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| Best digital cable to audition? Sorry to be so slow in responding, the Scott Nixon DAC is a substantial improvement over the stock Sony 9000es, which probably comes as no surprise to anyone here.The Scott Nixon may require additional break in as it seems to improve with each add... | |
| tube brand preference ? ? For the 6CA7 (EL-34) tube in a classic Marantz, my first choice would be NOS Mullard XF1 or XF2. If you prefer current production tubes and want to save some bucks, the Tesla E34L is a excellent value as well as the Electro Harmonix EL34 or Winged... | |
| Has anyone cryo'd a tonearm,or phono cartridge? I have cryo treated lots of tonearm wires, but not the tonearm itself. The wires were a positive change once they were broken in.I experimented with only one cartridge with permission from Musical Surroundings (who I do work for). We cryo treated ... | |
| Review: Walker Audio Proscenium Gold Signature Turntable Thank you Plato. Did you see my review of the Dali Megaline? It's written in much the same manor. Part two of the Dali Megaline review should be ready in the next 30 to 60 days, | |
| See it frequently: What exactly is a "troll"? All of you are wrong, here is an accurate description of a Toll: BAY AREA Bay Bridge to expand FasTrakWednesday, June 8, 2005 Three more lanes at the Bay Bridge toll plaza will be reserved for FasTrak users later this month, giving Interstate 880 ... | |
| The most placement forgiving planar speaker? Based on my experience I would say Sound-Lab M-1. Unless you listen in a tiny space, they will work in your room. Bonus is they perform wonderfully with a wide variety of amps and throw a sweet spot that is "room sized." In other words, you have t... | |
| Review: Walker Audio Proscenium Gold Signature Turntable "Evolution of Source" is a history of my experience with (mostly) analog, but touches on digital. My experience with the Walker is much like Rushton's. If you wish to read the PFO article, the link is below.PFO Review | |
| About Lugnut -- Patrick Malone As everyone can tell from Lugnut's post, we had a blast. I had never met any of these guys face to face except for Nate (Nrchy), who visited me about a year ago. When I told Nate that he and Larry would be welcome to come celebrate, they both jump... | |
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| TriPlanar Tips Smile :^) | |
| TriPlanar Tips Doug, was that YOU hanging out at Bed Bath and Beyond in the pink shirt? :^). | |
| Best digital cable to audition? Readster, My understanding is a digital cables impedance, inductance, total length, internal reflectance and quality of terminations all play a role in its ability to preserve data.Lots of discussion here at Audiogon on the subject, including the ... | |
| Best digital cable to audition? kana813, between the Sony and Scott Nixon tube DAC and between the Sony and DTS decoder before going into my Aesthetix. | |
| Why are audiophiles perceived as being wackos? NASCAR does embrace the technology, regardless of whether you respect that part of the sport or not. So, race people DO CRYO treat spark plugs even if you do not approve of the team, the driver or the country they represent. This began with Eldar... | |
| Beatles: Help ? Sorry Warren, you wrote BTW AI and was not sure it was addressed to me. Certainly your welcome any time. In fact, I will even drive to the airport and pick you up if your flying in and not renting a car.So, when is the big day? Lugnut is coming Fr... |