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Jan 22, 2003	Review: Sony SC-D777es CD Player Jerry Ozment is the designer of a number of DSD based DACs such as the Jadis JS-1, the Altis DACs (along with the late Howie Mandell-Jerry services Altis units now, I believe), the Thor DAC and his own company, Audio Logic. Most of his work involv...
Jan 22, 2003	Review: Sony SC-D777es CD Player Edorr: Bigkidz didn't get to do all that on my system when he was over (I'll let him give you his thoughts on the things we did listen to), but I have and can answer your questions from my experience over the last two-plus years with the units:1. ...
Jan 21, 2003	What is a good intro to "Mahler"? Further to my earlier posts on the Solti Mahler 5, I managed to get a very nice London pressing of the performance and, while the bass drum in the first movement is a little overdone, the record is nowhere near as bass-heavy as the Super Analog re...
Jan 21, 2003	Review: Sony SC-D777es CD Player Nice description of what you heard. One thing I'll note is that while my (Bigkidz paid me a visit) system is more geared to classical and naturally recorded music, the Audio Logic mod to the Sony is not so restricted, it sounds good with all types...
Jan 21, 2003	whatz up with hi-end speakers near walls? Lugnut is correct--the Allison One, a classic design that seems to be making a comeback from the Father and Son CES pictures, was specifically designed to be flush with the wall, as was the Klipschorn (in the corner) and one of the speakers that f...
Jan 16, 2003	Bach Brandenberg Concertos CD Recommendation I second the English Concert/Pinnock version, it has a liveliness that I find necessary for these pieces. An early digital recording, and Archiv to boot, but not bad sounding and the performance makes you forget any preconceived recording deficien...
Jan 15, 2003	SACD and CD player mods I live in NJ and had Jerry Ozment up in CT mod my SCD 777ES to add the Audio Logic analog stage. Jerry had stopped doing it after a while, but might still be willing to do the mod on occasion. I don't know of any other modifiers in this area who a...
Jan 14, 2003	Personal analog evolution Turntables: Started with a Benjamin portable all-in-one unitTechnics direct drive table (don't remember the model)Well Tempered TT and arm (original)Basis Ovation, since upgraded to the Debut's platter, bearing and vacuumArms: What came with them ...
Jan 13, 2003	Where do you go to get Double Boxing Services? Another vote for Mailboxes etc.--they have been very good at packing some of the larger items I've shipped.
Jan 10, 2003	Ok this will be a good thread. Your listening space has the most effect, in my view, on the overall sound reproduced by your system. The recorded source obviously is what will most influence the sound you hear, but I'm focusing on the reproduction of that source.
Jan 06, 2003	Audio Matiere Quilber Audio Matiere was designed by the same person who now designs the Audio Aero equipment (and I believe he also was involved with Jadis years ago); the Equilibre is basically the same design as the similarly-powered Audio Aero amplifier, maybe a lit...
Jan 02, 2003	Krell KSA-250 Rev. B? Never heard of it. The prior marks of Krells (KSA 80 and 200) initially were only single-ended, and there's a -B version of them to indicate a balanced input on the later versions, but I thought all the KSA-250s had both balanced and single-ended ...
Dec 23, 2002	Lamm LP2 Deluxe vs. Manley Steelhead I can't comment on the Manley, but I've owned the Lamm for almost a year now and find it to be as quiet, neutral, dynamic and natural a phono stage as I could ever imagine. I'm going to be comparing it to the phono stage in my newly acquired Jadis...
Dec 20, 2002	Vendetta phono stage upgrades Tou would have to contact John Curl--I'd suggest trying at Audio Asylum, he's a frequent contributor there. In the old days, it reputedly took a long time to get John to finish the upgrades; perhaps he's faster with turnaround now. The Vendetta wa...
Dec 13, 2002	Buzzing source Another possibility (not knowing if your buzz is a hum) is to try moving the phono stage away from the integrated's transformer, which might be contributing to the noise you hear.