sugarbrie
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| Audiophile Results I'd say the amplifier. A great amp with an average processor should easily out perform a great processor with an average amp. The processor technology changes all the time. Today's top line processor is tomorrows mif-fi. | |
| Buy it now? On eBay, Buy It Now prices are usually a lot higher than the reserve prices. They are also usually higher than auction prices as well. Only a seller completely unaware of market values sets a too low Buy It Now; like the guy who recently sold me a... | |
| how to fix modified square wave AC Don't use those batteries.You are correct. A square wave is no good for audio components, period. It really has to be sine wave AC power.You are not going to fix it with a simple conditioner, no matter how hard you try. You are just conditioning a... | |
| Non classical piano based music recommendaiton You can break out your grandmother's Liberace records :-) | |
| Speaker Opinions I heard the Gershman's and spoke with Eli and Ofra. I thought they sounded great and the price is right. | |
| Compromises (recording quality) Albert, I could not have said it better. I only buy well performed music regardless of the sound quality. My system even makes the bad sounding ones listenable.I have never gone for an "audiophile" sound. Take all the various terms like staging, t... | |
| Power transformers and power conditioners Depending on the step down transformer you use; it will probably take care of the "conditioning" by itself. In most of them the transformer will be powering your gear, not the outside power.This is basically what power regenerators do, except at t... | |
| True dual mono 2 ch amps? Why not try two single mono amps (aka monoblocks)? This is how most people do it. A large selection to choose from at all price points.Why limit yourself to the small universe of dual mono amps? | |
| Improving Headphone Sound How about a dedicated headphone amplifier connected to some decent source gear.If you can find a used Anthem Pre2L tube preamp, it has a decent headphone amplifier built in. It is the real thing, not just a headphone jack.Here is a review of the n... | |
| a Power vs Volume Question Just as a point of reference:All other variables being exactly the same; to have something play twice as loud as a 200 watt amplifier, you would need 2000 watts (not 400). Just for you to note that 100 more watts from 200 is not a lot. You might n... | |
| What speakers can b considered as world reference? First, to answer your primary question, I'll vote for the DeVore Fidelity Silverback speakers. John DeVore does know what live music is, being a musician himself and having a parent who is a concert pianist. The house he grew up in always have liv... | |
| Microsoft and HDCD ?? Basically, Windows Media Player 9 and higher can decode the HDCD information on all computers.But, to really get the HDCD quality sound output you need at least a 24bit sound card. | |
| Microsoft and HDCD ?? Windows Media Player 9, 10 or 11 running on Windows XP and Windows Media Player 11 running on Windows Vista are all capable of decoding and playing HDCDs on personal computers with a 24-bit sound card installed. | |
| Sudden death Velodyne DLS 3750R ? Does the power supply have a fuse? | |
| Audio Shows in Houston? Next weekend starting Friday, the place to be is Denver.http://audiofest.net/Other times of the year there are shows near Southfield, Michigan (AKFest, April/May) and Montreal (March). CES in Vegas is January, and the Stereophile New York show is ... |