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| California Audio Labs Delta Transport Any universal remote that has the buttons you are missing should work fine. If you have a TV or DVD player remote that can be used with other brands, try it. That's probably all you need. | |
| Planars/ Electrostats benefits over box speakers? "I'm not sure what music you listen to, But for me PHASE is laughable. Because all the vinyl I listen too was recorded back in the 50's, 60's, 70's, 80's do you think everything was recorded in the same phase?? It wasn't, I assure you! Phase means... | |
| Short speaker cable recommendation "07-03-15: MofimadnessYou can special order almost any speaker cable in anylength from most cable manufacturers, even the big boys,(Audioquest, Cardas, Kimber, Wireworld, etc)."He's right. I've had AQ make me several custom cables.Another option t... | |
| Solid state phono/linestage vs Tubes Before you do anything, try turning the gain down on the Rhea. Wilson's are pretty efficient speakers, and its common to get some noise if you have too much gain on the front end. I had the same problem with my Wilsons. | |
| Benefits of Proper Vinyl Record Cleaning..... Lets just hope they don't raise the minimum wage or you'll be forced to outsource the labor to China. | |
| Bad news for audiophiles? "07-02-15: NonoiseZd542, No, I missed that one. The only upside would be to return the unit for a refund and keep the wine. Of the two, at least one would satisfy."Good answer. | |
| wireless USB receiver/transmitter? "Is there a simple solution that would allow me to stream over my wifi or connect a USB cable from my MacBook Pro to the Cary DAC?"All you need is a converter that takes USB and converts it to whatever digital connection you need. They're very com... | |
| Any Love for the Pioneer PLX-1000 Yet? "Both reviewers came away with an enthusiastic recommendation and consdiered this the one to beat at $2K and under. Not bad for $697."That statement gives me pause. Practically every writer for every major audiophile publication makes a very simil... | |
| Bad news for audiophiles? Nonoise, I take it you didn't see the ads from a certain chi fi company offering a bottle of high end French wine with the purchase of one of their components. So I guess you can get some of that wine for free. Its all about supply and demand. | |
| Planars/ Electrostats benefits over box speakers? I'm not falling into your trap Cerrot. lol. You know I use time and phase correct speakers. And I know what you do to them. My Vandersteen's are not going to be the victims like those poor Thiels were. Better luck next time, and happy listening to... | |
| Conrad Johnson PV12AL surprise These are questions that only you can answer. As long as nothing is broken, better is a subjective term. You have both preamps to try, so I think you should go with the preamp you like best. Also, with regards to you getting a new phono stage, you... | |
| Computer based system. Need advice on DAC. "News to me! Live and learn, I guess. Zd542, could you name some of the 1999 DSD units that were in commercial production? Would you consider any of the the 1999 units an option for the OP?"It depends. For me, the only way I get involved with DSD ... | |
| Another "@ Guidocorona Good questions. As for my current amp, it has been a bit problematic and I'm tired of dealing with it. My ideal amp would have great detail, but no glare or etching. I don't want it overly smoothed out, though, and have left tubes i... | |
| Computer based system. Need advice on DAC. "06-30-15: SchubertThestyx, have any idea if the UD-301 can handle Symphonic Crescendos ? To my ear a lot of DACS can't ."The analog section of the dac is mostly responsible for that. | |
| Computer based system. Need advice on DAC. "The recent introduction of DSD is one such example. If one bought a megabuck DAC w/o DSD, and then really liked DSD, one might be a little distressed."I guess it all comes down to what you consider recent. DSD came out about 16 years ago (I think... |