tomcy6

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Time for POT? previously owned tubes
I can not tell how closely tubes are matched by listening to them either. I'm just guessing but it would seem that as long as they're not approaching "Bad" readings they would be able to produce the appropriate amount of electrons.It also seems th... 
Sony HAP-Z1ES Hi-Res Music Player RMAF 2013
Sbayne,We don't want to start a debate, remember? Please just keep your arrogant dismissal of digital sound quality out of these threads. You're just making yourself sound like a blowhard. The time when vinyl blew digital out of the water is past ... 
Sony HAP-Z1ES Hi-Res Music Player RMAF 2013
Sbayne, If you didn't mean to start a debate why did you come to the Digital forum to a thread that has nothing to do with turntables or digital vs vinyl and give your opinion that a $2,000 turntable setup will "blow the the HAP-Z1ES out of the wa... 
Sony HAP-Z1ES Hi-Res Music Player RMAF 2013
Sbayne, That's funny. The days of a modest turntable "blowing digital out of the water" are now past. You may prefer the turntable, and you have every right to your preference, but that's just a bias on your part. That's just my humble opinion. 
Conrad Johnson Tube Amp For CJ Premier 17ls
Hi Maplegrove, If you go to c-j's home page there is a Vintage Products link on the left side of the page. That will take you to a page with their discontinued models listed. Click on the model # and you'll go to a page that describes the unit , w... 
Tried the Elton John DSD?
I haven't heard them in High-Res PCM but I have Elton John and Tumbleweed Connection on SACD and the sound is very good. 
Opinions on Martin Logan in wall speakers please
Cwinfrey, There is a Martin Logan Owners website where you should be able to get some opinions. 
why dsd
"They" can't make anyone buy anything. If you are happy with your 1980s vintage Lp or Cd or just don't want to buy an album more than once it is your inalienable right to not buy it again in another format.There are many albums I won't buy again a... 
why dsd
SACD or DSD Hi-Res files can sound better than cd. They don't always, but they should and frequently do. We have not yet reached the pinnacle of sound reproduction. The sound quality of recordings continues to improve as time goes on. DSD is part ... 
McCormack DNA-750 vs Conrad Johnson MF-2550SE? ...
c-j does manufacture McCormack gear now and it is possible that the only difference is the faceplate. I know this is the case with their cd player.I believe Steve McCormack still does mods to McCormack gear. 
Buy Montis or Keep ML reQuests & Buy Meitner MA-1?
Your friend is right that digital is evolving rapidly so there is the possibility that you will regret not having waited a little longer to buy a Dac. I would not hurry to spend $7,000 on one without having heard it.There is not a huge catalog of ... 
Sony HAP-Z1ES Hi-Res Music Player RMAF 2013
I think the DSD remastering engine is just an upsampler that upsamples any signal coming in up to DSD rates, if it's turned on.I read the whathifi review and like everything else I've read about these products there's not much detail. I haven't se... 
LSA Statement Tube Rolling
Let me add that most of the Phillips tubes around now use the "New Code" etched into the glass on the side of the tube, near the bottom, as shown on the bottom of page 3 of the "Phillips Factory Valve Codes".The 2 line code usually goes like this:... 
LSA Statement Tube Rolling
Bpinder, You need to learn a little about Phillips manufacturing codes (Amperex, Mullard, Valvo, Seimens, etc.) that are etched into the glass of the tubes. The codes will tell you tube type and where and when they were made. Here is a link to a p... 
Why are CD's decling in quality?
No I don't Lowrider, but there has been discussion of them here in the past.