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| What do audiophiles want from a cable? This is an interesting and argumentative thread which often develops when the OP asks such an oblique question. I haven't seen much of GK posting, but he can be relied upon for contributing nothing but nonsense to the discussion. I will say that ... | |
| Shunyata Venom IC's review I have been swapping my current power cord for the new Shunyata Venom power cord ($120) and by gosh do sense lots noise, a darker background, and a more lively presentation to the music with the Shunyata's. I will continue the swapping, but so fa... | |
| Oppo CD/ Channel Islands DAC connectivity issue Erik,I changed the setting on the Oppo from Bitstream to 192k LPCM and the optical output now works. Thanks a million for the help. | |
| What drugs do you use to enhance your listening experience? The question raised by the OP strikes me as absurd as the answer can be found through self-discovery and the views of others is largely irrelevant. Don't rule out a battery-powered b#tt plug to add to your listening experience, but I suppose ever... | |
| Oppo CD/ Channel Islands DAC connectivity issue I checked the Oppo manual and am I right in assuming that I have to hook up the Oppo to a television to get to this Settings Menu? My TV is on the fritz.... | |
| Oppo CD/ Channel Islands DAC connectivity issue Thanks Eric, I reckon you are on to the solution. | |
| Oppo CD/ Channel Islands DAC connectivity issue Gents,Thanks for weighing in. Per CIA's suggestion, I swapped the Belden digital cable for a regular IC and still see no signal on the CIA DAC. Erik, can you expand on your post as i think you might be getting me on the right track. Thanks guys. | |
| Don Sachs 3 octal tube preamp... latest version Permit me to make a clarification to the final paragraph of my post above. Don's KT88-based amp is just that, not a preamp as I incorrectly stated Don informed me that he makes no assertion that his amp is a significant improvement over an fully... | |
| How long will tubes last in a pre-amp? I ran the tubes in my CJ PV8 for over a decade with no problem or noise. However, when I upgraded them, WOW, it was like a whole new amp, a huge improvement. As the poster above, noted, you might rolling some different tubes through the unit, ... | |
| Dennis Had Inspire Fire-Bottle SET amp review Great post, Mike, happy listening! | |
| Where is the significant point of diminishing returns on hi-end turntable? Great posts and I missed the fact that he has 5K of LPs so shame on me for my post. With this updated information, my best suggestion would be for him to contact my pal A. J. Conti at Basis and get his recommendations. Whether he will need to se... | |
| Most detailed budget power cord under 150$ used? Here is my take. I have a dozen power cords, none of which cost more than $150 -- including several from Pangea, and I never heard a bit of difference or improvement in my system swapping them around. Whatever you want to audition in your syste... | |
| Standmount speakers 4k-8k Joseph Audio Pulsars or Dynaudio C1's. Both are absolutely stunning monitor speakers. | |
| Inexpensive speaker cables Check out Mogami W3103. I use the cable in both my systems. The best have heard for the price. | |
| Looking for preamp recommendations to go with First Watt J2 - Under $1K on used market I am going to second the excellent advice of the above poster and head you in the direction of an SP14, which uses 6SN7 octal tubes in its gain stage. It will be a bargain if you can build it yourself. I have a long term relationship with Don Sa... |