nishna

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Cables for Classe/B&W system?
Classe and B&W are under one holding company. Question: Why not look up the bricks and mortar audio stores from around the U.S. that carry these two brands and get opinions from some of the staff about ic's and SC's or at least view the cable ... 
Opinions - The Absolute Sound
Maybe TAS only publishes reviews of equipment they mostly like, and if a specific manuf's equipment has not been reviewed, ever, in any issue you can assume a. they haven't had a chance to listen to it or b. they listened and didn't like. In other... 
Cambridge AZURE 840C Balanced vs. Single Ended
I use balanced outputs on the 840C. I have Transparent ML Super (mm1) from 840C to my balanced pre-amp and Transparent ML Super (xl) from pre-amp to amp. I listen to mostly rock genre. Moving from SE to balanced then to more expensive balanced, I ... 
Cambridge Audio Azur 840C vs Cary 303/200
No comparison of the two by me. The 840C is my primary player. I find this player provides much detail within the music. I listen to alt rock, mostly. The 840C's detail has alotted me interesting insight into my CD collection. I better hear/recogn... 
How to tame brightness
Is it that far-fetched of an idea to take a disc shape of foam, similar in density to what used to be used on some manufacturer's speaker grills in the 70's and 80's, and just cover the tweeter to reduce the brightness, of course being careful not... 
Cambridge Audio 840C
Sent my 840C in for repair, Dec 2009. I asked Audio Plus Serv. rep (North America) if the 840C had any design upgrades since my model was manufactured. He said they use better capacitors in the power supply now, which my player did not have. He sa... 
New favorite VINYL Album?
Newly revisited, Talking Heads, Speaking in Tounges, after seeing David Byrne in concert about a year ago, I pulled Speaking in Tounges from my vinyl collection. Bought this record, say, 25 years ago, hadn't played it in decades. Burning Down the ...