zd542
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| How do you respond to this question? I can't afford a CD player. | |
| USB A to B Cable to MDC DAC from PC Cable Company lists a 3 meter AQ Pearl for $45 and a 5 meter for $69. Is that too much? If you call them, they almost always have good deals on used/demo/discontinued cables also. | |
| Maintaining audio equipment in asia If the humidity is high, you need to watch exposed metal that you can't see well. Binding posts on speakers, floor spikes, metal on equipment racks, and anything similar. Most people go over and clean actual components on a regular basis. That's g... | |
| overwhelmed by record rituals Has anyone tried cleaning records with glue? A while back someone told me about it but I thought they were crazy. But then he showed me a video (youtube, if I remember correctly), and as crazy as it sounds, it looked like it might really work. I w... | |
| Computer grade parts? When you are talking about computer grade parts, there's different grades of computer grade. A good example is power supplies. Look at a generic 500 watt power supply and compare it to a nice Corsair modular PS. There's a big difference in build q... | |
| Computer based system. Need advice on DAC. "In generally, I now lean away from spending a lot on a DAC. Differences in upgrades are often quite incremental, and technology is changing daily -- meaning you'll likely want to try new things, and there a good bit of high quality "yesterday's g... | |
| Feedback on Monster Alpha 2 Cartridge "06-28-15: RaymondaOther than they are extremely well regarded and sought after, I've never heard one.However, just because it is 27 years old doesn't mean that it doesn't compare today. I'm sure it does and it might well smoke many cartridges tod... | |
| PrimaLuna Dialogue Premium "06-28-15: TswislaI guess that this board should cease to exist and all of the audiophile magazines should fold because everything discussed is too "subjective"."The comment about the magazines is a good idea. People rely way too much on them, and... | |
| Lavardin IT Problem I'm not too familiar with the integrated you have, but here's a few things you may want to check.Make sure you are not in mute or standby if it has those features.Make sure you are selecting the right input.If it has a remote, make sure the button... | |
| PrimaLuna Dialogue Premium "06-28-15: MechansI don't think any of you are wrong. The OP may not have had any other experience with a better Hi Fi amp. He wants to know if it really a giant killer sounding as good as amps much more costly he himself is not familiar with."I f... | |
| PrimaLuna Dialogue Premium "06-28-15: TswislaWow,maybe if someone owns or has heard any of them? This is not a strange question to post."I guess it all depends on what you consider strange. You actually own the preamp, but are reading reviews and asking complete strangers i... | |
| PrimaLuna Dialogue Premium I don't see how anyone can answer that question for you. | |
| Another "And... how does one audition amps when they live in an area of so few B&M audio stores?"If you don't mind loosing some money, you take a chance. If not, you take a road trip. | |
| Feedback on Monster Alpha 2 Cartridge I don't see the sense in buying a 27 year old cartridge unless it does something unique that you can't get elsewhere. I have the DV20 low output version, and would definitely recommend it. Just make sure your phono pre has enough gain to drive it. | |
| Anyone receive Focal Utopia speakers with defects? "06-28-15: YamahafirthIt's more frustrating for me because I like Focal products. I don't know how this happened. Was it a slip up from the team at Focal and just didn't see the blemishes? Maybe we're actually demos. Not knowing is frustrating."It... |