rhyno
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| Sony SCD-XA5400ES-Best SACD for under $10,000 i've purchased the 5400, and the modwright mods.i've since purchased the service manual and four spare laser assemblies.i believe it will be staying a while...it replace an EMM CDSA-SE(note: i never heard the stock unit...it went straight to MW) | |
| whole house surge protector? i wrote about the EP 2050 in a prior issue of Positive Feedback; audiophiles should take note.it does not preclude the use of:a) dedicated lines (for current delivery)b) power conditioners (my weishi still works magic in vs out of the system, but ... | |
| Music to die to another addition:Pastor TJ Burnett & the Children for Christ Choir: "like a ship (without a sail)" ----remarkably uplifting, funky christian music, great choral arrangments. fantastic cut if you've never heard it (and i hate christian music ge... | |
| Black-Eyed-Peas, the future of modern music? pathetic. thats what happens when "musicians" dont actually play instruments...reality sets in outside the studio.prince didn't have that problem, and he performed in the rain. ---these clowns would've been electrocuted by their outfits, like that... | |
| Suggest new bands to listen to not new, butbrian jonestown massacreapples in stereobeirutsufjan stevensband of bees (aka the bees) --- best band you've never heard...just buy all their releases NOW, and thank me laterjam band: my morning jacket (it still moves--great record) | |
| The complete Europe '72 recordings i've got a lot of dix pix, all 3 from the vault, and quite a few bootlegs, and i have to admit 'rockin the rhein' is one of the best...fantastic DStar on it.the band was definitely ON in 72. best year ever? debatable (i'd put 71, 77, 72 in that or... | |
| Do people buy MAC gear for the blue meters nonsense. they have a fantastic value proposition:great sonics (but admittedly not close to the best)aesthetic value (the meters)tremendous power to control any loadgreat reliabiltyresale valuezero heat output (from SS amps)when i find an amp that... | |
| Anyone using a USB DSD DAC? i wish audiophile DAC's could accomodate DSD, as i just saw the Korg MR2000s which will A>D in DSD...and my buddy has a gazillion records i could record with the Korg, then keep on my hard drive (as i've no room for vinyl).shame there's no DSD ... | |
| Wilson audio Maxx2, i am thinking of getting a plan on spending another 1.5k-2k on tube traps. will make all the difference in your performance.i've WPs in a room smaller than that...the diff before & after tube traps was far greater than any electronics change. | |
| McIntosh MC-1.2KW vs PASS XA-160.5 amps ?? owned both Mc501s and XA60.5s. Pass were more refined, transparent, better stage depth. Mac's had better dynamics & sense of command of the speakers. if i had bigger Pass amps, might have been an easy choice, but as it was, i kept the 501s (my... | |
| Audio Horizons TP 2.0 Preamplifier wanted to update folks on some mods that i did to my unit which changed the character of the player:1) V-caps for coupling caps (biggest improvement you can make for clarity, dynamics)2) signal wiring harness upgrade: the silver-plated copper that... | |
| Using Airport Express/AirTunes. wow, i was just thinking of building a digital music server using AE but the thought of dropouts and such has scared me off (anyways, i do have SB3 so may as well try it first). seems best solution is to keep things hardwired, no? | |
| Preamp question: Mcintosh c500t vs Einstein mk2 i used to use the Tube mk 2 w/ Mc 501s and it was a very musical and enjoyable combo.cannot go wrong w/ either, but i suspect (though i dont know) the einstein has better sonics. | |
| Fun Little Project for improving Dynamics i dont doubt for one moment that ozzy heard something. the problem i have is that its nigh on impossible to state that 2-4weeks hence the improvement in sound is a fxn of crystals or some 'takes weeks to stabilize tweak'.truly, the only way to kno... | |
| Best Hobby related purchase of 2010 tied:ASC tube traps (locally): four at 4'*16", six at 3'*16" and 10 diffusor panels thrown in. very shoddy condition, but nothing a day of work couldn't fix. the ASC were a huge improvement over the JRisch Q&D tube traps i was using.andAudioqu... |