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| Stand-alone CDP or DAC / TRANS? Hi,it is my understanding that unless you get a d/a that can accept the sacd or dvd digital signal; you must use the d/a's on the sacd or dvd.I say this also as I have tried it and can verify the sacd part.So I'd say buy a great CD stand alone as ... | |
| Tube pre- or amp: does it matter? Another thought would be to also listen to the hibred amps.I had a Moscode, which was tube input and S.S. output. 300W. Old circuits I assume as there was something about that unit that was lacking air. but alot of tube gear can seem that way. As ... | |
| how much difference does a player make it can make a huge difference. You have a very good idea in getting a D/A here. As far as Dennon quality the alpha processing units are good for 5-10 years and at $699 new were very hard to beat.Rotel makes the best CD changers that won't break th... | |
| Anyone Heard The New Larry Carlton CD? I didn't like Friends; but liked Saphire Blue.My favorite is his most classical "Alone But Never Alone".I have his greatest of sorts and that's enough of the whimsical for me. | |
| Gold CDs ...... too much? the only nasty Gold Cd i ever had was Blind Faith.but that could have been the master as well.I agree, XRCD is very nice. | |
| Good Value & Performance FLEXIBLE Power Cable? I am very pleased with the Audio Metallurgy pc's found here on Audiogon. Clearer than a shunyata Black Momba and tight. They have a remarkable pacing like that of the Custom Power Cable Co, models (forget them they're a bear, please no pissed off ... | |
| Gold CDs ...... too much? I've enjoyed PF Metal, Dark Side; Sting, Nothing Like the sun; Steely Dan, Box set; some "miles", "Sonny rollins" and others.The only remastered disk that I found to be "too honest" was the Sonny Rollins "Plus 4" as in SACD mode it shows the tape ... | |
| Power cord suggestions for Cortese ? you might find the Audio Metallurgy cords a great buy.There's also a toss up between Xindack FP gold and the Black Momba by Shunyata.Depends what you like.At under $1000 the Shunyata King Cobra is pretty impressive. The Nirvana cabling is rather m... | |
| Mod Recommendations? Hi,Often times you get what you pay for.The experience needed to know what is right and better, as well as the steady hand to do it has value beyond the parts and time costs. Also, the value of the item against the value of it if in case the origi... | |
| Anyone else having trouble getting Wadia repairs? I called wadia once about a 64.4 D/a and the "*young man who answered swore to me that I was out of my mind and that the 64 *had an XLR input. Trust me they are hard to miss.I've also had it happen that they took 2-6 months to answer email. GNS re... | |
| What kind of outlet wall plate do yo use? Hi,I was trying to instal a Furuteck outlet yesterday, and found that the plastic wall plate was cracked in the center on one side.i placed a metal plate on and didn't put in the new outlet. We ate lunch and an hour later, the sound was different.... | |
| Diff in recording/reproduction in Analog/CD/SACD Many things come to mind here. I wonder what those lasar read vinyl's sounded like. Anyone know?My limited experience is that vinyl can't get as clear and airy as CD and CD can lack warmth. Imagine a guitar made of non resonant material as bad CD ... | |
| Weird Setup - Will it Work? Easy to see what you are trying to do. There are a number of ways. Kill that feedback idea. She has to be at the tunor and other unit to control station, and volume. So put a speaker selector there and you go NAD tape out to P#1 and Cd in p#2. Vol... | |
| Is the CAL Alpha/ Delta dated I've had a CAL Icon (#1), Tersette, and a CL-20. I liked the Tersette very much. I found same delight and more in the DVD player CAL CL-20. But it wouldn't play any CDRs. My unit was only 2 y.o. when I sold it. There is an advert on audiogon for S... | |
| Crown commercial amps for home use? Hi,My outdoor system is a yamaha 4/10 cabinet, with 4 scan speak poly 8's, and 4 LPG 1 inch titanium tweeters; per side.I can't speak on Crown, but can tell you that a 1200 watt Mackie had me somewhat impressed.It had a flavor like McIntosh.Indoor... |