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| Top CD transports vs USB converter shootout A good bit of work Elberoth well done. As subjective as comparisons can get, when the difference is clearly apparent its truly valuable information for potential customers but also usable information for budding designers. While your results may n... | |
| Bob Carver LLC Black Beauty Review I had an Ayre V1-xe driving my Eidolons when a pair of XA 160.5s came to the house. Even though I preferred the Ayre the XAs were very nice simply a bit different. The highs were a bit glassy and I remember I couldn't stop noticing them. A persona... | |
| Avalon Ascendent best matching speaker cable? Cardas Golden Cross and on up. | |
| No Audiophiles in Hollywood Floor standing speakers and McIntosh make their way into quite a few films and shows. Now doesn't someone involved with a production get to keep that stuff that was supplied by the manufacture?Speaking of uncovered tube, the financial commercials ... | |
| Rowland M925 4-chassis mono amp Sounds like an amp that would look good partnered with Avalon Acoustics new statement Tesseract.Good for them, I hope they sell well. Audio for the 1%. | |
| More dumb sub set questions...5.1 Bob always has good answers and I agree. Still, if it were me I'd pop for a new $200-$300 receiver simply to enjoy the modern setup, room correction, HDMI, and the superior surround effect that it all offers. | |
| Should I upgrade to the Theta casablanca III HD I don't believe you. Can I come over and see for myself? Got scotch! | |
| German "plug and play" turntable Excellent choice. The tone arm hight is adjustable it's simply not user adjustable. | |
| Bob Carver LLC Black Beauty Review I agree with the Drac. They sound excellent. IMO, being all point to point wiring there is a settling in period.With all the conversation, in time the Carver LLC may offer upgrades. The language I read was, "Not at this time." So, it could happen.... | |
| $$$ vs music enjoyment There are thousands of Musicians that simply don't make a shit ton of money. There are thousands of Musicians who are playing so often they don't have the time to enjoy a higher end system.There are thousands of Musicians who are around high end s... | |
| Best AV receiver to use as an AV pre amp Is there a slimline receiver that would free up the space needed for a two channel preamplifier? | |
| How important is the transport when using a DAC? Not important at all for me. But hey, I'm way biased since I ripped my CDs using a Samsung Blu-Ray Disc reader > Mac Mini/Pure Music > Meicord ethernet cable > Apple Time Machine > Squeezebox Touch SP/DIF > Metrum Acoustics DAC >... | |
| The Audio Research Reference 10 is here $30k ["We have learned a few things in the last 2-1/2 years, and the improvements are immediately apparent. Included are critically chosen new components, proprietary custom-made capacitors, wiring, and new connectors that cumulatively provide a level ... | |
| SL1200 upgrade tonearm or replace cartridge? Johnnyb, thanks for your information regarding the effects of the servo circuit used on the SL1200s and pardon my layman's knowledge of this subject. I still find it questionable though. As I understand it a servo circuit reads some method of feed... | |
| Paradigm 100 vs BW CM9 vs Aperion Verus vs KEFQ900 To be honest, at the time I didn't know what a speaker was supposed to do so when I compared my Paradigm 100's v1 and v2 in the store they seemed to put out more of everything. In hindsight the more of everything was actually horrible cohesiveness... |