older player to most of the current in-production digital hardware.i own a ps audio pwt and... | |
| Best DAC under 2k US ? i own the ps audio pwd and pwt.my experiences differ from those already expressed.first i have found that the dac performs better with at least two cd players compared to the ps audio combo.the players which i used include the vincent cd s6 and co... | |
| Brand new silver power cord is bright sounding i have several silver plated copper powe cords. none are bright. none were bright prior to break in. there are other factors besides wire which determine performance.as has been suggested, how did your system sound priot to uding this cable.if you... | |
| Best tube dac available? not all tube dacs have the same "flavor" and when considering bang for the buck, much subjective judgment goes into suc an assessment.as i have said before, wavelength and the original zanden are my favorite dacs. unfortunately, both are expensive... | |
| An SACD question hi tbg:do you recall the "sound" of the original zanden??if so, why do you prefer the exemplar ??i have heard some of the earlier exemplar dacs. i would agree that they are high quality components, but as a matter of taste, i don't recall hearing ... | |
| An SACD question let me throw out the gauntlet.let someone provide a good quality sacd player. i am confident i can find a tubed player or dac, which is redbook based over a most solid state sacd players.if the sacd player is tube based, perhaps i would prefer the... | |
| Bricasti M1 - where is the music at the rsik of generalizing, i would say that my experience has uncovered the following:a solid state device is generally not preferable to a tubed device. obviously, there are poorly designed tubed components and lousy tubes.what i am saying is t... | |
| An SACD question hi dvb:you made an interesting comment about the sacd medium, when you mentioned "all things being equal".do you therefore acknowledge that given the population of sacd players, it may be possible to achieve better sound from the hybrid layer when... | |
| a solid state amp that is recessed in the treble hi ralph:it sounds like i am wasting my time looking for a ss amp.thanks for your intelligent analysis, you've saved me a lot of time and aggravation. | |
| Insanely Expensive....and Worth Every Penny if a component is insanely expensive, it may disqualify itself from purchase unless the purchaser is insane. | |
| Speaker cables of cooper, or silver :Pros/Cons why have you not considered gold ? | |
| musical cd player 1-2K range?? the first lector cd player (i don't recall its model number) should be considered rather than the lector 6.i have auditioned many 24 bit players. the main component which makes them listenable is either a tube gain stage or tube output stage.i mus... | |
| a solid state amp that is recessed in the treble hi winoguy17:i am using a tube am,p now--vtl deluxe 120s.if i find a solid state amp that i can live with, i can't say in advance how i will describe it until i place it in my system.i have received several recommendations so far. thanks for all t... | |
| Navision Audio i took the liberty to visit their web site. they have a north american distributor, rives audio.several years ago, after their first visit to the us, i reviewed an early preamp and spoke to the designer. at that time, they had a plant in californi... | |
| PS Audio PerfectWave DAC Upgrade hi mcondon:are you suggesting that the only benefits from the 2.02 board are bass definition and an improvement in staging??i use either i2s or coax as my input from the pwt to the pwd. |