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| Pioneer VSX 74 vs Sony 7100 ES vs Denon 4306 The Sony STR-DA7100ES is supposed to be an incredible sounding receiver. One of its biggest benefits is that it supports iLink which will allow a digital signal passed directly from a SACD player (like the Sony DVP-NS9100ES) to the Receiver. Becau... | |
| Again, recommended CDPs for $2K-$3.5K If you plan to only spend $2000, I would suggest you actually only spend about $800 and get a used Quad 99CDP CD player. I previously owned one and it easily bested a Cary CD-308 and Theta Miles(the superior balanced version) that I owned.If you w... | |
| Theta Miles owners......Help. Yes, both outputs are active. I once did this using the balanced outputs to a pair of mono-block amplifiers and the RCA outputs to a subwoofer.Enjoy,TIC | |
| Philips SACD-1000 repair and mods? Do a search of the archives. This question was just answered last week by Alex of APL (the repair and mod guru for Philips SACD-1000).You aren't going to like the answer. The units can not be repaired as Philips no longer has any parts available. ... | |
| Speaker stands for Reference 3A De Capo i If you choose to go with a budget stand, the high mass stand from PartsExpress is pretty good too. I think they still sell for $99 and they use a thick steel plate on the top and bottom and have a single thick/heavy fillable post.Enjoy,TIC | |
| What 2a3's Sound Best In Your Amp and Why? As S23chang said, it is probably going to depend on your amp. I've had 3 different 2A3s in my Paramours. The stock valveArts were OK, the Sovteks were better across the board and the mesh plate TJ Full Music 300B/2.5V(drop in replacement for a 2A3... | |
| Sophia vs TJ Full Music I could be wrong, but I'm guessing that they are exactly the same tube manufactured in the same factory and marketed by two different companies under two different names.TIC | |
| Static Shock? Simply touching the rack first works in my system. I also remember reading somewhere that someone had a bare copper wire hooked to their rack and they slid the wire through their hand before touching the system.As suggested earlier, a humidifier w... | |
| monoblock hook-up very dumb question, sorry Greg,The first response is correct, but I will add some detail for the "un-inititated".Generally quality interconnect cables come as a pair of two seperate cables. One generally has red markings on the connectors and the other generally has black ... | |
| Plasma owners any problems?? Unclejeff,The "classic paintings" software is a neat idea, however, Plasma TVs do have a finite life based on hours of usage. If you plan to use a Plamsa TV for many years, I would recommend turning it off when not actively watching it.There are s... | |
| Plasma owners any problems?? Zero problems with my Panasonic 42" ED Plasma. TIC | |
| Upconverting DVD Player Through Component? Nola is correct. Some of the early Zenith DVB318s "inadvertently" had upsampled output via the component video output. I think it was later "fixed" via software.There is more information than you will ever care to read about this subject on the DV... | |
| CD player in the $2,500 to $5,000 range You could always buy a new Resolution Audio Opus 21 direct from the manufacturer. They have a 30 day trial period, so you could send it back if you don't love it.I think the current list price is $3500. I owned one in the past and it was an excell... | |
| Say it ain't so... "It ain't so".OK, there I said it. However, that doesn't change anything! This is old, old news. Magnolia has been around in Best Buy for quite a while in some markets. It isn't here in Cincinnati yet, but it's probably just a matter of time.Of co... | |
| $2500 CD player with digital input and volume cont Hey Bill,I don't doubt your ears, but I did want to verify that you were talking about the newer Quad 99 CDP, not the older Quad 99 (non CDP version). They are completely different players.I found the Quad tremendously engaging, especially at its ... |