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| Focal Headphone Repairs? Tried that, and no go. Needs to ship back to France, at my expense. | |
| VIBORG power cords I have several Viborg power cables, all under $150 and they spank many US-made cables selling for 2-5x the price. Their connectors are state-of-the-art and the wiring is pure red copper. Too many folks think if it's made in China it's crap. I can ... | |
| Peachtree Audio 2.0 I'm a huge Peachtree Audio fan. Their DeepBlue 2 redefines what bluetooth can do. Simply the best of it's kind, and a bargain under $400. I also own the SonaDac, which is essentially the Nova 150 without the power amp. Beautiful design, superb bui... | |
| Phono Pre Selection Advise Spend more money, get the PS Audio GCPH. It's worth every extra penny, and then some. | |
| Wadia 781 Not yet. Still in R&D. | |
| Emm labs Dcc2 se + cdsd se vs CDSA? The consensus is the CDSA se betters all previous models, including the separates you list. Read The Absolute Sound review of the CDSA se, Harry Pierson enthusiastically claims the unit is the best there is in digital. | |
| pass or levinson I wholeheartedly recommend the Pass X1. An outstanding preamp, especially for the money. | |
| Opinions regarding Parts Connexion SE + upgrades Check the other posts on this subject The overall opinion is the upgrades are definitely worth the money. I had both my Line 3 and Phono 1 upgraded and appreciated the improvements made. Shipping to Canada is a negative, though. About $100 each wa... | |
| Three Cheers for Pass Labs I'd also like to climb on to compliment Nelson, Kent and everyone at Pass. They really do offer exceptional customer service. It's quite special to call and have Nelson himself answer the phone. He also personally replies to posts at the Pass DIY ... | |
| Pass Labs x-1 high gain If in doubt, write Pass. They are very responsive. | |
| Building New House - dedicated ele. best practices In addition to Kirkus' excellent and very thorough recommendations, you might consider separate external grounding posts for your dedicated lines. Also, I'd recommend a minimum of four dedicated lines (four twin outlets located near each other). B... | |
| Anyone catch Mother of Invention Don Preston ? Glad to hear one of the original Mothers is still making good music. Anyone know the whereabouts of Ian Underwood? Last I heard (about 10 years ago) he was a studio musician doing commercials in LA.Jimmy Carl Black, when ya comin' back? | |
| audio research sells out good or bad ? One can look at these change of ownerships different ways. An investment firm buying a private company doesn't necessarily mean the end of what made that company great. Smart management will see the value of preserving the core principles of the c... | |
| Legacy focus 20 20 speakers I used to own a pair of the original Legacies. I struggled for a couple of years trying to get the speakers to sound right in my dedicated listening room. A very capable friend who is also a high-end cable manufacturer looked at the guts of the sp... | |
| Some Questions about Plasma Screens Tonyptony & Markphd,Yes, my plasma (Hitachi 42") has both the stretch and fill modes available. However, I don't use them for standard 4:3 broadcasts because they distort the picture. I wrongly thought that by using the TV burn-in protection s... |