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| Aerial 10T Beware THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE INFO. Mike | |
| Which CD side to touch the plastic sleeve? Ketchup - the bit about not picturing the faces of the CDs (with bandames, label imprints etc) could have something to do with royalties and trademarks or somesuch.As for your comments, Clbeans - you've learned the hard way like so many of us have... | |
| Budget Turntable Cartridge Suggestions I third the Shure M97XE suggestion. Very affordable and has a user-replaceable stylus as well. I was substantially more impressed with it than the budget Goldring Elan and Eroica carts (same body, different stylus.) | |
| Hum from Silversmith interconnect Swap L/R channels with the cables and see if it follows the cable. I've also seen cases where the depth at which a plug mates to the jack makes a difference, but that's usually a sign of marginal jacks or poor mounting of the jacks/backplate desig... | |
| Should I add a DAC ? Bel Canto DAC 1.1 at under $600 will substantially improve the sound of that player - this is just one possibility. The above cost estimates for DACs to improve on the Music Hall don't match my experiences with that unit. I wouldn't expect most us... | |
| Any experience of Planet 2000 with Bel Canto DAC2? To follow up on my earlier comments, I did try different power cables on the Planet 2000 the other day, using it as a transport. Wow - they make a much bigger difference than I would ever have expected. I was quite surprised. A transport just send... | |
| Who u gots da most uv??? Sean - very interesting choice. I only have their first album, and find it quite intriguing. If you haven't, you might be interested in SABBAT, Martin Walkyier's earlier band. Same scathing commentary - sometimes oblique, sometimes more direct. Mu... | |
| Any experience of Planet 2000 with Bel Canto DAC2? My pleasure to comment! If you get a chance to try one, based on your preferences, you may really enjoy the Analysis Plus Solo Crystal Oval interconnects. They're about $250 or so used for a 1m pair.The Hero is a very timbrally pleasant sounding c... | |
| Any experience of Planet 2000 with Bel Canto DAC2? I have almost exactly what you're proposing... I have a Planet 2000 with Analysis Plus Digital Oval cable and a Bel Canto DAC 1.1 - it is a truly awesome combo for the money. The Digital Oval is a great match in this setup. It blew away the LAT In... | |
| Can anyone rec a sound card with optical output ? Hoontech makes add-on daughterboards for the ubiquitous and cheap Soundblaster LIVE series of cards. It's what I use in my computer - SB Live to CI Audio VDA1 DAC via toslink. Soundcard + daughter board should set you back no more than $70 total. ... | |
| Who Was Your Favorite One Hit Wonder Yeah, Mr. Big Stuff was Jean Knight - just looked it up on allmusic.com. It was her only top-ten hit, according to the bio. Sam the Sham - the DJ announced that name after the song, but had played "Little Red Riding Hood" just before. Another "alm... | |
| VGA cable length Speaking VGA-->VGA (HD15 to HD15), you should be fine up to 20-25' or so. I don't think HD15 --> BNC really changes anything, just the termination, if that's your situation.You're totally in fair territory for VGA. Beyond 20-25' or so, you'd... | |
| Who Was Your Favorite One Hit Wonder Did Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs also do a version of "Mr. Big Stuff"? (am I thinking right, it's the Motown soul song with the "Whod'ya-whod'ya-whod'ya think you are?" refrain) There could be several versions... it's before my time. I heard it o... | |
| Name 1 Cable in your system you could not live w/o Actually, I do have a strong power cord nomination to start off with - Nordost Vishnu power cords on my Quicksilver Horn Monos (using KT88s in this case.) This combination yields great speed, detail and tight bass from 25w per side. | |
| Who Was Your Favorite One Hit Wonder Ben - you're absolutely right. The B-Side of "Turning Japanese" in the US was a SONG called "Talk Talk". Talk about a mixup!!! My mind is not what it used to be, must have been those Vapors.So maybe the Vapors qualify ; ) LOL |