sugarbrie
Responses from sugarbrie
| Cable Costs Relative to System I have never done a comparison; I just buy what sounds good. I did place a $500 ceiling for one cable, but this does not stop me from buying a $1000 cable used for $500 like the Nordost SPM. | |
| Conventional DAC WOOPS that's s/b MSB Link DAC | |
| Conventional DAC If the price is right go for it. A smaller system is my home office has the original Cambridge Audio CD4. I recently picked up a used Cambridge Dacmagic (was $600), which is a 44.1 DAC with the same components as their outstanding CD6 single box p... | |
| Best Integrated Also put the YBA Integra DT on your audition list. Can also come with built in phono. | |
| coax Y connector You can get them at Radio Shack, or if you want something more substantial, go to AudioAdvisor.com for gold ones made by Monster Cable ($20) --- I do not think they will ruin your signal, assuming the two cables coming off the splitter are not too... | |
| Siltech "G5" I have two pair of the ST-18 G3 which are the "entry" level ones (ha!) at $300 per meter. I am very impressed. They replaced and were better in my system than the Nordost Red Dawn which are $400/meter. The highs were very very slightly better in t... | |
| necessity of 24/96 w/out dvd-audio...? True "DVD Audio" is 24/192 from my understanding. 24/96 for Audio CD is here and nothing new. | |
| Favorite music of the 90 s None come to mind. | |
| How to find rec.audio.marketplace If your internet account does not give you access to NewsGroups, then you are out of luck. | |
| B W monitors too bright? B&W speaker are definitely on the revealing side. The brightness is the electronics used, not the speakers. I actually see this comment alot in Audioreview.com When the person leaving the comments list their full system, usually it the clear t... | |
| Preamp with Remote ? The current crop of Conrad Johnson Premier and Art Tube preamps and the PFR Solid State Preamp all have remotes. | |
| Really need a DAC w/ a great CD player You are basically correct in my book. Some CD Players made excellent transports, but I would not buy a new Alpha and then the MSB. There is a $80 Aiwa CD Changer that makes a decent transport, so save your money. | |
| Did Marconi invented radio...? Interesting. Alexander Graham Bell is credited with the telephone. Some other person had a similar invention, but his patent application was submitted "hours later". There was also an Austrian who had a powered airplane design that would have flow... | |
| Where do you guys buy replacement tubes? Ram Labs are various brands pre-tested by this company (Ram Labs). There are different levels of quality (and price) based on their tests. They area sold through various outlets including WWW.AUDIOADVISOR.COM | |
| Where do you guys buy replacement tubes? WWW.THETUBESTORE.COM |