rja

Responses from rja

Favorite Movie Soundtrack
"Performance" and "Falcon and the Snowman" 
Review: McCormack DNA-225 Platinum Edition Upgrades Amplifier
My Oyaides were double cryo'd. Thanks for the response. 
Review: McCormack DNA-225 Platinum Edition Upgrades Amplifier
Stehno, I'm using the Oyaide outlets as well, the red ones, and am pleased with htheir performance. About the fuses, are the ends only gold plated or is the actual fuse materials different? I'm curious about these. Never thought about how they mig... 
Review: Audio Art Cable IC-3 Interconnect
Jfacker, I've started having my cables cooked by Cable Burner Inc before I even listen to them. Seems to work very nicely. BTW: I like your choice of music for this review. 
cable break in
Texasdave and Stanhifi,I'm with you guys on this one and I think most with high end systems would agree. Burn-in time varies with different cables. Also, some cables get cooked some by the manufacturer. This holds true for componants as well. I do... 
Review: McCormack DNA-225 Platinum Edition Upgrades Amplifier
Finally received the Platinum up-graded DNA225 after a few delays. This amp replaced a Classé CA300. My initial impressions are very favorable. One thing that really surprises me about this amp is its power. Going from 300w per channel to 225wpc c... 
Aesthetix Calypso vs ARC LS25 MK2
Jafox & Jadem6,Am I correct in assuming that you are both in Minnesota? Maybe WBL, judging from the stuffed animal I saw in photos of one of your systems. If so, may I ask where you listened to/purchased your Aesthetix products? I'm in Minneap... 
The Chieftains - which CDs have the best sound?
Try The Chieftains and Van Morrison, a fine sounding CD. MFSLs Long Black Veil sounds just a little edgy on top to me. May be me, my system or the CD I'm not sure. Musically, Chieftains 8 has always been a favorite. I think the entire Chieftains c... 
Review: McIntosh MC-275 reissue Tube amp
SHB, The 275s can be used as mono amps which will take them to 150w per side. That should drive most speakers with no problem. 
High output DAC?
The Wadia 27 has adjustable output voltage. It can pump it out if you need to. 
cary 005 any news about it ?
In a recent e-mail from Cary they quoted a price of $8500 for this pre-amp. I'm not sure if this price includes a phono-pre or not. 
Review: McCormack DNA-225 Platinum Edition Upgrades Amplifier
Well 4yanx,SMc was a bit backed up but Steve called and told me the Platinum up-grade will be completed this week. So, should have it back sometime next week. I'll try to post my impressions. 
Damping Top of CDP
I use VPI bricks. 
Recent reviews on Cyberlight IC's
Well the latest review in Stereophile by Mikey Fremer is definitely undifinitive. He loved em, the measurements showed some real abberations. 
Any Issues with Levinson 37
I owned a 37 transport and had problems with the drawer. I really liked some of the transports features especially the programmable CD memory.