skiroe
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| Who listens primarily to Redbook CD? My primary source although not necessarily my go to is FM radio via analog signal and professionally serviced and upgraded when necessary FM tuners from the golden era . Reception optimized by rooftop FM only rotatable antenna. Were I not i... | |
| Thinking of replacing my Bat spaceheater with class D, real world thoughts please Its not surprising that W4S are good listening. They were Cullen in their previous iteration and were making the class D amps for PSA back then.. The internals I suspect and I don't know more that that-- If I recall correctly. Class D ... | |
| Thinking of replacing my Bat spaceheater with class D, real world thoughts please I forgot to mention--- I had the PS Audio GCA-100 class D amp that came out after the HCA-2. GCA is a great sounding amp as well... The HCA-2 had quite a following though and many preferred that earlier version. | |
| Thinking of replacing my Bat spaceheater with class D, real world thoughts please Oh yeah, the BAT you have is a beast. great amp and certainly can be fun at times. I wouldn't be able to run it though like all the time. . best thing is switching off from the smelter to other amps at times so as not to heat up the ... | |
| Thinking of replacing my Bat spaceheater with class D, real world thoughts please Been there -- the simple answer at least for me is --- Ive wound up relegating the class d for duty in hot weather. I wouldn't be in a hurry to sell your BAT although that sounds like a bit of heavy weight and likely equivalent good listen... | |
| are digital recordings on vinyl any better than CD While of course it can be debated which sounds better --cd or vinyl-and this is all based on the sophistication of the equipment used to make those recordings. It was easy to make that comparison when cd's first came out. It was hands down tha... | |
| Reliabilty, Keeping Equipment Powered on or off? A suggestion that I have deemed to worthwhile considering is the contention that amps,,etc are most at risk for damage when a unit is turned on. Inrush current. While undoubtedly there are electrical components in place to help counter any ... | |
| Harbeth 7es2 vs Harbeth 7es3 I'm wondering if posting to these old threads will generate a response? at any rate, , here goes. What about having the choice to buy either a 7-2 or 7-3 used and being I've yet to have Harbeth and this would be my first purchase I am inclin... | |
| Marantz SC 11 S1 Pre amp I have had a fondness for Marantz equipment in the past---and had essentially lusted after the build quality and appearance of these newer components---And of course I do realize that one can get caught up in the "lust" factor.. and that should ... | |
| best remote preamp for McCormack amp I'm on my second SF line 1--a gold faced and at an incredible deal a few years back. Around 600 for it. Lots of good connection options as the Line 1 or the 2 or 3. 2 balanced inputs. 1 balanced op. 2 rca's pre out, Most pre's only have 1... | |
| Pass Labs X-1, X2.5 preamp volume increments. Watercourse, I neglected to acknowledge the pertinent info you gave regarding low volume capabilities (or not) of the X-1 when in your system. Sure there are variables involved , source output ,etc. What you have conveyed though would ... | |
| The one piece of gear you will never sell Just to mention---the good deals on the transports being that it happens sometimes with the advent of music servers and the like. I scored my Lambda and Museatex for 400 and 300 respectively. And I did have the PSA perfect wave which I did not ... | |
| The one piece of gear you will never sell I , in all likelyhood will hold onto my very good deals --- A gone through (by S.Sank) Museatex CD-D & my PS Audio Lambda --both transports only and use the last of the quality Philips mechanisms... CDM 1 mkii and CDM 9 pro respectively.... | |
| Has Audiogon Been Hacked? I have had some recent contact with staff and Sarah had replied to me via email and was helpful. Sometimes it may take multiple messages to resolve an issue and sometimes because of some sort of change in the organization some info may be mis... | |
| Pass Labs X-1, X2.5 preamp volume increments. Oh, I have spoken to Kent although not about this and may do that. Watercourse--- What is the Ono? |