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Need Help With Ming Da 300 4T Integrated Amp Tubes
It sounds like a Chinese copy of a copy. Return it and get your hard earned money back. 
My New Emotiva DAC
After a couple of weeks of using the Emotiva dac, you will suddenly realize the bass is more "there" as are other aspects to the sound. So, if you think it sounds good right out of the box, just wait a couple of weeks. You will be pleasantly surpr... 
My Audible Illusions Modulus 3B arrived
SbrownnwVPI no longer makes the magic brick. They show up here all the time. It is a wooden box filled with iron filings which damps out the vibration. I got good results with a piece of heavy granite on top of the power supply as well.GmeleYou ca... 
My New Emotiva DAC
I am positive that it will. Enjoy your new dac. It took a couple of days for mine to break in. I used the Isotek cd to burn it in faster. I also added an aftermarket Shunyata Diamondback Platinum (bought used here for 100.00) cord and it made the ... 
Fixing Vandersteen 2c's?
Doesn't have to be the drivers themselves. It could very well be the crossovers. 
Cartridge Recommendations
I bought a Denon AU-320 SUT off of Audiogon for under 300.00 today. After reading everyones opinions, I decided this would be the way to go. The built in output cable also saves me money on yet another cable. I will report back once I have used it... 
Cartridge Recommendations
I am thinking of a Soundsmith Otello or a Dynavector 10 X 5 cartridge. Anyone have experience with either? 
Cartridge Recommendations
Bob's Devices responded to my email. He only has 1 SUT available for under 500.00 and it only offers 10db of gain. It won't be enough for my setup. I would have to run the volume control on the preamp way up near 3 o clock. 
My New Emotiva DAC
I really like the Emotiva dac. I used it in my main system for 7 months and moved it to my secondary system where it still sounds wonderful. I am using a Wyred dac 1 now on my main system. To be honest, the Emotiva is about 92% of the Wyred at an ... 
Agood dac for my devore nines and leben system.
Wyred4sound dac 1. Best I have heard at this price (1,000.00). I liked it so much that I bought one. 
"BEST USED" CD player or players at about $1000
I just bought an Esoteric DV50 all in one player which went for 5,500.00 new. I got it for way under 1,500.00 here and I am very thrilled with it. Best I have heard from cd and sacd. 
Good amp match for vinatge Vandersteen 2C's?
I am driving my Vandersteen 2ce's in my secondary system with a Classe 15 power amp and an Audible Illusions Modulus 3 tube preamp. It sounds sublime 
Pre: Audible Illusions vs Joule-Electra vs ARC?
I am the proud owner of both a Modulus 3 and 3A in my 2 systems. The Modulus preamp is very rich sounding, offers deep bass, smooth mids and pristine highs. They are best used with 6h23neb tubes as it seems to bring out the best in them. AI's cust... 
Help with fatiguing sound in my PC system
I am running a Asus notebook running Windows 7 64bit and J Rivers 17. The usb output from the notebook goes to a Musical Fidelity V-Link via a Wireworld Starlight usb cable and a Wireworld Starlight coax cable from the V-Link to a Wyred Dac 1. The... 
vibration counter weight
What about a piece of black granite? I use it on top of my Sony DVP999ES sacd player in my secondary system and it smoothed out the sound considerably.