zd542
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| solid state integrateds that will hold their value The integrated that will hold its value best is the one you like to listen to.That said, I think you will definitely need to listen to the Rowland before you buy one. I have a 112 which is the amp section of the Concentra II (at least that is what... | |
| When I turn it up, it turns down That may be some type of protection. If you try to turn the volume up too fast, the unit may be programed to think it may be an accident, and is set up to not harm your speakers. I think I remember reading about a feature like that, but to be hone... | |
| SACD... can you hear the difference? "09-06-14: StringreenI use an Ayre C5xemp which plays both CD's and SACD (and DVD's too)...anyway, I've come away with the view that both are good and there is little to distinguish between them. Really depends on how it was produced."Interesting ... | |
| Getting great stereo sound from multi channel sys. "If you do plan to use them, Option 1 may not be your best choice. IME, AVRs and Pre-Pros will likely get you substantially better subwoofer integration than you'll achieve with a traditional stereo preamp. "Likely" is the key word there, as absol... | |
| Terminological Exactitude.... "No need to try to get into each others' heads."Then where are the ear buds supposed to go? | |
| SACD... can you hear the difference? "Can't quite put my finger on it..I use a Sony 5400 for sacd or a Mytek dac for DSD files and an Audio Note dac for redbook. To me SACD is highly over rated"Why not try SACD and CD on one player like your Sony? That way you hear the differences yo... | |
| How to Bi-wire speakers when using a subwoofer What kind of speakers do you have? The effects of biwiring can vary greatly. With some speakers, you'll hear little to no difference, and on others just the opposite. | |
| Getting great stereo sound from multi channel sys. Option 1, and consider the 2 channel preamp as the most important component. | |
| Purist Audio Design How can you have 2 25th anniversary cables released at different times? | |
| SACD... can you hear the difference? "Some say even on a good system which is set up properly that they can not notice a difference between SACD and standard CD."That could mean just about anything. SACD's do sound different than CD's. The problem with most people is they don't do it... | |
| A nice PC upgrade Has anyone noticed any differences in sound quality using an external HD, as opposed to using internal SATA drives? | |
| Terminological Exactitude.... "So, if I don't understand what your definition of "warm" or "analytical" is then I could off in left field by applying my definition & drawing wrong conclusions & giving bad advice. And, I've found this to be frustrating on several occasi... | |
| Need some Get the best preamp you possibly can, even if you have to save up for it. If you don't, the system won't sound right and you'll be fooling with tubes, cables, AC treatment and other tweaks. Nothing can wreck a system better than a preamp that isn'... | |
| Pro-ject speedbox: Is improvement worth the $ ? "09-02-14: DevilboyHmmm. The table will be plugged into a voltage regulator so it WILL see a steady 120V."No it won't. For that you need a re-generator. "All of my equipment draws such little power the output always shows 120V in the display, neve... | |
| DAC as an attenuator? Johsti,I have digital volume controls on my CD players and I can't hear any difference is SQ at low volume settings either. But if you are worried about over driving a preamp, you may have some global gain settings somewhere on your DAC or CD play... |