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Pink Floyd"TDSOTM" SACD:2 ch SACD playback?
I sa MusicDirect carries the Japanese SACD for something close to $40.I'll order it from them.Thanks. 
Tube pre + Pass power amp
I am using CJ Premier Ten to a great result. 
Do we believe in Machina Dynamics?
Hmm,i actually know a guy who lined the insides of all his caps and hats with aluminum foil.Every time i start probing him on Mach.Dyn. affiliation,he changes the subject and leaves immediately. 
2" maple shelf or 3" one:sound different?
I forgot to ask which grain though:edge or flat one? 
ARC CD-2, dac or player upgrade?
I had ARC CD2 for 5 years.Bought right after review in Stereophile.Get a new DAC.CD2 is an amazing transport that will give you a reference quality for years to come.For 3 years i was using it strictly as a transport with multiple DACs and every t... 
Will leaving an amp powered-up all the time...
Thanks Audphile1.I will try it out.I never thought that a signal must pass thru in order for the amp to sound best.I thought the small voltage is passing thru from the preamp to the speakers anyway. 
Will leaving an amp powered-up all the time...
I noticed the same thing on my Pass X250,5.After 3 days being on,it sounded too bright and underpowered.The regular1 hour warmup sounds a lot better. 
Conrad-Johnson MF2300A vs 2500A - Opinions
The bigger in numbers they get,the leaner they become.My personal favourite is MF 200.It has a soul and the muscle.As a matter of fact i compared it in my friend's system with Krell 300s driving B&W 801/III and it clearly outperformed and outp... 
Movies that featured High End equipment
Yeah,i remember Seth Green's character in Italian Job kept blabbering about a CD player with Burr-Brown processors in it (which never made sence to me because half of them had it back then,possible product placement,maybe)and the speakers that wil... 
Sound of Pass Labs xono preamp in 2 versions
There is a difference between power supplies.I had X1 with old p/s and new matching chassis ps.The soundstage on the old power supply is wider and taller and it's a bit warmer.After i sold the original X1 i was never able to recapture the magic wi... 
New Vinyl Defects
I had big problems with WHatmusic Brazilian reissues.Out of 30 records i bought at least 20 had some kind of imperfection.Usually it's the bubbles and off center pressings. 
Pass Labs users. Next upgrade?
Go with the.5 upgrade.I had X-1 and sold it to upgrade. 
pass labs x0.2 "pro's and cons's"
It did not match with my Pass 250,5.Beware. 
pass labs x0.2 "pro's and cons's"
dead quiet but uninvolving.No harmonic richness of any kind.Kinda like a monitoring pre. 
Personal CD player evolution
CAL Alpha/Delta in 1992ARC CD2 in 1998Pentagon CD 70 in 2002