paulfolbrecht
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| Sony SCD-XA5400ES-Best SACD for under $10,000 Too bad the Weiss won't play DSD.I find the Sony 5400 quite excellent on SACD and good on RB too, but the two very good redbook/PCM DACs I have are better (driven by a Mac Mini). | |
| I have three digital sources I bet a modded Oppo SE can get quite good then.The stock one is still chock full of mediocre parts (at to anyone who considers all opamps sub-par).(The Sony 5400 is the same; opamps, so-so-parts at best everywhere, sounds great stock.) | |
| I have three digital sources Epilogue: My player is not an SE, but a "normal" BDP-83.I didn't notice this difference before. So, really I have no idea what the OP was hearing on his player. Or little idea. | |
| Closest DAC to Vinyl Sound? Would love to hear more about those Lampizator DACs, especially the DHT model. Post those reviews! | |
| Can't get the M2Tech Hiface Drivers to download As a matter of fact I just downloaded the OS 10.5 driver myself two or three days ago. No problems, and it even self-installed. | |
| Power conditioning for computer audio Thanks both of you for that suggestion. Almarg, it seems there is no way to order direct from them, at least from the web site. I've written them about a direct order. I will look for AudioQuest too.So, does improvement from these things typically... | |
| Modwright sony xa 5400cd If I don't like? On the contrary, as I said, I loved it. Lighten up a bit, though. | |
| Modwright sony xa 5400cd Oh, I'm sorry for that. This little tiff in the thread here between two guys who know each other well is just one of the funniest things I have ever seen here. I can't stop laughing. | |
| Modwright sony xa 5400cd I just wanted to say that I don't like either Jwm or Rfogel. | |
| Quality tube amp below $1k? I thought the Dared amps I've owned were very good for the money. The 2A3 SET that puts out 8W could power 90 dB/W speakers respectably. | |
| New-prod high-compliance carts for SME 3009 Never heard of Stanton. I will look.Tvad, actually I did ask Raul this q ~1 yr ago and while he gave a wonderful response most if not all of the carts he reced were in fact "vintage" (no longer produced). But I should have another thorough go-thru... | |
| Jazz must have pressings??? I forgot Evans! Oh, him dancing with Lafarro (especially) is some of the most stunning music ever produced, period!And Ray Brown. | |
| Sony SCD-XA5400ES-Best SACD for under $10,000 Food, art, and literature indeed have no absolutes. | |
| Jazz must have pressings??? Virtually all Blakey, Pepper, Minghus, Monk, Miles, Chet, and a few others.That's just sticking to non-esoteric stuff. | |
| Sony SCD-XA5400ES-Best SACD for under $10,000 missing from the conversation is the implicit connotation that what is "best" is not absolute and hence dependes upon on'es criteria.it has often been said that there is no best, so while it is entertaining to discusss the merits of the sony playe... |