tarheelneil51
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| Speaker Cables? why all the hype for expensive speaker wire? It's all about system synergy, who each and every component in a system, including every cable, interacts and complements each other. A cable can sound fantastic in one system, but not as good as another. That is why you should only deal with c... | |
| CD player reliability.... good and bad. I’ve never had a bad CD player in 38 years. And I’ve had quite a few. | |
| PS Audio Directstream Dac so many for sale? @kren0006. About three weeks ago, Paul said he thinks both the Octave Streamer and the DS MKII should be out before the end of this year. The streamer, maybe, but I bet the MKII will be closer to a March/April release. Whenever, I am going to tr... | |
| Holo Audio May DAC My only concern is if there is a problem with the unit. Per Tim at kitsunehifi, re: failures"It's a case by case basis, depending on what's wrong with we will either repair it at no cost, or customer pays shipping/repair or send parts. IE if the ... | |
| Holo Audio May DAC @cudfoo. There is already a thread on the PSA forum so go ahead and post. Paul won’t mind. | |
| Quobuz Connection One choice to consider is the NAD C 658 @ $1649 in the US. I have never tried it, but have read good things about it. It is also Roon Ready if that matters, or might matter in the future. | |
| pro-ject cd box rs2 vs jays audio cd2 mk3 @coltrane1 the Topping uses a three+ y/o chipset, albeit the flagship ESS ES9038PRO. I have no idea how well its implementation stacks up to the same chipset implementation in my Cocktail Audio X45PRO, but at 15% of what mine cost, it must, I th... | |
| pro-ject cd box rs2 vs jays audio cd2 mk3 @ dreas An i2s input is on a sharp increase in usage. Even the new Topping D90SE @ $899 has one. | |
| pro-ject cd box rs2 vs jays audio cd2 mk3 @hshifi. You do not have to send the Jay’s cd2 mk3 in to have the cd drive replaced. Both the drive and the laser pickup are user replaceable, taking only a few minutes. Pricing is $300 for the drive and $100 for the pickup. | |
| Received a Bill for State Tax on An Amp Bought in Canada Last Year Maryland also has a "use tax" that applies to any purchases made outside the state in jurisdictions that do not charge tax. So, if I take a short trip to Delaware, and buy a $10,000 from Overture AV, and bring it back to Maryland, technically I o... | |
| pro-ject cd box rs2 vs jays audio cd2 mk3 @jasonbourne52 too bad you know absolutely nothing about what you comment on. Or maybe you blew out your ears by listening to too loud music. | |
| pro-ject cd box rs2 vs jays audio cd2 mk3 I probably would buy the Jay’s, as the Pro-Ject uses an external power supply that probably weighs less than a pound, while the Jay’s has a very hefty internal transformer, and has an IEC socket that allows you to upgrade the power cord. Looking ... | |
| PS Audio Stellar Phono I have one of the very first Stellar Phono Preamps ever shipped. It may be the most significant improvements I have ever made to my system. Very neutral sounding, great detail retrieval and localization, and a perfect match for my VPI Prime Sign... | |
| From Listening to Stonehenge... to the Vinyl of Doo-Wop!? I love Val. I first bought from him in the early 1970s. On one order, he sent me two free posters, one of the Cardinals, and I can’t remember the second group, but it was a contemporary of the Cardinals. He also was a friend of mine on Facebook... | |
| 100 watts enough? When reading all the comments referring to SPL measurements, keep in mind that SPL is referenced at 1m from the speaker, that you are 14 feet (just over 4 meters), and that SPL decreases -6bB for every doubling of distance. That means that at you... |