zephyr24069
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| Classe SSP 300 vs Parasound C1 ? From personal experience....2-channel and multi-channel sound quality, imaging, musicality, sound-staging, dynamics, overall fit and finish, intuitive nature of the touch screen menu system and configuration options overall, levels of customer sup... | |
| Classe SSP 300 vs Parasound C1 ? From personal experience, I'd suggest the SSP 300 from Classe. If you can hook up with balanced XLR cables, I would suggest you go with the Classe SSP-600 and leverage its balanced bypass XLR functionality. I owned the 600 and loved it for 2-chann... | |
| exactpower ep 15A Nsgarch: Thanks....I was surprised to hear the bit on balanced power and residential applications from MAP too as companies like BPT, Equitech and Furman all still make great units in this category. BTW, MAP referenced the NEC Article 647.3 on the... | |
| exactpower ep 15A EP did sell to MAP. The reason (I'm told by MAP) they discontinued the EP15A, SP15 and Ultra Pure units is two-fold in that the manufacturer of the boards (or other parts) they need is no longer in business together with the fact that (for the bal... | |
| esoteric x-01, ux-1 etc reliable? Agree 100% with Jfrech! I had various non-transport issues on my DV-50s, UX-1LE and P-03U (1 each) and Esoteric's technical support and customer service is world-class. | |
| esoteric x-01, ux-1 etc reliable? I cannot comment on what happens with mod'ed units' laser assemblies but can tell you that Esoteric has told me any mods would void the warranty so I stay away from them. I've owned a DV-50s, UX-1 LE and P-03U (1.5 years, 1.5 years and 2.5 years a... | |
| What does this tell me? Sounds like it could be a grounding issue. Please give details on the circuit you have this connected to, if there is anything else connected on the same circuit in the room (lights, dimmer switches, power-blocks for computers, cellphone charging,... | |
| McIntosh MCD500 SACD/CD with Sabre DAC Thanks! | |
| Power conditioning I'd suggest picking up a Tara Labs PowerScreen AD/6C which can be had generally for around $300. I believe there is one posted by someone else at the moment. It has just the right amount of EMI, RFI and other noise suppression and will do a great ... | |
| dcs wordclock I agree this is a healthy price tag to pay for an important but subtle improvement however I'd like to point out that it is not until you listen with the clock (and break it in) and then remove it that you realize just how truly comprehensive the ... | |
| If you could replace one link... What cables do you have presently from your source to DAC, DAC to pre-amp and pre-amp to amp? I favor upgrading DAC to pre-amp as I had a similar test scenario a few weeks ago and found that upgrading one pair from my DAC to pre-amp made a huge di... | |
| Bang for Buck Bi-wiried cables... Audioquest Mont Blanc (shotgun using two pairs) or Audioquest Gibraltar (shotgun using two pairs) or Tara The One (shotgun using two pairs)...both are usually available on Audiogon. If cost (even used) prohibits dual pair/shotgun configuration, lo... | |
| High End system sounding Terrible???? I second all the great feedback you've received above. Check out the SUB and speaker configuration in the AVR300. The 'direct' mode sounds best as has been pointed out above. In addition (I owned an AVR300 shortly after it went on the market), I f... | |
| Help to upgrade my surround processor If you are looking at the Sunfire, you may wish to consider two derivative designs that many people speak very highly of namely the Emotiva (2 models) and the Sherbourn PT-7010a. The Sherbourn is definitely a refinement on the original Sunfire des... | |
| Help to upgrade my surround processor Check out a used Classe SSP-300 (if you only need single-ended) or SSP-600 (if you have balanced inputs and/or outputs). The sound on this processor is amazing. Have you considered upgrading your TV first to get 720p/1080i/1080p input capabilities... |