zd542

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Audioqest Wild Wood or Tara Lab Omega Gold?
"Audiolabyrinth. I do have the same question for you. What is it that you like in this brand more than others. What was the trigger for you. I have to tell you really sound like if you own some of the Cie. Very specific and very enthusiastic liste... 
Speaker decision $3000-3500...help
"11-09-15: TatersI have never seen Monitor audio speakers in a high-end store. Plus I believe the mail order company Audio Adviser sells them. I will say one thing. You are a great salesman and you should be a rep for the company. For all I know y... 
Protection
You're nuts if you trust Paypal to handle a sale for that kind of money. If somethings happens and you need buyer protection, Paypal is not going to help you. They're scumbags that could care less. You'll need to get a lawyer to both deal with the... 
Solid State Amplifier Advancements In A Decade
"Progress.. I see what you mean, but most of the progress made today and through the last decades appears to be working around how to keep costs at bay through mass production, convenience (i.e.: size, consumption, etc.) et al. and hereby lessenin... 
Admittedly a bit lost
"My amp is an older JD202 model. It is an integrated amp and delivers 40W. My source is a Sonos (without the W4S mods) and while I mostly play FLAC files from my local library, I also stream content from Spotify on occasion."Given that, I would sp... 
Normal or Abnormal?
If the static only happens when you are changing volume, it usually means the volume pot needs to be cleaned or replaced. 
Audio Research D300 vs Classe DR9
I would go with the D300. The 300 and the 400 were very under rated. 
Challenging Turn Table Setup - Help Needed
"I also tried to not use the phono preamp at the beginning and covert the signal back to analog and into the 7010 phono stage but that was worse.""- using the coax input into the Marantz gives bad results as I have to put the volume all the way up... 
Mod shop for CD players in the Northeast?
Why limit yourself to a small area? If you find a good mod company further away, just ship it to them. 
TUBE AMP LOVERS - What SS amp makes you smile???
"As time goes on, top of the line electronics are abandoning their colored sound in favor of neutrality."How would you define neutrality? Without some type of reference, how do you know the "colored" sound isn't closer to actual event? 
Are you happy with Windows 10 Pro?
I didn't realize you were talking about the upgrade to 10 that Microsoft offers. I thought you were doing a reinstall with the media that comes with a PC. You would still get the bloat if you did it that way.I haven't done the upgrade myself becau... 
Are you happy with Windows 10 Pro?
Al, your guesses are better than most people's facts. 
compact tube amp and in wall speaker
"The speakers will be built into the bookshelf with their own wood enclosure matching the shelving. I would also consider a compact bookshelf speaker but my max height is 11 inches and max depth 13 inches icluding cabling."You need to do some expe... 
HDCD Transport to non HDCD dac
No, but I wouldn't base a purchase decision on it. Its nice to have, but its not that popular and doesn't make that big of a difference. (At least for me.) 
Audioqest Wild Wood or Tara Lab Omega Gold?
Audiolabyrinth,Unless I'm mistaken, Tara doesn't use silver in any of they're cables. Do you know why that is? It seems like most high end cable companies offer something in silver. I've always wondered why Tara doesn't.