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Does such a preamp exist?
I am not familiar with this product, but it does look promising.http://www.bentaudio.com/index2.html 
TEAC Esoteric X-01 SACD/CD Player
Sorry to go off on a tangent, but with the end of the Cold War, numerous Eastern Europe emerging economies and the EU stuff... I am confused... where exactly is Old Europe? 
1x Oversampling
Do a search of the author Carolus at Audioasylum in the digital domain. He's got pretty much every nonos dac manufacturer listed. I use the Nixon and the sound is great. But, I should defer my opinion until I've heard some more venerable dacs in m... 
Are today's interconnects really better?
I am still holding to a pair of Emeralds and Argents from way back for ole time sakes. They were my entry into high end cables. They still sound pretty good in the right system. Just not in mine right now. I did do a long cable comparison a year a... 
Upgrades to kef 104/2 - recommendations
The proprietor to empirical audio would be a good person to ask. I read he's got a sooped up 104/2. I used to have a 103/4, and it's a great speaker too. 
Sakura Systems OTA Cable Kit
I got some in my virtual system. 
wnat to downgrade my cables
The kit comes in a single 50 meter run. I bought it used, so I got them in (4) 10 feet runs to use as speaker cables and some bits and pieces to make AC cords and IC with. If I got some more long runs left, I'd double the neutral run for the speak... 
wnat to downgrade my cables
Oh yah, duh... I just switched to 47 Labs' OTA cables. I second Dave's recommendation. Then again, Bogdan uses a 300B amp as reference when making his cables too. 
wnat to downgrade my cables
I just want to toss Bogdan cables into the foray. Audioasylum has a pretty good following on these if you want to read up on them. 
Power Cords Snake Oil ??
There are different ways to use your "snake oil."I have an AC cord designed to eliminate mechanical resonance between the wall outlet and power distributor. Then, the power distributor has a passive filter that clears up the emi/rfi. This combinat... 
47 Labs battery power supply
Hey Ken,Let me describe what I can remember of the deleted thread. Some guy asked about how good that Pure Power thing is. Then, some dude responded saying Junji himself said the Pure Power is pretty good, and he copy and pasted something supposed... 
47 Labs battery power supply
Hey Ken,That something I read was actually from Junji himself. It was posted here on the Gon but was deleted when Yoshi protested that it was confidential information or something like that. Ok.. this thread is going to get axed soon too... 
47 Labs battery power supply
In case you didn't know, this battery replacement PSU is designed to replace the Power Dumpty which powers digital components and not the amps. I did read somewhere that the Pure Power is slightly superior than 47's own PSU. 
Theta Dreams
Z-man, honestly, how do you expect me to sleep easier after reading your scrumptious description of proper gyro making? I am going to raid your refrigerator and steal your DAC. 
Headphones for Digital Piano
Hey Eric,After you arrive in Netherland, go check out BD-Design.com. Those speakers look damn cool. Oops, you're not into hifi at the moment = D.Good luck with the piano, your professional ventures, and your luck with european women. And, try to c...