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Recording DVD-Audio?
ThankyouJasonobel 
Cambridge DacMagic & Oppo Blu Ray - Other Question
I sent you an email.I also put dynamat inside the case.but other than that I did not consider any other mods. 
Praise for DacMagic
So I can expect to get better sound from a differnt transport? After reading this months Stereophile I gave up hope of getting better sound with a better transport. 
Praise for DacMagic
Everest audioThe Dac's in the 840 are the same according to Stereophiles Sam Tellig. He even goes on to say the sound would be simalar between the Dacmagic and the 840.Take it up with him I was trying to be helpful. 
An antiquated DAC or an affordable recent one?
IMO you should go with a new UPsampling dac like the Dacmagic or the V-Dac.They will turn a cheap transport into a redbook player that will compete with the others out there below $2000.00 anyway.Read Stereophile two monbths back they did a review... 
Praise for DacMagic
DrubinThe dacs in the Dacmagic are the same as in the Azur 840 so the sound is Identical. It wouldn't be an improvement. 
Cambridge DacMagic & Oppo Blu Ray - Other Question
I own the Dacmagic and I find linear to be the best sounding filter setting.I am using a Musical Concepts Redbook player and found the dac to be such an incredible upgrade to the players dac. So much more musical better dynamics,sound stage is muc... 
Recording DVD-Audio?
Thank you for your input.I will check Diskwelder out.Steve 
Best power cords for b&K gear
Iam using PS Audio wave power cable on my PT3 and it made an incredible difference.On my ST 1400 Mk2 I am using a DIY Belden cable. 
Do You Remember Your First CD Player?
Magnavox cdb 473 fairly good sound at the time. 
Finding or making feet for my Technics SL 1200
http://www.stereomanuals.com/vintagetechnics/turntables/turntables2.htm 
Finding or making feet for my Technics SL 1200
Thankyou but those are not the footers I need. I need the ones that are about 3 inches long. Mine is the first model that had long legs.It is not a Mk2 or Mk5.It's a plain old 1200. 
Why buy cheap speakers??
Thankyou so much to everyone. I am alittle more enlightened now. When I got my first speakers back in High school the "seventies" Large Advents with a Marantz 2240B receiver.Speakers were the end all.I got away from audio for twenty some thing yea... 
what is the theory behind maple stands and racks?
Ok this is what happens. Your amp stand carries the vibration to the spikes and they in turn disperse it into the floor.Maple does not absorb vibration what so ever it acts like a conduit carrying it away.When the vibration reaches the softer pine... 
what is the theory behind maple stands and racks?
The way I understand it the maple will not pass the vibration on, as it is so dense and has so much mass that it is very hard to get it to vibrate at all. I have Know idea what happens to the vibration given off by the component it self. Now you h...