randy-11

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Tubeyist sounding Pre-amp?
Thx - my pre-amp is broken and may not be worth repairing 
Tubeyist sounding Pre-amp?
Tube Haters key in on the negative aspects of tube amplification: Great, fat, bloated, lacking transparency like trying to read fine print through a layer of mud while wearing a welder's maskand fell that tendency is worse than the benefits of a w... 
Filter tweak for digital backwash?
Why aren't the engineers designing expensive audio gear dealing with these problems?I thought it was pretty easy to deal with noise injection(?) 
Audio improvement for OPPO 205
what were the power supply shortfalls of the 105?and how did it differ from the 103? 
How come a power cable changes the sound?
if you want to test an expensive power cable be SURE you can return it - and then use a double blind testinsulting people that DO hear a difference is less than helpful, but people that think they hear a difference are highly likely to be victims ... 
Audio improvement for OPPO 205
ok, well maybe they'll bore some holes in the top and stick some tubes thru them... 
Why pay so much for super high end?
There is a special iPhone anti-vibration mount on sale now for $3,200 that will make that $26 speaker sound a LOT BETTER! 
Audio improvement for OPPO 205
It is rumored to use the new ESS DAC chips.But without listening to it (in a blind test) no one can say.OTOH, it is always fun to speculate so my guess is that it will sound a lot better if it has a fancier case and is released on the date of the ... 
Tubeyist sounding Pre-amp?
yes, euphonic - a warm sound (upper bass, lower midrange prominence) and LIQUID the pre-amp now is a Sonic Frontiers with a Sunfire Cinema Grand that is bi-amped into Maggies 
Jazz for aficionados
Where is the Church of Coltrane these days?  Did it move or close? 
Help me with my short list
Dacmagic Plus has a vol. control - $500 new 
Tube Physics Question
maybe - how many megawatts does your radio station put out? 
smallest highend manuf.of intergrated amp
or get one with a plug for an IR remote receptor on a cable and hide the main unit 
D'Appolito on What Matters
no, that was a pro-Maggie commenthow about a book on the history of speakers?  the title could be:"From Horns to Here"with a sub-title of:Edgar Villchur Died For your Sins 
Something just isn't there
re: Most upper level floors in homes are built to have some give ( not fully rigid)- what type of construction do you mean?usually there are wide stringers every 16" with a plywood sub-floor set on top of them and nailed; then a wood floor nailed ...