zaikesman
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| Theta Delta Basic II Transport Opinions. That would be Theta "Data", not "Delta", which is a CAL model name. I haven't heard one in too long to comment directly, but I do own a Theta Pearl transport and it's definitely better for driving an external DAC than any of the mid-fi players I'v... | |
| Theta Dreams I agree with Theta's implied position that one decoding technique - the one they feel constitutes the most correctly implemented and accurate processing they can achieve - is all that is required. It's true that having an 'upsampling' on/off switc... | |
| Teres is Done I *am* pretty certain about the *existence* of junction boxes, but am not disappointed to learn you do without one in your system. Maybe someone will come along to straighten me out on this, because my reaction to the concept of a junction box - u... | |
| Theta Dreams KR: Obviously. I can understand your desire to remain terse on such subjects here, but it would have been interesting to see some examination in the magazine of Theta's position (not that they're the only one) on this matter vis-a-vis the bulk of ... | |
| Theta Dreams KR: Just read your review, I guess you liked it (the DAC that is, not the sandwich :-)I had been hoping to find something in the article addressing Theta's shunning of the fashionable practice of 'upsampling' (whether it's really just a terminolog... | |
| Teres is Done It doesn't look like the step-up, but I could be wrong. I'm talking about the interface between the tonearm leadout cables and the interconnnects going to the tranny or phonoamp. I believe this is usually referred to as a junction box, but I don't... | |
| What do Oil Caps do and how do they effect sound? Although Sean's post raised my eyebrows too, I think it's pretty academic to focus on how a device might theoretically continue to operate to some degree when it's damaged or broken, when obviously if it doesn't sound right we're going to want to ... | |
| Cartridge wars I doubt they could really be 'embarrassed' by almost anything, but in any case certainly no one could level the same accusation about Fremer.The dead giveaway is that they're still awarding the Glider a 'star' for perennial inclusion and a '$$$' f... | |
| Maryland,Wash.DC Metro area I know that, like myself, there are several Agon members from the area who have not posted to this thread (a couple of whom I've met when buying stuff, and more who post in this forum). In my case, it's basically due to a few factors: I'm not a 'c... | |
| Cartridge wars I wonder how the Blackbird stacks up against the Glider M2 I currently use, because its price point and graphics (plus the 'nude' design, although the original Blue Point had that first) indicate to me that it's clearly intended to compete head-on... | |
| Teres is Done What - no wooden platter? JUST KIDDING! (And what's with the knife in the foreground? Better not let 'ol Howard get ahold of that...there's no telling what sort of tragic faux pas he might commit ;^)Actually, I do have a serious question. As the p... | |
| What do Oil Caps do and how do they effect sound? I don't really agree with the assumption that SS amps are 'typically' rated for higher output power (wattage) than tube amps. Yes, transistors are physically smaller than tubes, and SS amps don't require output transformers, so SS amps can often c... | |
| The Flaming Lips are Go Manifesto Now a car company (I don't even remember which one) is running TV ads using "Do You Realize?" as the sound track. The previous HP spot didn't make this song the radio hit it deserved to be (din't this work for Moby?), and though MTV/VH1 still won'... | |
| Did I damage my cartridge? Thanks for the research Doug, however I'm gratified to see that Scott no longer suspects he damaged his cart after all. In my experience, it's usually all or nothing: either the cantilever is across the room under sofa, or you've lunched a delicat... | |
| What was your greatest epiphany? Getting my first Beatles record at 6 years old. |