seandtaylor99
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| Monarchy DIP/Unsampler boxes effective tweak? No, but I have put a ferrite ring on the existing power cord, just in case the DIP is a source of noise on the power supply to my other components.I'm not sure that I noticed a jump in performance, but I tend to assume that digital components have... | |
| What haven't you listened to in a long time, but.. Freddie's voice on Queen II is amazing. Thanks for the Jap remaster suggestion ... is it really much better than the standard CD ? I have the hollywood remaster of "News of the World" and it sounds pretty good to me. | |
| What haven't you listened to in a long time, but.. Queen II .... just rediscovered after moving house. | |
| Mid-priced warm sounding DAC? Forget about upsampling vs non-upsampling and get a DAC that reclocks the incoming data stream, because timing jitter on the SPDIF input has a far more detrimental effect on the sound quality than the DAC technology.Or the alternative is to get an... | |
| Perfect Soundtrack for Stylish Sunday Lunch? Dexter Gordon, "Our man in Paris". Great music, and also great background music. Works both ways. | |
| What sub for music budget A used REL strata runs about $700, but if you ever sell it you'll get almost all of your money back.The problem with most budget gear is it becomes worthless if you ever resell it.the REL will survive many system upgrades. I run mine placed accord... | |
| Song intros that really grab you? ? American Idiot, by Green Day. One of those REALLY LOUD CDs, but it does make me grin. Makes the walls shake, too.I think the Nirvana classic "Smells like teen spirit" takes some beating in this department also.And there's always Beethoven's 5th Sy... | |
| Monarchy DIP/Unsampler boxes effective tweak? If the DAC does not reclock the data then the DIP can be very effective. Inserting the DIP between my Marantz CD67SE and Monarchy 22A DAC made more improvement to the sound than adding the DAC to the CD player had made.If the DAC reclocks the data... | |
| Integraded Amp I'm afraid I don't know of an integrated in that price range with tone controls. Paul's suggestion sounds the best to me as you keep your current integrated amp and the tone controls are completely switched out of the audio path when you don't nee... | |
| Integraded Amp What is your price range ? What is the current integrated that you like ? Why do you want tone controls, what do you currently feel is lacking ? | |
| wow and flutter "Belt-drive turntables will always be subject to speed stability issues caused by stylus drag because of their relatively weak motors."A 20+lb platter should make this a non-issue. And that I believe is why practically all high end belt drive tabl... | |
| Arcam Solo Any thoughts Hmmm ... what if the CD transport fails. CD transports are often less reliable than amps, and that has always put me off the all-in-one approach, like the linn classic.If it were me I'd look for a separate CD player and integrated amp. A used Mara... | |
| wow and flutter New belts are not tight, but neither are they expensive ($20). It would be worth trying.If the turntable has the original belt-mounted motor then the rega motor upgrade kit will improve speed stability. After that the Heed Orbit power supply is re... | |
| wow and flutter I'm afraid I don't understand your response. The question regarded speed stability on the P3. As a P3 owner I know that speed stability is probably its weakest suit. So I offered advice that has helped me in the past. Others told him to change to ... | |
| wow and flutter Not bad .. 5 answers and 1 of them attempts to answer the question. How discouraging for this audiogon newbie. |