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| Modwright sony xa5400 vs Modwright Oppo 95 Hey Charles, hope you had a great holiday! Charlesdad, JWM and I all agree, either player will make you happy. It's a matter of personal taste.As JWM mentioned, we listened to redbook, SACD, XRCD and some new FIM stuff. All sounded very good to ex... | |
| What's likely to happen when an 845 tube fails? Thanks for your responses. I agree that the amp's circuit is very important and that's why I'm considering the deHavilland.I never leave tube gear on and unattended for very long and always keep plenty of spares around "just in case." I also have ... | |
| Modwright sony xa5400 vs Modwright Oppo 95 The Oppo definitely gives a warmer, fuller presentation. Beyond that, they are more alike than different. | |
| Modwright sony xa5400 vs Modwright Oppo 95 Yo, JWM and I spent a few hours at his house last night going back and forth between both modified players and we continue to agree on most points.The Sony is a wee bit more revealing and I think it excels at leading edge transients. I hear more a... | |
| Modwright sony xa5400 vs Modwright Oppo 95 I guess I might as well jump in here. I've owned the Modwright/Sony for about a year now. Brand new out of the box, I thought Dan's 5400 sounded absolutely wonderful and I was pretty sure it would be a keeper. After about 100 hours of break-in, I ... | |
| SLI-80 buffer tubes I'd check bias anytime you swap tubes. | |
| Best preamp for Symphonic Line RG4 MK4 Razvanvrs, JWM and my brother will agree with me on this one, between preamp and amp/amps, Wire World Eclipse is very hard to beat. We've all been using it for many years in various systems and though we've tried other cables along the way, the Ec... | |
| Sony SCD XA5400ES tube rolling? Tubegroover, I agree with everything you said. Yep, Andy Bowman would be a good source and his prices are reasonable. Matching too is important and you want low noise. There are many sources for the more common and inexpensive 60's & 70's RCA'... | |
| Sony SCD XA5400ES tube rolling? Just my 2 cents but $200 for a pair of Chinese 6SN7's seems a bit much even if the Sophia's do sound very good. There's still plenty of NOS available and most for less money. Life expectancy would also be a concern for me. In addition to owning nu... | |
| Sony SCD-XA5400ES-Best SACD for under $10,000 Audioholik, don't take this the wrong way but there are thousands of pieces of audio gear for sale on this website(and others), purchased by lemmings who believe everything they read in the audio rags. After making a few disappointing purchases, t... | |
| SUGGEST A TUBE AMP? Yah, you can convert the old 8417 but then you totally change the character and in my opinion, not for the better. Too bad cuz the 5 tube version was a sweet amp. Actually they were mono's. And yes, as others have suggested, the Atma-Sphere S-30 w... | |
| SUGGEST A TUBE AMP? Quicksilver makes some nice amps here in the US, they've been in business a very long time and have a great reputation. My first foray into tubes was a pair of QS 8417 mono's that I mated with Quad 63's; wonderful sound! I sold them three years la... | |
| Best preamp for Symphonic Line RG4 MK4 This may sound like a pain but if you really want a CAT, I'd buy one on Audiogon and have it shipped directly to CAT so Ken can check it out and do a quick/cheap rewire for 220V.My guess is, if you buy in Europe and pay in Euro's, you'll end up pa... | |
| Fried speaker comparison As Joe(Trelja) mentioned, upgrading passive parts in a crossover doesn't necessarily guarantee better sound. Perhaps the "major leap forward in resolution" and "accuracy" was pointing out weaknesses elsewhere. Then again, replacing inductors with ... | |
| Modwright vs odysessy Extreme Ditto to what Magnumpi205 said! The Modwright is cleaner, clearer, more detail and nuance yet very smooth and easy on the ears. |