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| Need DA convert For Red Book CD nothing I've heard at three times its price, or even more, can beat the Apogee Electronics DA1000-E reference 20 bit converter that's listed here at $400. Make sure you get the power supply and DB-15 connector cable with it. You ma... | |
| How to stop upgrading and aviod going bankrupt???? It went over mine too--although a little voice did whisper, a second after I hit the "Submit" button, when I realized I had read you before on this site. Women who both understand and participate in the hobby are rare.I guess a lot of us do worry ... | |
| How to stop upgrading and aviod going bankrupt???? Maybe this will help... a wise old audiophile once told me that the pleasure is not in having great equipment that plays wonderful music. The pleasure is in having all that at bargain prices. The search for the knowledge and experience that makes ... | |
| A Tribute to Peter Walker My hat is off too. The first really good system I ever heard was Quad from 33 preamp-303 amp to ESL-57's. It changed my life ; from then on I knew what reproduced music could sound like, even if I couldn't afford it. Original Peter Walker-designed... | |
| A personal challenge Good for you Jeff--gee, I didn't even realize you were a smoker. You're a tough one for sure; you managed to drink a beer without lighting up. So now that you're more stable at social events ( no more pardon me's, I have to step outside for a mome... | |
| Do I need a machine to clean ? A machine does a much better job than hand cleaning. It actually sucks the suspended dirt off the vinyl. Nothing else works as well. Some discs play better than new afterwards ; they came from the plant with gunk in the grooves and we never knew..... | |
| Analog a dying breed Yes, I can't see analog dying either. I sometimes wonder if SACD is not destined for a short life, instead.Lots of the people I play music for have heard that "vinyl is better" and are pleased to have it proved to them in my living room. That does... | |
| best low $ auto-reverse cassette decks? I like cassette decks but I don't trust auto-reverse mechanisms. Especially if they're cheap. Tape playback quality ( and recording but that's another issue ) depends so much on proper physical alignment of the tape with the heads that it seems nu... | |
| Speaker suggestions? I can't recommend placing Meadowlark Shearwater Hot Rods, at least, near the wall. Mine started there and have moved way out, and now I have soundstage, depth and bass.Linn speakers, the Keilidh and Kaber come to mind, are designed to restrict low... | |
| Target turntable stand the best way to eliminate Me too. My LP12 sits on a Target wall shelf fixed to an outside wall. House and floors very wobbly but TT is stable. | |
| Dealing with an unstable, vibrating wood floor... Very good answers above. My house is century-old wood box (3-inch thick planks all over) on shallow stone foundation, and every piece is connected to every other piece so that an upstairs door slams and the whole house trembles for a second. But w... | |
| Does transport matter if using external DAC? A great bunch of answers, a pleasure to learn from.I've owned four one-box players, two transports and two DACs, and I've used one of the players as a transport. My most recent DAC was a clear step up, first with a player as transport, then with a... | |
| Looking to upgrade my Phono Stage. Good ! Any impressions yet ? | |
| Need fast help picking preamp before its too late Sorry to introduce a wild card, but the Klyne SK-5A here at $695 is IMHO a whole other level of machine, a clear winner if you also have vinyl. ( Its phono stage is super. ) I guess it may be out of your price range, but it preserved the detail of... | |
| Upgrade Path: CDP or Preamp If you can go a little higher than $500, there's a Klyne SK-5A for sale here at $695. It would keep you happy a long time. When your bank account is healthy again, a Klyne would be a good catch. With respect to Pmi_guy, even better than an Anthem,... |