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Auxiinut: I should know better than ask an audiophile what he’s shopping for. What’s $2k among friends? Hey! Found this site while looking up some acronyms: https://www.dcsltd.co.uk I think you'd fit right in.  
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Auxinput: Looks like I'm need to visit the only high end audio sales room in the area to get a listen to the difference between warm and neutral. The place where I bought all this stuff from didn't survive the recession. I agree that the Sony tend... 
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After much rummaging through google, I did find one reviewer who characterized the Sony as "warm".  http://trueaudiophile.blogspot.com/2011/07/sony-ep9es-preamplifierdigital-signal.html 
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Auxinput: Thanks for the reply. To help me with choosing between warm and neutral how would you characterize the Sony's sonic signature?  
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auxinput:Just had a DOH moment, you gave me a list of pre/pro's to go through. Scrambling to see if I want that  Marantz SR6011 that closes in a couple of hours.  
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The Sony is breaking down - output channels cutting in/out, some of the menu functionality has disappeared (most recently test tone only allows on/off/RF/auto).  Its getting to be time to order some hardware. I may have one or two of those splitte... 
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reading your post, I had to laugh at your 4x20AMPs supply. The house I'm in was designed to spec by the original owners. (wierd, wierd, wierd design choices) Whoever signed off (or actually did the work) on the electric didn't make enough runs to ... 
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Must be the special colour dyes. I’d do it if it would replace a good pre/pro. The Sony’s acting terminal.I’m down to between the Anthem AVM 50v and Yamaha Aventage CX-A5000Thoughts? Comments? Peanut shells from the gallery? Additions? 
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@knownothing I'd not heard of Tidal, and now Redbook. Googling around a bit found the CD standard definition for Redbook. Tidal yielded a website of music. Thanks. 
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auxinput: I look forward to your youtube video on modding the Musiland!  
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Thanks for the links. The odds are good that the 8.1 drivers will work just fine - and probably why they haven't invested in updating them.  
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Check this out: https://www.globalsuppliesexpress.com/shop/item/?id=B0183EHM0K 
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auxinput: edit: I have the Sound Blaster USB external box - the original. TOSLINK before people could spell it! Sometime in the last couple of years they started cranking out updates to the thing like a Pez dispenser! For years they had done NOTHI... 
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knownothing: Tidal?  
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auxie, baby - you have a secret identity as a product reviewer? Or is this your secret identity when you’re hiding from the fangirls?I frequently run older drivers in compatibility mode. Usually success is a case-by-case issue. I have a soundblast...