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| Topic: Denon DVD-2900 vibrates Dump it!I went through this problem with a Yamaha S1500. There is no fix. Some Denon and Yamaha models had this problem. The companies won't own up to it.Get a Pioneer Elite. Rock solid steady universal transport. I believe Ayre uses them in their... | |
| Amp for Quad ESL 57 Find a Berning EA-230. | |
| Benchmark DAC1 using Toslink input I use the Toslink from a Pioneer DV79avi universal player to my Benchmark and can tell you it sounds very good. I'm using the generic glass fiber cable that is sold here on Audiogon for $25. I use it mainly for movies and the occasional music cd. ... | |
| Benchmark to amp direct question? Lots of info on this. Please do a search. For me, direct into amp is superior. Many others think otherwise. | |
| Radio Shack MINIMUS 7 crossover upgrade I did the Soundaids mod to my Mimimus 77's way back then and can highly recommend these procedures! Hint: Do the woofer doping a little at a time until you get the right balance of extension vs. articulation. | |
| Most involving and thrilling moviemusic? Bernard Herrmann's music for "Mysterious Island" "The Seventh Voyage of Sinbad" "Jason and the Argonauts" "Psycho" "North by Northwest" "Farenheit 451" "The Day the Earth Stood Still".Really, almost anything by Bernard Herrmann! | |
| Good SS Designers and their lesser known designs Let's not forget Jon Bedini. Here is a designer of fabulous sounding amplifiers that eschewed half inch thick faceplates and other costly audio jewelry features and concentrated on honest sonics. To my knowledge, every Bedini power amp was/is grea... | |
| First cd purchase "The Unknown Kurt Weill"Teresa StratasNonesuch | |
| Techs in NYC - I need names You can go to Analogique but be prepared to mortgage your home. Instead, try In-house Service Co. in East Setauket, NY (Long Island/Suffolk County). He (Wayne) repairs Cary equipment. I've had an Auduble Illusions pre-amp and a Bedini power amp re... | |
| New Yamaha S2700? Almost as good as 2930CI ?? I have no hands-on experience with this Yamaha model but had terrible experiences with the Yamaha S1500 universal player. The dealer I purchased it from later told me when I decided to spend a little more and buy a Pioneer DV79AVi that Yamaha make... | |
| Benchmark Pathos ParadigmSig2 - What transport ? I have a Benchmark and find that a transport with a balanced digital out is way better than coaxial or optical. Period. | |
| NY CD Shopping J&R Music World, Park Row, downtown near City Hall/World Trade Center site. Good prices. | |
| Jethro Tull I'm with you all the way, Charzo!Loved the first album "This Was" which included Mick Abrams who left the group due to an artistic direction dispute with Ian Anderson. He formed Blodwyn Pig (remember "Dear Jill") to continue the blusey sound."Stan... | |
| Anyone here using vintage speakers? Acoustat 1+1 from the mid-late 80's with Medallion transformers.Still sounds great! | |
| Personal CD player evolution Magnavox FD1000 (1983)Magnavox 460 (1987)Sumo Theorem and Axiom (1993)Denon DCD-1650AR (1999)Benchmark DAC1 w/Sonic Frontiers CDT-1 (2005/2006) |