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| Worst record ever? william shatner's 'transformed man' - first comes laughter, then a furious dash to the stereo to turn it off... what was he thinking?? | |
| Buying a Tube Amplifier you might be able to find a Rogue Cronus used for about $1K - they are very good (integrated). if you really want to experience tubes, just getting tube power amps will only give you half of the 'experience' (in fact, if you're going to do half, y... | |
| PC Rules isn't this really about the sonic signature of whatever DAC is being used? perhaps the OP simply prefers his DAC's sound over the 'un-digitized' version. when I make CDs of my LPs, there's a noticeable increase in the bass, and the amount of incre... | |
| SACD player I'd check the feedback on CDW before dealing with them - it's as bad as anything I've ever seen: bait + switch, overcharging credit cards, lying about whether something's in stock, etc. | |
| Good CD Player under $800.00 used Aaron: feedback on CDW is dismal. have you dealt with them? | |
| Vinyl lovers I must be crazy for an experiment, you could probably replicate your old system (for the cost of a 'cheap' interconnect...), buy a few albums, and see the difference between your recollection of it and the reality. it'd probably be better than you expect for that... | |
| To mod or not to mod a Sony SCD1 I went from a stock sony 777, supposedly the same sonically as a SCD-1, to a modded SCD-1: superclock 3, black gates, vishays, so definitely an older mod than you're looking at. that being said, what I noticed in the switch was more 'delicacy', hu... | |
| Budget Strategies forTightening up Bass? I've found that sorbothane under a CDP makes the bass 'riper', while inverted brass cones make it 'tighter'. your mileage may vary...you might also look into a DAC. the different flavors of D to A vary enormously between brands (e.g. theta = kind ... | |
| LP pressings from other countries? in general, UK, German, and Dutch pressings are quieter than US, as far as surface noise. they're also usually lower volume - an issue if your system has a high noise floor. Japanese are especially quiet, as far as surface noise.unfortunately thou... | |
| power conditioner for cd transport and dac? my experience has been that digital is the area that most benefits from power conditioning. | |
| Does this device exist? without claiming to be any kind of computer audio whiz, here's my take on what you're asking:you need a laptop (or mac mini or some other computer...), loaded with software (e.g. pure music) that piggybacks on (for example) your itunes, and a quie... | |
| Wilson Audio Question compaired to Vandersteen I own wilsons but was practically drooling at a demo of the Vandersteen 7s - I wouldn't suffer too much if I had to live with those ($40K+!) speakers... | |
| DAC Remote Preamp Tubes - Confused from what I've read, you don't have to take the pre out if you use the volume control in the W4S Dac2. some people prefer to take the pre out, feeling it gives a better sound, but plenty others still like the sound of their pre and leave it in. | |
| DAC suggestion the bdp-95 is their replacement for the bdp83se; you could search for reviews of that one to get a sense of what to expect. the whole point of the 'se' version of the 83 was to make a player geared towards audiophiles (as opposed to blu-ray fans).... | |
| DAC suggestion perhaps you'd be better off buying the about-to-be-released oppo bdp-95 (amazon, musicdirect). it'll play anything you can throw at it and most likely will sound considerably better than any of your current gear + you'll eliminate some clutter, no... |