bar81
Responses from bar81
| One cdp into two amps Shouldn't be; I know some CDPs, like Wadia, have a note int their manuals specifically noting that both the XLR and RCA analogue outputs are live at the same time. | |
| Wadia 581 versus Sony XA9000ES for redbook CD? Sorry, have yet to hear the Sony unit. | |
| How many hours weekly do you listen to your system 20-35 hours a week depending on whether I can stay out of the office on the weekends. | |
| Revel new Ultima2 Salon have you heard it ? Can't wait to hear with Studio2 next year when Revel *finally* starts shipping the Ultima2 series worldwide. | |
| Wadia 581 versus Sony XA9000ES for redbook CD? Or maybe they simply aren't in the same league that someone would bother comparing them? | |
| DAC with Word Clock Output Esoteric D-01; D-03; and D-05. Wadia 27ix and 9 series (931/921) but afaik the "clocklink" feature on the Wadias is proprietary (i.e., you can't use a non-Wadia transport). | |
| budget digital coax Very happy with the Silver Serpent. | |
| Power conditioners .... improve VIDEO? It's pretty shocking until you see it; improvements in image depth, noise, colors and black levels. The level of improvement depends on how bad the signal is in the first place, but improvements are obvious even with high def media. If you can swi... | |
| Audioquest cables? Try the Audioquest Rockefeller speaker cables, from what I've heard they'll do what you want. | |
| Audioquest cables? Concur, dynaudios are typically known for their analytical nature and tight bass. The bass issue sounds like a front end issue and the newer copper Audioquest cables are generally very smooth cables that aren't detail monsters while being solid in... | |
| Mark Levinson 32 and reliability fyi, production of the No. 32 has been terminated, it is now a legacy product/retired. | |
| Abbingdon Music Research CD-77 impressions? http://www.amr-audio.co.uk/Templates/faq.htm#sacd | |
| Favorite reviewer? Harley by far; doesn't hurt that I agree with his calls on the gear I've tried. | |
| Jeff Rowland 201´s or Ayre V-5 X The Citadels are essentially Ayre amps as Charles Hansen was behind the core design that Theta ripped from the dreadnaught. | |
| Power Cord Revelation I don't have an explanation per se but I can concur with your results. While I'm not a cable critic as you can see from my system, I nevertheless failed to see the logic in spending money on power cords as the components I bought all have substant... |