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| Where to use Isolation devices I liked the effect of BDR cones under my SS preamp, but I found them even more effective when used with Herbie's Grounding Bases.Under the power amps, I use Herbie's Iso Cups. These are tube monoblock units, so I would guess you stood to gain too ... | |
| best rca cable for deep controlled bass OK, some cables seem to enhance bass response and I hope you get some suggestions on that, but such a cable is not neutral. For my 2 cents, if you want more bass, look into spending on component upgrades and perhaps power cords--and check your spe... | |
| ripping XRCD The same format you use for ripping ordinary redbook CDs should work fine for your XRCD and K2 discs as well. | |
| getting file onto usb flash drive It's not clear whether the unacceptable format is the music file's or the USB key's.Can you reformat the USB key in the Marantz? | |
| pure ipod dock Badwisdom, it's not only the latest generation. My iPod Touch is the last generation ( the third ) and the i-20's volume control function works with it. | |
| pure ipod dock The PURE i-20 has several outputs: analog stereo from its internal DAC, digital coax, digital optical and component video. The most interesting one is the digital coax because it allows you to set up a high-quality connection with an external DAC.... | |
| Best way to record vinyl to digital? Good to have that info re Wave Editor. The software is now in version 1.5.5 and I have not seen a dropout problem so far.I am very happy with WE's dithering and SRC. There are no digital nasties in Redbook versions made with WE from downloaded hi-... | |
| Best way to record vinyl to digital? I don't use PV for recording although I use Pure Music for playback. My recording software is Audiofile Engineering's Wave Editor and it is excellent. | |
| Best way to record vinyl to digital? Have you contacted channeld, the Pure Vinyl publisher? They have a good reputation for support.Your gear should give you good results; I use a Duet myself. | |
| Flip flopped orchestra? Actually you are listening from *behind* the orchestra. | |
| Best Micro Speaker? Second the Air Tight Bonsai. Pricey in the category ( but half the price of the bigger Harbeth P3 ), they blow away much bigger speakers in every way but bass. A cheaper ( and smaller ) option is the Visonik David, now in its nth incarnation as th... | |
| Suggestions for building system Dawgfish's advice is good IMHO. Another approach, not hard to take where I live, is to visit a few audio stores and decide where you feel the most comfortable. Then start building a relationship.This can be done several ways, not necessarily by ma... | |
| Interface: Cartridge-Preamp or Cart-Tonearm? Generally speaking the expectation is that the closer you get to the LP, the more resolution you stand to gain with improvements. So the cart-arm combination is what to get right first. Information lost upstream can't be added back downstream.YMMV... | |
| KOETSU Black and Leema Elements Phono Stage I know the Rosewood Sig, not the Black, and I have listened carefully to the Leema. It's a good phono stage, perhaps even better with a power supply upgrade. There's no reason the combination shouldn't work and sound nice. | |
| Your best ''outstanding'' products in last 5 yrs? Terrific value for the money in these items: Well Tempered Amadeus GTAA. The online reviews of this turntable and arm and its stablemates all say pretty much the same thing: you stop thinking about the gear and just let it play the music for you.... |