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| Will an outside DAC over ride the tubes Ghostrider45 is quite right, an external DAC would function in place of the player's internal one. This means the 12AU7 tube in the analog output of your Cayin would be bypassed. However the tube itself will continue to operate, and eventually wea... | |
| How do you negotiate a cure for wrong audio view Reylon, it's very interesting that you should place "color, or harmonic complexity" at or near the top of the list of requirements. I had not thought about it, but this quality is what my systems have gained through numerous swaps and upgrades and... | |
| VINYL - 2,200 LP's to CD or Hard Drive - HELP Any and all input, eh?OK then, if it were me, I'd go the hard drive route. That's because a) I'd be ripping to HD anyway, b) even at 86, should I still be around, I reckon I will find it easier to use a mouse to select or build playlists than to s... | |
| System advice OK, I really lost it in my post above. Tweaks can do great things but they're really for when you have already done major upgrades. Otherwise they're for when everything should be sounding good but isn't, or for when you have an itch to play.I *es... | |
| System advice I second Sbank's suggestion. Isolation ( both electrical and physical ) and damping tweaks have done wonders for my systems. Premium power cords ( within reason ), a Porter Port, an Isoclean power bar ( these aren't cheap ), BDR cones, Herbie's Au... | |
| Mapleshade Steamer Kit.....anyone? I agree it looks interesting. I haven't tried it, but there is more than one thread on the subject in the archives. | |
| Is it questionable to buy new popular music on LP? Springsteen has a long, long history of format-independent rotten recordings. It's too bad. I want to rock out, I slap on The River and boogie for two and a half tracks before I can't stand it any more. If you want to hear him at his best I guess ... | |
| How Much Are Canadian Customs on US Made Imports Elf73, sometimes Canada Post lets a package through without fees. This appears to be accidental, but it is much more common with lower-value packages. | |
| How Much Are Canadian Customs on US Made Imports There is no Canadian duty on U.S.-made audio gear. NAFTA assures that. However within Canada there are federal and provincial sales taxes imposed on every purchase except some held to be basic necessities. Audio gear is not held to be a basic nece... | |
| Recommend me more like John Adams.. Try Zia Mohuiddin Dagar. Very slow and meditative raga, each note perfect.Z.M. Dagar at AmazonYou might also like Alan Hovhaness' Shalimar.Shalimar at AmazonAnother genre that can do this thing is the medieval a capella mass and motet. The Tallis ... | |
| Budget CD player recommendation The Music Hall CD25 aka Onix CD88 aka Shanling CD-S100 is the best value I know, used, at the low end. It will even repay tweaking with a power cord, antivibration feet and an op amp upgrade but that's only for when the bug hits. Straight, this CD... | |
| Best bang for the buck: p.stage, cart. or stylus? Both your cartridge and your phono stage are basic models. You could very profitably improve them both. If it were me, I'd start as close to the source as I could. You're not going to change the arm or the TT, so the stylus is next. However if it ... | |
| Report on SoundSmith Clearaudio Rebuild I had service from Soundsmith on my two cartridge repairs that IMO was highly satisfactory. I too was warned that there would be a delay owing to a backlog of work. Emails were sparse and not every call got through, but speaking to Peter Ledermann... | |
| What is the story with Rega Appolo? Bobgates, nice to hear from another JAS Audio Musik owner. I am very happy with my player also, and I can second all you say about it. I use a Raytheon triple mica 5751 in mine. | |
| Power Conditioners? There are not many conditioners that can withstand a continuous assault of spikes and surges without breaking down. The isolation transformer is an exception. Although the large-sized unit (up to 5 KVA) you need for a complete system is heavy and ... |