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Stereophile "confirms" Moncrieff's SACD comments ?
Djjd, sorry for the phenomenally slow response. Depending on what test JA was doing, the noise level within the lower registers of the audio passband measured anywhere from very well to at least quite good. As noted, as frequency would climb, so w... 
Listener magazine defunct ??
Mr Dudley has indeed joined the staff at Stereophile. I received an email from him earlier this morning. He stated that he fully intends to stay the course that he's been sailing on and hopes to continue exploring "uncharted waters" as far as Ster... 
Replacement Styli Cartridges
Sugar, that was a kick-ass bit of info you just shared with us. THANK YOU for making us aware of such a situation. Sean> 
What's better 100w class a or 200w class ab?
An amp with very high rail voltages that is capable of sustained amounts of high current would be best and most versatile. Some loads REQUIRE both aspects for best results. Such a design requires quite a bit of heatsink area though and is not chea... 
What's better 100w class a or 200w class ab?
Most amps that are rated for Class A operation are actually AB. They stay in Class A much longer than normal, so they refer to them as Class A rather than stating "VERY rich Class AB". Very "rich" AB amps stay in Class A for anywhere between 8 - 3... 
coax cable for tuner, any difference
Use the lowest loss cable possible. Quad shield RG-6 can be found at just about any "decent" supply house. Even Radio Shack has it or can get it.In terms of whether or not this will help or hurt your signal depends. While you WILL incurr signal lo... 
Cable vs. Electronics: biggest bang for the buck
Using any type of wire based cables, we will never have "perfectly preserved" transfer of signal as far as i can tell. As such, i was saying that cables should be measured in the amount of "damage" that they do i.e. some cables are "better" becaus... 
Cartridge frequency response specs
A Denon DL-103 ? Yeah, you can start by throwing it out...Did i have you going there for a moment ? Hahaha. Just let me know where you threw it to so i can come by and pick it up : )Actually, the DL-103 has come in several different versions over ... 
Review: Purist Dominus Interconnect
Nrchy, i forgot all about that situation. How did that end up working out for you ? Sean> 
Perreaux P250 Problem
If the P250 is anything like earlier Perreaux designs, the only fuses are located on the back panel. While i don't know if Peter Perreaux actually designed this unit or not, i know that he is not a "fan" of fuses or any type of protection circuitr... 
Cable vs. Electronics: biggest bang for the buck
Thsalmon, we are probably just looking at it from different perspectives i.e. you saying that the signal only degrades after it leaves the component and me thinking that it can be "better presevered" by using more suitable cabling. In effect, i th... 
Perreaux P250 Problem
Probably good advice from both Rw and Mr Via. If DW Labs is the place that i think it is, they used to be the sole warranty facility for Perreaux back in the early days. I know that they were up somewhere in NY. Contacting Audio Advisor might be a... 
I can't really hear a big difference
Nice post Newbee. Sean> 
Review: Purist Dominus Interconnect
Nrchy, i don't think that anyone here was actually advocating "stealing" from Albert or anyone else for that matter. I think that Albert has more than shown himself to be a complete gentleman and would garner nothing less than the ultimate in resp... 
Listener magazine defunct ??
ahahaha..... Attainable Audio, that's a good one. I lost on that one too : ( Sean>