rhljazz
Responses from rhljazz
| How important is bass to you? Nothing but mud below 25hz, explosions excluded. I like a system that at least reaches into the low 30hz range to sound realistic on a broad range of material. I prefer a punchy well timed bass with a good dose of slam over a fat thumpy bass most ... | |
| Thoughts on system change VTL to NuPrime ? Bad idea, especially if you are looking for more detail and realism. That's what tubes do best. Class D will generate less heat but that's about it. My W4s amp isn't bad, but I still prefer my tube amps most of the time.I would suggest an audition... | |
| Linn Karik's CD drawer cannot be closed My 1989 and 1992 model year Sony players are still working perfectly. The Karik not so much. In the automotive world, my 1970 BMW which I've owned for 44 years is still running although it has been modified and updated to suite my demands.BTW a 20... | |
| Diminishing hearing ability? Another suggestion, assuming your dissatisfaction is mental and not physical, is system change up. Do you have more than one system? Do you have components to swap around? Can you try different speaker placements?For instance I just set up a near ... | |
| Linn Karik's CD drawer cannot be closed Linn has abandoned the disc player market completely. Their philosophy is to give you a token credit for your old unit towards one of the new network players. I don't believe Linn has any financial difficulties. | |
| Linn Karik's CD drawer cannot be closed Mine died with the opposite problem. The drawer would not open. In addition it admitted a nasty smell that something might go up in smoke. Linn has no factory support or parts. No more Linn product for me. I still have an operable Numerik. | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD My VAC 22.1 tubed dac uses the PMD 100 chip also. This approximately 19 year old product sounds more natural then my Oppo 105d which I use mainly as a transport for the VAC. Not all old digital is surpassed by the latest gear. However, I will say ... | |
| oppo 105d mod or look for a new cd player ? Buy a Chord Hugo and a Tara RSC digital cable and use the Oppo as a transport for 2 channel. The difference is staggering and blatantly obvious, ie not subtle. | |
| Repair my Sony CDP 608 ESD? Zd542, I seriously doubt that "others" have directly compared a Sony 608 ESD and an Oppo 105D. I happen to own both right now although they are in different systems.I am not a believer that a so called modern dac chip is that much better than a hi... | |
| Repair my Sony CDP 608 ESD? I disagree with the other responders regarding sound improvement in something like the Oppo. I have both a new 105D and a 26 yr old 608 ESD. I have not performed a direct shootout between those two, I will say I prefer the Oppo as a transport with... | |
| Speakers to audition at AXPONA 2015 I wouldn't get too excited about the Oppo 105D as an upgrade. I'm not impressed so far. My 19 year old VAC 22.1 dac outperforms the analog out of the Oppo. So now it's the transport for the old VAC dac.Happy hunting on your speaker search. | |
| Esoteric X-01 versus Oppo 105 Darbee for CD audio? I just purchased the Oppo 105D to replace a Linn Karik which finally died. The Oppo sounds fine in a digital sort of way. I was hoping it would be a step forward compared to the older digital but it really isn't. The Oppo's analog outs compared to... | |
| Total cost of ownership - how to reduce it Obviously you don't own a Range Rover, Mercedes, or BMW. Buy one of those and your audio repairs will fade into the background. One of those fine vehicles will illustrate the frequency, severity, and cost of ownership.I have mostly tube equipment ... | |
| Clayton Audio Class A amps. Need amp advice Two suggestions, for tubes there are a pair of BAT VK55 mono's listed for 4600.00. I have a VK55 stereo with my more efficient speakers and have plenty of power at 55W. The BAT amp has excellent bass and dynamics. Another Class A solid state manuf... | |
| Traveling never going to happen??? need advice It would need to be a screaming good deal to drive any distance for pickup. My range would be under 800 mi round trip. |