tonyptony
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| VPI motor - upgrade to 300 rpm? O_holter, I did this with a new Hurst motor for my AR table. Not a VPI but it does use a Hurst. I did indeed get lower noise and smoother running by experimenting with lower cap values. But there is a price to pay. If you go too low you run the ri... | |
| Mark Levinson 37 transport or new cdp today..? My Reference 31.5 transport and 30.6 DAC were easily bested by the P.S. Audio Perfect Wave Transport and DAC.Sgr, I would be very interested in a bit more info on how the PS Audio compared to this great classic gear (which I have heard many times). | |
| PS Audio PWT / PWD digital connection That must be it. Too bad. I know PS Audio is promoting their I2S connection, but for something as cutting edge as this it's a shame they didn't provide a proper 75 Ohm connection as the coax alternative. Odder still seeing that they must have thou... | |
| PS Audio PWT / PWD digital connection Well, now I'm just confused.http://www.musicdirect.com/products/images.php?i=0&p=69437&h=84731????? | |
| Which one is the best Bedini power amp and preamp? Teslamade, if you like the way the system sounds then you really shouldn't have to worry too much. The only thing I would consider is that the Cosmos (based on reviews I've seen) seems to have a bit of trouble at loads of 4 Ohms and lower. While t... | |
| Which one is the best Bedini power amp and preamp? I owned the Obelisks for many years and, yes, did run them with the 25/25. That was one sweet amp. Should have never sold it. However, even as nice as that sounded the Obelisks would do better with a bit more current. As for using a Bedini, any of... | |
| Amp for Shahinian Diapasons I honestly don't remember what I got or where it might be now. I suspect it's packed away in the basement somewhere. Best bet is to call Shahinian Acoustics mid-afternoon (Eastern time) and ask for Vasken. I'm sure he can walk you through it.Or em... | |
| Transport rips to hard drive? What Bigbucks said. Use EAC and rip to either FLAC or WAV (hard drive space is cheap nowadays), or AAC if on a Mac.Go to hydrogenaudio.com and learn more. | |
| Amp for Shahinian Diapasons I should have warned you about that! (Or asked you!) Depending on how the terminals are hooked up / used, you will get different crossover configurations. In fact I've had mine in one place for so long that I can't remember what the particulars ar... | |
| Phillips CDM-1 CD transport/sled Thanks Bob. Sorry it didn't occur to me to offer it to you but I already had the part numbers. Like you I'd like to find a source for the parts, or a proven substitute. | |
| Original Plinius Sa-100 series amps for Shahinians I have heard a Plinius SA 100 drive Diapasons right in Shahinian's factory with no hum - so I know it's possible. However, since I don't know myself if it's a unit to unit thing or otherwise, for the money you'd spend you might be better off getti... | |
| Phillips CDM-1 CD transport/sled Bob, if you find a source for the belts please email me. | |
| If you believe digital cables sound different... Blindjim, did I ask you this already? Can you give me a sense of how it compares to either of the Stereovoxes? I'm concerned most about the sense of space (3 dimensionality) and lack of harshness without sounding dark or soft.Stanwal, I agree comp... | |
| Is the Sony xa5400es better than scd-1? Okonrad, I'd be curious to know if you've compared the upgraded output of the 5400 to the Chord 64. Thanks. | |
| Van Alstine? Rpfef, I'm surprised the W4S drove the Hawks without any real problems. As you said, and as we both know, they are a very tough load that hits under 3 Ohms for a good part of the low end. Digital amps typically don't do real well with a load like ... |