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New vs. old DACs - opinions?
Mofimadness, which ones were keepers out of curiosity? 
Sony Playstation 1 for a CD player ???
it may be an impedance mismatch. i'm running it through a tubed pre, sounds great. 
Sony Playstation 1 for a CD player ???
The tracking and the transport in general seems to be a little on the cheap and flimsy side; it skips in a heartbeat. But mine is playing everything i throw at it (knock on wood). I've got a backup ps1 just in case... 
rookie drunk move
Buzzkill. 
rookie drunk move
Well good luck with whatever your freekin problem is, it sounds like your wires are crossed more or less. Go away 
rookie drunk move
Fpeel, that was awesome. Thanks for keeping it 'light' and the (repeated) laugh :)cheers 
MHZS CD player
Despite the left-handed nature of the compliment, that sounds like high praise from someone trying to portray a product as fraudulent. It must sound pretty f'ing good. It did (the 88). The nice thing about buying from Pac Valve is the service aspe... 
rookie drunk move
Never said I was drunk. You missed the point, entirely. Everyone else seemed to get it. I guess there's always one oddball. 
MHZS CD player
Regarding Chayro's post, there's a lot of info out there in Google land concerning cheap parts in the MHZS and touted as something more. I recall someone named Lampizator (a European audio modder) who took apart some MHZS players and 'exposed' the... 
MHZS CD player
Owned both a 33 and 88. Very stout players, some of the heaviest i've had. The 33 was great with rock -- forward, rhythmic, good bass. Nice soundstage. The 88 was more refined and tube rectified. but can't remember much more. I didn't like the but... 
Emotiva UMC-1 pre/pro
hard to offer a review on something that isn't out yet. That thing has been delayed for about a year now. 
Emotiva UMC-1 pre/pro
is the umc out yet? 
New DAC Not a Dramatic Improvement?
Funny. Now you're not comprehending. 
rookie drunk move
I've got a real amp. 2 actually. A "real" amp, by who's standards, yours? Who are you again? 
New DAC Not a Dramatic Improvement?
Mapman, I understand what you're saying. No argument. I was just saying that its also possible to have an integrated work for that price just as well, and when you said you didn't know of a high powered enough one, i think that it's possible. I do...