sugarbrie
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| What is the meaning of a true audiophile An audiophile cares about the technical aspects of a recording, instead of how good the musicianship is. | |
| Top three most over underrated eqpmt?? MOST OVER-RATED: (1) ADCOM ACE-515 Power Conditioner (Everyone I heard had hardly no affect on the system at best, at worst it added noise. Just a $230 power strip/surge protector.); (2) YAMAHA TX-950 TUNER (Has lots of features, but the sound is ... | |
| Are A/V receivers digital? Not all A/V receivers are digital. Those with AC-3 and DTS are digital. The old Dolby theatre technology is not digital (Pro-logic). | |
| AMC DAC8 - Digital-Analog Converter FORGET IT. FROM WHAT I CAN TELL THE AMC CD-8B HAS A 24/96 DAC. THE DAC-8 D/A CONVERTER IS A BIG STEP DOWN !!! | |
| AMC DAC8 - Digital-Analog Converter This is a fine DAC but old technology at this point. Not sure, but it may be the similar to your CD Player inside so the improvement would be small, mainly the result of the benefits of a separate DAC / Box and power supply. You should not have to... | |
| Burn In = Voodoo? J_K : Stan Warren did a test with audiophile friends at a university, where identicle cables were frozen in Nitrogen (-273 degrees), Dry Ice (-100 degrees), and no freezing. An unintereted party knew which cable were which. The panel was able to i... | |
| Burn In = Voodoo? There are molecular changes when current runs though a component or cable. There molecules do not immediately change back as soon as you turn something off. If you took a burned-in component or cable, removed it from the system and put it the clos... | |
| CD Player Woes If the reason for skipping is laser alignment any tech place would probably charge you around $60. The CDM-9 transport in the RCD970 was/is well regarded, so you may have that one in a million. | |
| I give up on HT I recommend everyone shop the used marker for doing HT. I did HT on the cheap by shopping around. The older B&W 600 series is fine for movies. Bass was the weak point with these speakers, but for HT with the REL sub who cares. With shipping I ... | |
| FM scala in USA is the same as in EU? My Onkyo Integra T4087 Tuner was purchased through the US Air Force AAFES system. It is a worldwide model It has a switch on the back to change the voltage from 110 to 220. It has the EU type 2 prong power plug, with an adapter that converts it to... | |
| Where can you buy REL sub woofers? Thx IMHO Tweeter's sales people in my area are Circuit City retreads. The people at Ambrosia are audiophiles. | |
| Where can you buy REL sub woofers? Thx Ambrosia Audio in the LA area is the best. You can also contact Sumiko Audio (SumikoAudio.com) who is the US importer and they can give you all the dealers near you. | |
| Ethics of last minute auction "poaching" Some auction sites have a 5 minute overtime rule, where the auction ends once 5 minutes pass with no new bid. Kind of like "Going, Going, Gone". ----- If I am not there at the end I alway bid the most I am willing to pay and hope for the best. | |
| Replacing Rel Sub Cable I am using a Vansevers power cord. (Not the Pandora). | |
| Ethics of last minute auction "poaching" How many of you who have sold things on Audiogon would be pissed-off and think is wrong for buyers to put more money in your pocket by bidding at the last minute?? Do you love it when you list a classified ad and a potential buyer offers half your... |