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| Denon 3910 or Denon DVP 3910 Chuckie, Technically, the APL 3910 is not a mod of the Denon but Alex's redesign. It uses only the Denon's chassis and transport, everything else is replaced: DACs, clocks, transformers, power supplies, RCA connectors, etc. Alex uses a tube output... | |
| Clever Little Clock - high-end audio insanity? Zaikesman, Given your clarification, I believe we are now on the same page, or at least close to it. My posts above refer to quick A/Bs that involve rapid switching as is the case in some double blind tests. Repeated short-term A/B tests in which ... | |
| Clever Little Clock - high-end audio insanity? Zaikesman,"I agree that quick A/B's often don't reveal nearly as much as there is to hear."None of the threads on Audiogon that I read, including this one, or the Stereophile article on DB testing contain an explanation for your statement that is ... | |
| Clever Little Clock - high-end audio insanity? Zaikesman, Most analogies break down when analyzed at fine enough detail. Your interpretation of my analogy took it further than what I intended. I suggested the limits of my analogy by the last sentence of my post above. If the brain does not ins... | |
| Clever Little Clock - high-end audio insanity? audioaril,"For some reason, rapid A/B switching doesn't allow the brain to make adjustments quickly enough."Perhaps, there is an analogous phenomenon for aural experience that exists for our visual experience. Namely, if you look at a colorful obj... | |
| SACD Player Shootout curriemt11, You're to be commended for the quick correction!! | |
| SACD Player Shootout After auditioning several players including the Ayre C-5xe and an early version of the APL 3910, I decided to buy the APL. The Ayre C-5xe is an excellent player (significantly better than it's little brother the C-7xe, which I own in my second sys... | |
| How come there is no thread on the RealityCheck? Memorex manufactures black CD-Rs with a suggested retail price of $24.99 for a pack of 50. | |
| Clever Little Clock - high-end audio insanity? Audioaril,Two important conditions are missing in your list. The challenger should be allowed to familiarize himself/herself with the sound of the dealer's high-end system prior to the start of the 10 trials. He/she needs to sort out what sonic ch... | |
| Anyone have experience with the Nanotec Nespa? Leec, Thanks for your comparisons; that was helpful. John | |
| Clever Little Clock - high-end audio insanity? Audioaril, If the listening room is built deep enough underground, the geothermal energy should keep it at about 55 degrees Fahrenheit. According to Belt's principles that should improve the sonics without the use of any fossil fuels. However, if ... | |
| Anyone have experience with the Nanotec Nespa? Leec and Hooper,Leec mentioned that there was an improvement if the Reality Check treatment was followed by Nespa's treatment. Is there an improvement if the Nespa is followed by Reality Check? If so, then both may be useful to get the optimal sou... | |
| Ideas for short interconnects. Phil Brady, About twenty years ago I had an integrated Marantz amp with a 2-inch jumper. As an experiment, I replaced the 2" jumper by an extra high-end 4-foot interconnect I had on hand. The improvement was HUGE. I left the IC in until I replaced... | |
| Isolation of my chair, am I crazy??? JD, Thanks for the link; that was funny. Since you have already tried bubble wrap under the house footings, perhaps you can now A/B bubble wrap versus ball bearings under the footings:-) John | |
| Isolation of my chair, am I crazy??? JD, For your next vibration control project consider what my lady-friend said when she saw a lot of Aurios PRO and Symposium ball bearing devices under my equipment. She suggested that I put my entire house on ball bearings in order to reduce the ... |