mooglie
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| Am I deaf? I just went through what might be a similar issue to what you may be hearing with Redbook CD. I had been using an Oppo-93 SPDIF out to my Yggdrasil Analog 2 with a Jorma Digital cable (RCA at Oppo, BNC at the Yggdrasil). I was never quite satis... | |
| son of Ampzilla Years ago I had a chance to meet James Bongiorno when he was showing off his then new Son of Ampzilla at a local audio shop. I bought one, and used it to drive a set of Magnepans for a number of years. I really enjoyed that system and amp. I recen... | |
| Surge protectors without noise rejection I use a Brickwall in front of a BPT Pure Power Center (PPC). I've compared with the Brickwall in place with the BPT PPC , and without (BPT PPC direct to wall outlet). The Brickwall filtering does no real degradation. Note that I use a Brickwall wi... | |
| Comparing ARC, Lamm and Modwright Preamps I have a Modwright 9.0 SE Signature Truth (all the latest mods). It's very good with Rock. Just a pinch warm, good detail, speed, tone, soundstaging, etc. Quite "ballsy", IMHO. | |
| Need an " exciting sounding" digital cable The LAT DI-30 is bold, with good dynamics, soundstaging, and transparency. Plenty of bass. The Stereovox can be a a little closed in and bass shy in some systems. The Pure Note Alluvion is another great cable. A pinch less exciting sounding than t... | |
| Oyaide, Hubble, FIM etc, any consensus on flavors? The Hubbell 5362 is a nice sounding outlet for not much money. Doesn't roll off the highs or "soften" the presentation like gold platings can do. Doesn't spotlight the highs like silver. Fatter bass and a little more "laid back" than rhodium. In g... | |
| Best Bang for $2000 System Upgrade? A used Modwright pre, a Squeezebox Touch, and a CIA VDA*2 DAC should fit your budget, and sound very nice. | |
| need DAC and Transport or good CD player I like the Channel Islands Audio VDA*2 DAC. Couple that with an inexpensive Blu-Ray or DVD player. With your budget you can even get a nice SPDIF cable. | |
| Why aren't there more Blu Ray/DVD transports? You don't have to pay twice. There are many low priced BD players that offer HDMI to go to a pre/pro (use the DACs there), while only offering analog stereo outputs (yes, they use DACs for that), and usually a coax or toslink output (for external ... | |
| DAC Advice needed. CIA VDA*2 is a very fine, not too expensive,DAC. Also, you might want to consider waiting a bit to see how the Wyred 4 Sound DAC, using the Sabre32, turns out. | |
| Noob Planar Speaker Advice Needed If you have any inclination to DIY, Id suggest considering John Kreskovskys NaO Mini. The NaO Mini will give you the air and openness of the stats and maggies, but have dynamics closer to a box speaker. Most of the people that have built the NaO... | |
| Suggestions on a Blu-ray DVD player? What Ghstudio said. For less than $250 one can get an excellent Blu-Ray player. For Blu-Ray discs the video performance is very, very close for all players, regardless of cost. The more expensive players typically have more settings available to t... | |
| B/Ray players, do they all boot up slow? My JVC XV-BP1 loads and plays lickity split. DVD upscaling is excellent. On the AVSForum many refer to it as "the poor man's Oppo". | |
| Asylum Powercord. Has anyone tried this power cord Photon46, yeah I realize that, but he asked for a "great" cable, which can't be had for $50 in my experience. Your recommendations are good. He might also want to consider the small Soundstring cord or a Zu Birth. Generally I tend to prefer solid ... | |
| Asylum Powercord. Has anyone tried this power cord I use Kaplan cables and highly recommend them. |