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| How can I improve cableTV audio? Dennis,I don't know of any DAC or otherwise that will accept the raw coax feed from cableTV. If you have digital cable, generally the set top cable box will have digital outputs. Sometimes these digital cable boxes can be set to PCM and the output... | |
| Which Used CD Player for Under $1,500? I would add the Quad 99 CDP (not the older Quad 99) to your list. $1495 new and about $850-1000 used. It can be used CD direct saving you big money on a pre-amp (if you have a single source system) and it has 6 additional digital inputs, so its 24... | |
| Stereo SACD vs. digital Don,I'm not an expert, but everything I've read leads me to believe that you are not listening to the SACD layer if you are bypassing the Sony's internal SACD processor.Other than a couple of "hyper-expensive" transport/DAC setups that I've read a... | |
| Connecting CDP with volume control to mono blocks Nope, you don't need a pre-amp. I ran my Resolution Audio Opus 21 directly into a variety of amps, including a pair of mono-blocks.BTW, The RA Opus 21 is a great CD player!Enjoy,TIC | |
| Were to go after a Rega Planet 2000? The Sony DVP9000ES is a mediocre redbook CD player. Not offensive, just not good. I did not listen to SACD when I owned mine, so I can't comment on SACD playback. It was a good DVD-Video player, but not exceptional. I doubt that you would prefer t... | |
| SS integrated amp w/ A&B speaks & remote Tgrisham,FYI, I don't think the PrimaLuna has either of the features that were requested (A&B speaker connection, remote).TIC | |
| QUAD 99 CDP and Wright 3.5's output question Craig,You are correct, it is not particularly attractive and it certainly does not look like most high-end jewlery. It reminds me of my old Arcam Alpha 9 CD player which was also British, sounded pretty good and looked a bit cheap for the money sp... | |
| What about a product can irritate you? I'm with Gunbei. I unhinge the CD jewel case and the tape peels right off.I'm not with the anti-Sony crowd. I've owned at least 15 new Sony products in the last 10 years. I've had one failure. I'm not happy about the one failure, but 1 in 15 ain't... | |
| Speakers for low power amps? Pal,I use the Reference 3A MM DeCapo with a 3.5 watt/ch. 2A3 SET amp. My room is somewhat smaller than yours, but it can get very loud, so the DeCapo may work well for you.Enjoy,TIC | |
| QUAD 99 CDP and Wright 3.5's output question Nakolawala,I had a similar experience with the Quad 99 CDP. I took it to a friend's house to audition it in his very high resolution system. The sytem sounded better with the Quad CD direct to amp than it did using his $4000+ tube pre-amp. I wasn'... | |
| Does matching CDP and receiver brands matter? Jerome,Does the Panasonic changer have a digital output? If so, you could try using a digital cable connected from the Panny to the AVR200 and see if the internal digital to analog converter in the receiver is better than the one in the Panny chan... | |
| QUAD 99 CDP and Wright 3.5's output question Craig,The max output of the Quad 99 CDP is 2.4VRMS. Generally, anything 2VRMS or greater will drive an amp to full output power. However, I'm no expert, so take this with a grain of salt.Enjoy,TICTom In Cincinnati | |
| QUAD 99 CDP and Wright 3.5's output question Craig,I replied directly to your e-mail, but for the benefit of others, the Quad 99 CDP is a great player. The added benefit of a very good remote variable volume control and digital inputs is just "icing on the cake".I have used the Quad 99 CDP w... | |
| Wall mountable, Circular Transmission Line Speaker Well, I think I found it.http://www.cornu.de/en/minispir.htmlCheck it out! Anyone heard these?Thanks and Enjoy,TIC | |
| My spades are too small for speaker posts You may also want to use a caliper to determine the size of your binding post, then use a good high speed drill to widen the base of the "U" in the spade lug. This will make for a nice tight fit. However, you will need to insure that the "nut" on ... |