onhwy61
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| Power Cord Challenge I admire that you are willing to back up your opinions with dollars. Hopefully, someone from the other side is equally willing. Be sure to post the results. | |
| Speaker Cable Terminations For speaker connection bare wire will have the least negative effect on the music signal. Distortion is produced every time the music signal has to jump from one material to another. Placing a spade or banana plug in the signal path can only add d... | |
| DAC or Upgraded Analogue in SACD units? Just to offer a contrarian view -- one of the truly nice features of the Sony ES line is the 5 year warranty. In addition to voiding the warranty, any of the above mod may negatively effect the resale value of your unit. I use the 333ES machine wi... | |
| Anyone using Aurios Bearings under amps? The Vistek Aurios is a first rate product. My setup from top to bottom is a MDF board, three Aurios Pro bearings, a BDR shelf and a 5 shelf Target rack. The rack holds the integrated amp, digital processors, CD player and turntable. The Aurios doe... | |
| What s Your Frame of Reference? I do the use the Chesky disc. It's very good for it's intended purpose. In practice I following what Garfish does, but I wonder if I could be boxing myself in. My background is that I've assembled a system that gets the basics done. Obviously, it ... | |
| Are Audiophiles Obsessive Nuts? I can't say exactly what agenda Plasmatronic is selling, but there's plenty of truth in his statements. #1 - high end audio is aimed at obsessive people. Using myself as an example, I am totally obsessed with attaining high quality home music play... | |
| Newbie with "bright" system Why is everybody so quick to spend this guy's money? Before purchasing anything you need to carefully setup your system. Pay particular attention to your speakers. Play around with toe-in and speaker height. Also be sure to always leave your equip... | |
| Aphex 109 Tube Parametric EQ It's a well designed product that should accomplish what you're looking to do, but be advised that it was not designed to be sonically transparent. It's somewhat colored. The idea is that the buyer wants to hear the tube. You should also consider ... | |
| Sony SCD-C333ES a good buy? The 333ES is very solid player. If you can get one for $600, it's a downright steal. The build quality is not as good as the 777, but it's still built to a very high standard. Sonically, I've not made a direct comparison, but Dreamtime's post soun... | |
| Mix of RCA Balanced Cables. Is it ok? An RCA to XLR adaptor will not convert the audio signal from single-ended to balanced. The adaptor simply allows you to mate different types of connectors. There are real sonic advantages to fully balanced equipment. For interconnects, a balanced ... | |
| Modification of speaker cables Bare wire is better. The transition from one material to another is always a problem because the music signal can become degraded. Spade and banana plugs are convenience items. | |
| Applause: Bummer Realistic sounding applause is not any more difficult to reproduce than any other sound. What most of the above posts are really commenting upon is the poor quality of the recording of audience applause. In a typical live recording setup, everythi... | |
| the best not always the best Why are you continuously trying to change what you already think sounds pretty good? Rather than focusing on what is better or worse, consider shifting your focus towards what works. Your current setup sounds well balanced and I'm not surprised th... | |
| Too snobbish for SACD as it exists? There's probably some truth in what you say. IMO, Sony is an amazing company that for more than 30 years has produced high quality consumer and professional audio products. Just because Sony "panders" to the masses shouldn't blind us high-enders t... | |
| How many DVDs/CDs/LPs do you own? 1,900 LPs, 200 CDs, 20 SACDs, 200 DVDs, 270 LDs |