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| Looking for processor recomendations Gettin' complicated... Just sayin'. Of course, who am I to talk? -- I've got one DAC for Redbook and Internet radio, another for hi rez PCM (to be modded), and a player for SACD/Blu-Ray (music)! Surely there's some other little box I need for some... | |
| connecting a line stage + phonostage to pass amps O.K., once more... and geez, I didn't want to be the advocate for Naim's contention -- I don't even know if I believe 'em -- but they said the hanging bit DOES matter! That is exactly the point. I assume we are into the "low conductor mass, minima... | |
| Cary SLI-80 with KT-120 tubes? Do the KT-120's run in triode mode, 'Kettle7830'? I'm interested in building an amp around this tube, but have so far seen little to suggest OPTIMUM operating points, via the "famous search engine" route. 'Kpodolski', did you get the idea that Car... | |
| Looking for processor recomendations Hey, you could be right on that one. Go for it if those ever-changing video related specs are up-to-date enough for you (and you've given careful consideration to who you may be trying to sell it to down the line, given the manufacturer-forced upg... | |
| connecting a line stage + phonostage to pass amps I should add, if I failed to be clear, that the "dangling" connection point I referred to, citing Naim's result, had NO cable or component connected to it -- an important distinction, if my point (i.e., Naim's) is not to be lost. | |
| R.I.P. Bert Jansch... Thanks for the tipoff, FF... Pentangle started getting noticed on this side of the pond back when I was in high school and college. I liked the not-so-purist British folk, & so-called folk-rock scene -- Fairport, et.al. -- and being a fledglin... | |
| R.I.P. Bert Jansch... Sorry for the technical glitch above, a hazard that goes with using this very cranky B&N Color Nook eReader for Internet communications. Any way for me to edit away that false start? Thanks. | |
| R.I.P. Bert Jansch... Thanks for the tipoff, FF... Pentangle started getting noticed on this side of the pond back when I was in high school and college. I liked the not-so-purist British folk, & so-called folk-rock scene -- Fairport, et.al. -- and being a fledglin... | |
| R.I.P. Bert Jansch... Thanks for the tipoff, FF... Pentangle started getting noticed on this side of the pond back when I was in high school and college. I liked the not-so-purist Brit folk & so-called folk-rock scene -- Fairport, et.al. -- and being a fledgling gu... | |
| cooling mono amps A possible CAVEAT regarding fans: Some years ago a letter to 'Audio Amateur' magazine warned that a C-J MV-45 owned by the writer had the strange habit of sounding very noticeably worse with the tube cover [solidly] in place, compared to simply re... | |
| Grill Cloth Subwoofer Cover 'Ckoffend', I may laugh here, but you do have a point. Research suggests that significant interprocessing goes on in the brain between sensory modalities, especially the visual and the auditory. Center dialog with properly set up A/V systems tends... | |
| connecting a line stage + phonostage to pass amps ... But I assume that installing a fully isolating switched input on the Pass amps would address the issue you raised 'Liguy'... so, FWIW (and assuming you're willing to do, or have done, this relatively straitforeward mod): A few years back Naim ... | |
| Looking for processor recomendations Do consider that if you just buy the Marantz new, you're done and up to date (for what THAT'S worth). Life is short. I've regularly seen 30+ % discounts online for the more desireable Marantz pieces, which might just end up looking pretty good $-w... | |
| DiMarzio cables Thanks! Glad you are getting such fine results. | |
| Sonic differences between Mac Mini 2009 and 2010? Mac-centric audio experts, Greetings. I could also use advice on this topic. I just ordered the new USB-only Ultra Fi DAC-41; Larry of UF likes the Mac Mini and has some good advice to offer; but I, too, would appreciate folks chiming in on this q... |