zd542
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| Want to start my analog journey I believe you can install the card yourself (VK-P3). I'm not 100% sure so may want to check with BAT on this. | |
| Want to start my analog journey Use your BAT for a phono preamp. You can add a phono card to it. | |
| Why are dealers so scared to sell product out of If you don't have a local dealer you can work with, you may want to try The Cable Company/Ultra Systems. As far as I know, they always give discounts. Also, the discounts get bigger the more you buy from them. They are an extremely reputable and k... | |
| Need help with Apple Airport Express "Dropouts again! Went almost a week with no dropouts. Then today I downloaded a Dave Brubeck album from HD Tracks. It's FLAC 24 bit 88.2 kHz. It drops out every minute or two. Internet radio and my CDs (FLAC 16 bit 44.1 kHz) are still ok. Any sugg... | |
| SACD vs Analog Jfrech raises a good point. A lot of people try SACD by going out and getting a cheap universal player. I've seen this first hand many times. Most audiophiles feel that CD is lacking so they feel the new format will easily beat any CD player, even... | |
| Left channel fading in and out Lewm,"I cannot imagine how "knocking" the cartridge out of alignment could produce the phenomenon that you described."It can easily do that. The groove in a record is shaped like a V. The info for the right and left channels are on each side of th... | |
| SACD vs Analog As far as sound quality goes, you will probably like vinyl better. Before you commit yourself and buy gear, I highly recommend you listen to some records first. There will be some noise (tics, pops etc). Even with good equipment, you will hear som... | |
| Left channel fading in and out You don't say, but I assume the system was working before and this is a new problem. I would first check your TT setup to make sure that your cart didn't get knocked out of alignment, or something similar. If the problem is still there, I would st... | |
| EM/RFI intereference query Results can vary. It depends on what you're cooking. | |
| Why are dealers so scared to sell product out of Pgawan2b & Bifwynne,I wasn't talking about manufacturer's markup, I was referring to what an actual audio store would be selling equipment for. Keep in mind, high end audio is not a high volume business. Even if a dealer drop shipps an item he... | |
| Why are dealers so scared to sell product out of Bifwynne,With regards to markup, generally speaking, the markup on electronics is about 40%. Speakers and cables/accessories is about 50%. Markups do change, however, as the cost of equipment goes up. When you get into very expensive equipment, th... | |
| Why are dealers so scared to sell product out of "A couple of dealers I talked to refused to sell product out of state.They said they have an agreement with the distributor not to sell out of state. It's amazing how distributors have such a hold on the retailer. High-end audio Isn't exactly sett... | |
| Now that my amp's blown... I had the Nait 5i. I know everyone likes it but I thought it sucked. I don't mean to offend anyone with harsh language, but I'd be lying if I said anything else. Someone above mentioned Creek. I had a 5350 and thought it was great. There's absolut... | |
| new sophia 2 + MC , little agressive. Break-in? I think you really need to break the speakers in. 15hrs is nowhere near enough time. I'm familiar with both speakers and while neither speaker is a personal favorite, I can't imagine the B&W's being less harsh than the Wilson (Or any other spe... | |
| CD cleaning question The best way to clean CD's is to not get them dirty. |