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| Power Cord brands mixing. "Your Opinions" hi doug:generalizations are generally wrong. | |
| Power Cord brands mixing. "Your Opinions" regarding 558's implied question as to the consequences of mixing power cable brands, can anyone offer a logical reason why mixing or not mixing makes a difference, intrinsically ? | |
| The amazing new Marigo Evolution Signature Mat hi badwisdom:if you are replying to my post that some players don't benefit from the use of a cd mat, could you state your reasons why you consider a cd mat a definitive sound enhancer ?if your response is to another post, please disregard my comm... | |
| The amazing new Marigo Evolution Signature Mat i have the older marigo mat and the milenium mat, which i orefer, but all mats i have tried with my current cd player sound worse than no mat.even when used in the ps audio power wave dac, there is no sonic improvement using a mat, and i imagine t... | |
| Why CD players will never be dead hi chadeffect:i think the essence of the arguement is taste. all components are imperfect. it's just a matter of what "flavor" of imperfect one likes. | |
| Can best optical player rival best computer source i think the answer is: it's a matter of opinion.i still remember back in the 90's walking into the naim room at ces and listening to the best digital i have ever heard. it was the name cdx--a two chassis system which cost about $7000 then. i haven... | |
| Tube DAC Conundrum it seems to me that from the comments so far , there is an implied trade-off infavor of optimizing the sonics at the expense of the electricity bill.in the interet of ecology one should never leave on any component, even though the sound of myour ... | |
| component break in it depends upon the manufacturer of the product.i have been told by two manufacturers that there is no need to break-in a component.if it has tubes, one hour is sufficient.there is no definitive answer.there is an easy way to determine when a comp... | |
| Tube DAC Conundrum i have owned several tube dacs, tube amps and rube preamps.after a listening session, i turn off all tube components.tube life may be a factor, but also the possibility that if a tube ceases to function, it may damage other parts of the component. | |
| Just Turned 50... ar 70, i decided to have my hearing tested. i was told i had "good" hearing by an audiologist. unfortunately, the highest frequency presented was 8000 hz, so i don't have a clue as to hearing beyond 20,000 hz. | |
| What convention/show should I attend in 2012? if you can't attend a ces, as one needs audio industry id, you probably can drive to an axpona held at a city near you. otherwise, you may need to fly or wait until oct for rocky mountain. | |
| Cable Settling??? george cardas mentioned the significance of moving cables, at ces around 1996. i thought, at the time it was counter intuitive.i have not noticed the affect of moving cables and then hearing a difference after the cables settled. it could be becau... | |
| someone help me please i am a newb if you decide to go the dac route, i recommend a used minimax, available on audiogon for about $600 ish.regarding turntables, arms and cartiridges in your price range, a rega, with rega arm is a good choice, but then what cartridge ?? depends upon... | |
| Which makes more sense? - CD player vs SACD uf you buy an sacd player , you will want to buy sacds. that's your chice.in most cases the redbook layer will sound better played on a cd player.as to recommendations, i would try to find one having a tube. instead, you could consider using your ... | |
| EE Minimax Plus DAC vs. Rega DAC i have not yet removed the tube.however, my penchant for a classic tube sound leads me to believe that no solid state component can recreate a classic tube sound.the modern tube sound is different, much less colored and i would admit that it would... |