mysearcher257

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Berkeley Alpha DAC vs Lampizator Big7
Hi Donpen, I have owned a BAD for years and recently upgraded the software via a download file from the Berkeley website.  It made a huge improvement in the musicality and rendering of PCM files and added support for MQA formats. You might want... 
Looking for a Marantz repair shop in the Philadelphia area?
That should have read:  "Fair pricing." 
Looking for a Marantz repair shop in the Philadelphia area?
Wow...finally my marantz NA-11S1 has been repaired and returned from United Radio.  The unit was shipped to United Radio on February 22 and returned yesterday May 15.  It took many many weeks to get the parts from Marantz. Once United Radio receiv... 
Expectations for warranty repair timing
2 months lead time for parts from Marantz to fix an out of warranty current product.  To this add shipping, diagnosis, repair and return shipping.  A good 3 months.  But the repair shop has done an excellent job by calling me almost weekly and pro... 
Looking for a Marantz repair shop in the Philadelphia area?
Thanks everyone for your responses. Stephen at Quest For Sound referred me to: UNITED RADIO at 5717 ENTERPRISE PKWY EAST SYRACUSE, NY 13057   They are an authorized Marantz repair.  The drag is the unitl need to be shipped.John, check them ... 
Looking for a Marantz repair shop in the Philadelphia area?
Thanks  pduszak.   I will contact them.  And it is not far away. Thanks,Jed 
Looking for a Marantz repair shop in the Philadelphia area?
Thanks, Spencer, for the reference but from bob's web site it does appear that he only deals with amps and preamps.  The site makes no mention of repairs of any type only upgrades and mods.John thanks for the reply.  I was thinking that i was miss... 
Best sound card s for Windows 7Pro
The ESI JULI@ card has worked faultlessly and provided good sound via its SPDIF output under Window 7 Pro and JRiver. It has worked without any issues connected to a Musical Fidelity Trivista DAC, Marantz NS11S1 and BADA ALPHA DAC. The only drawba... 
Awesome And a bit worrisome...
OMG...totally wow. 
Pairing Cary SLP-03 with Cary CAD-280SA V12
A few years back I had both the slp-03 and v12i with hero interconnects and i found the sound to be boring and lacking in dynamics. I then used the v12i and a adcom ??-750 pre (the one with the gold rectangle) and the sound was much more lively an... 
PC OS makes a big difference in sound
Hi Tboose,Can you provide more info on "a nice package of OS tweaks by Highend-Audio". What type of tweaks? I could not find any reference to this on the High-endaudio.com webpage. 
Anyone heard Dead Hi-Rez downloads from HDtracks?
Thanks Drubin for the reference to the review. 
Anyone heard Dead Hi-Rez downloads from HDtracks?
I guess you old audiophiles don't listen to the Dead. Instead what do you think about the Orf download? Is it worth it? 
Is there a problem w/ using both amp inputs?
Thanks. I followed Kal's advice and contacted ML. Here is their response: "Yes, this configuration will cause problems and is not recommended; doing this will: · Place the output stages of the DAC and the preamp in parallel with each other.·Place ... 
Anyone own the Darbee Darblet DVP 5000?
Hi again,Just to reiterate, this is a great device and it works as described. The effect is a substantial improvement in detail resolution and perceived image depth. It has a permanent place in my video system. Another poster stated that they coul...