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| Oppo 205 for TV viewing? The Absolute Sound raved about it on many fronts, including picture quality. Audio was excellent at that price-level. Even the headphone amp is improved from earlier models. Google Oppo 205 reviews, and read The Absolute Sound and Stereophile ... | |
| Marantz av8802a volume issue I am sorry that happened to you- that can definitely damage ears and speakers. The speakers are less important. I would recommend playing music with piano and vocals and listen to each speaker. You should be able to tell if it has any blown com... | |
| Turntables... Thorens v Denon I haven't tried the GT750. I did own a Denon DP60L, which was an upper-line model. It had a large Rosewood base and was gorgeous! I also had a Rega 2, from the 1980's. I compared the two tables with an a/ b test, and the Rega trounced the Denon... | |
| Review: Plinius SA-102 power amp I bought Siltech cables based on a Wes's review and F.Y.I it is a good combination. I'm using G3's with a SA-100mkII. Still happy! | |
| What is the Best Phono Pre-Amp Under $750? New issue of Stereophile Recommended components gives "Bob's Devices Cinemag" (uses 2 Cinemag 3440 step-ups) a class B rating for $400.Bested step-up in reviewers Shindo Masseto pre-amp.The Soundsmith MCP2 ($700) was also class B. F-117 Nighthawk ... | |
| An audio transformation - R2R If you can listen to master tapes you are one step closer to the music. I too have a lot of trouble with digital formats. It's not that there is anything wrong with digital, but we are saddled with 1980 computer technology for CD's, and instead of... | |
| Starting out- a Beatles question Get Revolver! Better on vinyl, but I have both because I don't like cleaning records. I don't like cleaning anything! | |
| Where is the next generation of direct drive? Direct drive is bad for music, but great for reliability. Companies spend huge amounts of money on motors for belt drive turntables, but they can never be perfect, at least not in this life. The belt separates the platter from that vibration creat... | |
| What is Musicality? Musicality is a subjective term that describes natural sounding music. You can't break it down into a technical description because the whole point is to describe the sum total of technical specs. Musicality means the system sounds right. The tone... | |
| Are you too old to be an audiophile? Farjamed,\I'm glad you brought this up. Hearing is not necessarily age related. It's the mileage that matters. One scientists compared 80 year olds in Africa to 18 year ols in America. The old Africans, who did not employ modern technology, had be... | |
| DIY record cleaning solution recipe needed Thank you all for your input. Audiogon is a great resource for information! | |
| A/B Vinyl/Digital The a/b that is the most fun is to take the same song and a/b it for someone who says "I don't have good ears like you do..." EVERY time I have done it an amazed look crossed their face and every person prefered vinyl. I have a cheap high-end TT (... | |
| Celestion SL 700 surround replacement Try http://www.speakerworks.com/speaker_repair_kits_s/65.htm | |
| Wadia 170i Ipod Dock Vs Onkyo ND S1 Ipod Dock Pure I-20 is a winner at $100 (pure.com). It is simple, outputs raw digital to your DAC and has video outputs etc. Even the onboard chip DAC is an improvement over the Ipod. It charges the Ipod and has a small remote to control the ipod while it's... | |
| Ayon Cd Player to IPOD I have received my Pure i-20 ($100-pure.com) and I love it. It takes raw digital out of the ipod which can be connected to a Dac through optical or Coax (rca). The interface works well, it is simple, and of course it charges the ipod and connects ... |