sonicbeauty
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| Tube cdp's and Tubed Output cdp's My current player is the Shanling T-100, with NOS National tubes to replace the stock ones. Most people buy this player for looks (and it does look stunning) but it was the sound that got me. How's this for versatility? SS output, tubed output, up... | |
| Sony S7700, S7000, or ??? best low cost transport? Back in 1997, there was a planethifi.com (no longer on line) review on the 7000 as a transport. A panel of very influential judges-reviewers (most of them current reviewers still ) found that the Sony 7000, to their disbelief, was the best transpo... | |
| Verity Sarastro? Pbb, your comment ''Just another way of Verity jacking up the prices IMHO'' is just not compatible with Bruno and Julian of Verity Audio. I have spent hours discussing with these fine folks, and beleive me, sorry to say, you are in left field with... | |
| Classe or McIntosh McIntosh for service, and either Mac or Classé depending on your taste. You will have to be patient with Classé if you expect to talk to anyone there for a problem . Took them 3 weeks to return my call once. As for Mac, well, they just seem to car... | |
| Words From the Wise 1. Take a 1 month break once a year, no hi-fi, nothing.2. Go to bed at a decent hour, and not 2am checking ads.3. Enjoy some wine with your music ( ALL systems sound nice then )4. Get some forgiving gear, so that more than 20% of your cd's are lis... | |
| Memories........What made you catch the Audio Bug? Thanks all, very enjoyable reading indeed! | |
| Dealing with transformer hum I had this problem with Cary monoblocks once. FIND THE LIGHT DIMMER IN YOUR HOUSE! When the lights were dimmed, meaning resistance in the AC line, the transformers would buzz like crazy. That was the problem for me, anyways! Good luck! | |
| Portable DVD player Hello, I bought a Polaroid portable DVD player at Costco (Canada) for Christmas last year. It has seen almost daily use in the home and in the car on weekends with the kids. an el cheapo price at around $ 300.00, but a solid performer so far... | |
| I get a "clicking" on some of my burnt CD's, why? Burn as slowly as you can, even the el cheapo burner that came with your computer probably has a setting to let you choose burning speed. From 12X and UNDER, all my clicking sound went away. Works for me anyway. If you are more patient, 4X is the ... | |
| Comments on Magnum Dynalab MD-208 receiver I agree with Audiofil that a NAD tuner is not the equal of the tuner section of the MD-208. However, when a good NAD tuner is paired with better amplification that the stock MD-208 can provide( meaning the 'economy line' old Celeste amp from Sim a... | |
| What 2 Channel Receiver would be a good choice? I used to own a Magnum MD-208. It is a good receiver, but I could never figure out why it made the ''A'' rating in Stereophiles recommended list. It has a good tuner, but the amplification system for many of the ones found used is the ''economy,''... | |
| SimAudio Intergrated Hello, to hear the full potential of a Moon-Totem synergy, get out of your Moon i-5080, which is just a re-badget ''economy line'' Celeste integrated. The true Moon components like the i5- integrated, have better parts all around. Doesn't mean tha... | |
| Former Plinius 9200 owners....... I think the particular nature of the high-ender AUDIOPHILE AND GEAR-LOVER (let's use the right terminology for once) makes it an absolute must that a design be good-looking, and at least, inspire refinement. Have you looked at this 9200 amp? Point... | |
| How do you get to listen to high end speakers? Just another proof that audio snobery is scaring away many audiophiles, closing down bick and mortar shops, and opening the door to internet sales even wider than before. These dealers do not deserve your money, or respect for that matter. What a ... | |
| CD Burning: What Route Should I Go? Here's my two cents. 1. Get a new computer with a built-in cd burner.2. Get the Freeware (yes it's free) EXACT audio copy on the internet.There are major high-end audio manufacturers who use this method over anything else for compilation demos at ... |