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| High end in Tokyo? Just go to the Akhihabara area of Tokyo and enjoy. Probably the greatest collection of high end HiFi stores in the world. Of course, there are a lot of stores that are definitely not high end in this area. | |
| The Best City to audition High end and Vintage Audio The Adelphi in Singapore is very impressive. The Akihabara district of Tokyo is also well worth a visit. Stereo Exchange in New York City used to have a good selection of new and used HiFi. | |
| 7M or 25 ft HDMI cable for 4K UHD I use a 35' Blue Jeans BJC HDMI cable to run from my Oppo UHD player to a 4K projector. Works perfectly on streamed and BD 4K video content. I can't comment on audio quality as I only run video on the HDMI cable. | |
| If I buy electronics from England, will I need some sort of converter to use them here? Generally yes. There are manufacturers (some Quad and Revox pieces) that allow you to simply switch from 240V to 110V. In most instances you will need a step up transformer, they are not expensive. See my previous post on this subject.However, som... | |
| Cartridge recommendations I found this review site very useful when choosing a cartridge:https://www.stereophile.com/taxonomy/term-a/172Eventually went with a Clearaudio Maestro V2 Ebony and could not be happier with the results. | |
| Best MM? I found this comprehensive cartridge review by Michael Fremer very useful:https://www.stereophile.com/taxonomy/term-a/172Based on the above, and budget, I chose the Clearaudio Maestro V2 Ebony MM cartridge, sound is excellent IMHO. I have no plans... | |
| JBL - almost nothing for sale, why? I had a similar experience back in the day. You probably know this, JBL have relaunched the L100 speakers:https://www.musicdirect.com/Speakers/JBL-L100-Bookshelf-Speakers | |
| Setting up Home Theater with AppleTv4 I had a similar problem where I had previously used the optical output on the Apple TV to connect to a pre-amp/DAC. When I upgraded to the 4K Apple TV I connected the Apple TV directly to a Vizio 4k TV, fortunately for me my 4K TV had an optical o... | |
| McIntosh Tone Controls I use a C50 (plus MC275-VI power amp) with unusual speakers; Gale GS401As. See my previous post on this system. With my setup the 8 band EQ is very useful, specifically approximately 6dB boost at 50 Hz. Works very well for me. | |
| What is the most $ you have spent on vinyl? Hope I am not going to set a record here? I paid $650 for sealed copies of MFSL ultra disc one-step (UD1S) recording of Santana Abraxas and Donald Fagen Nightfly, purchased as a package on eBay. If fact I have all 4 MFSL UD1S disc (above plus Bill... | |
| SME V tone arm advice Keep the SME V for sure! Personally, I use an SME IV, fitted with a Clearaudio Maestro V2 Ebony cartridge, on a Michell Engineering GyroDec (full plinth, not SE version) and could not be happier with the results. See my previous post on this syste... | |
| Oppo UDP-205 Firmware Update dweller; it is version UDP20X-60-0625. This information is also displayed in the setup menu for the player. | |
| Oppo UDP-205 Firmware Update OK, will answer my own question. This information is on the oppodigital.com site and the latest firmware was released June 29, 2018. | |
| Using Macbook Air as audio source Thanks whart, will do.Marcus (mgattmch) | |
| Using Macbook Air as audio source whart - If I knew how to post pictures in the discussion section I would. Is there someway to do this?Marcus (mgattmch) |