rsbeck

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Transformer hum?
>>Have you tried turning off everything in the house yet?<<Yes. I even turned off the refrigerator. I have pluggedand unplugged, isolated, paired, tried with a componentplugged into the AC Conditioner tried with it plugged into the wal... 
Transformer hum?
Today, I tried using cheater plugs, but it didn't help.I've been plugging and unplugging, isolating, tryingdifferent combos, etc. etc. Unless the cheater plugsneed time to work, need to burn in or something, I can say that cheater plugs are not th... 
Need better bass from Silverline Sonata
I was thinking about buying Sonata I's. In my research,I read that the Sonatas sound absolutely great, but aremissing bottom end extension. It was a complaint that kept coming up from owners and reviewers. Best way to get bottom end extension is t... 
In the Market for new speakers
Try to find Revel, Sonus Faber and Monitor Audio, too. 
Dealer needs input, next wave of gear?
The i-book will store CD's uncompressed on an externalhard drive. It is connected to the internet via Airport,so when I rip CD's, I can get song titles instantly. Itdoes seem to me that a machine could be built that wouldconnect to the Plasma or T... 
Best Universal Player for DVD's , CD's w/ dvd-a
Not sure if I am clear on for what you are asking.The best player for under 1,000 that will handle DVD, DVD-A, and CD?Or...The best UNIVERSAL player, meaning a player that willhandle all of those PLUS SACD and most all other 5" discs.If the questi... 
Dealer needs input, next wave of gear?
I use an i-book and an external 80 gig hard drive to store1,000 CD's in slightly compressed form. I use this to store CD's I have ripped to the hard drive.I connect from the headphone jack to analogue L & R inputs in pre-pro. I certainly do no... 
Are You Satisfied?
The problem is this: Once you have reached a pointwhere you think your system sounds really, really good,but you upgrade one of your components and find thatit sounds even better -- and in ways that you couldn'texactly imagine, you are hooked. It ... 
Progressive DVD Changer + Good CD Sound?
Players to check out --Panasonic XP-50Philips 963saDenon DVD 1600Of the three, I believe the Philips will have the best sound. It will also play SACD's. The othertwo will play DVD-A's. All three are excellent progressive scan DVD players that will... 
Any Good SACD Player Plays CD Well
Just a curious note here: If you got to RichardKern's Web-Site, he admits the Dac6 bested his fully hot rodded Sony SCD-1 and he also says theDac6 is the best he's heard. Since it is not exactly in his best interest to make these comments, Ithink ... 
Progressive DVD Changer + Good CD Sound?
Rjhd --Well, you've stumped me. The only multidisc CDplayer that I know of that has what could be called "excellent sound" is made by McIntosh and goes for $2,500 [New]. It uses a Nakamichi "magazine"type loader, which holds 5 discs. Nakamichi mak... 
Any Good SACD Player Plays CD Well
I have about 1,000 CD's.For me, the first reason I am buying the Emm LabsDac6 is to listen to Redbook CD's. 
Any Good SACD Player Plays CD Well
Wally -- Here is the info I compiled while shopping for theEmm Labs equipment ---The EMM Labs DAC6 set-up involves: A transport -- either a modified Philips SACD 1000 [$1,050 for modification -- you supply the Philips --this may have been disconti... 
Any Good SACD Player Plays CD Well
The Switchman is part of the DCC2. 
Progressive DVD Changer + Good CD Sound?
Buy a Philips DVD 963sa and have it modified.What's your budget?What's in your system now?Are you interested in two-channel or surround?When you say "excellent CD sound," are you interestedin SACD and DVD-A? Either? Both? Or, just CD?Do you have s...