bombaywalla
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| Small form factor, budget DACs? well, I was also looking for an inexpensive but good sounding DAC & a fellow who is local was selling a Scott Nixon Saru DAC+. Well, it cost me less than the DAC-Ah & so I took it for an audition. I have it for a day now so I've played jus... | |
| Bladelius "Grendel" amps i have not heard a Bladeius amp so far but just FYI, Michael Bladelius used to work for Nelson Pass back in the old days of Threshold! Some of the older Threshold amps are actually Bladelius amps. | |
| what is jitter supposed to sound like? Jlambrick, Gmood1,it is indeed correct to say that improvement in the digital & analog power supplies improves the sound. The less ripple there is in the power supplies & the better their ability to supply current helps in minimizing the p... | |
| what is jitter supposed to sound like? there is some misinformation in one of the posts above:->> Depending on which "experts" you believe it is either>> still a problem today or ....yes, it still remains a problem today esp. in inexpensive CDPs & DVD players of which t... | |
| TARA REF. Gen + Speaker Cable vs. A. Zen SATORI? well, I'm a TARA Labs Master Gen 2 user. I have their interconnect between CDP & pre + their speaker cables. From whatever I know about the TARA Labs Ref interconnect & speaker cable, it is exactly how you wrote it: polite on the top-end.F... | |
| Wadia Durability Experience Questions Don_s,if my memory serves me correctly, almost all the "Wadia needs repair" threads that I have seen here on Audiogon are related to models that are old such as 10+ years. There are very few threads that pertain to recent models. Rja's experience ... | |
| TECH GURU's out there, how to clean Circuit Board? thanks again on the feedback, Rapogee. looks like a job well done by yourself! | |
| How does Berning ZH270 compare to Cary Cad211 AE ? >> 03-09-06: Khokugo>> ....>> IMO if you are seeking the true sound of what is>> recorded (and pressed), then ZH270 may be the way to go.IMHO, from my experience with the ZH270, I find the same: good sound but very little o... | |
| TECH GURU's out there, how to clean Circuit Board? >> 03-09-06: Rapogee>> Thank you very much guys, very helpful.>> Just to clarify, I tried the micro vacum and compressed>> air and that did not work. There is hair and dirt still>> sticking,Rapogee, thanks for the fee... | |
| TECH GURU's out there, how to clean Circuit Board? Seandtaylor99,my good man, I did read Rapogee's original post very well. Yes, I noted that it "works perfectly but I believe its not a healthy thing".even if the gear is working perfectly, electronics & "some greasy stuff and cat hair all over... | |
| TECH GURU's out there, how to clean Circuit Board? Seandtaylor99,perhaps you did not read Rapogee's original post correctly. I cut & pasted here: "Older Rotel amp, there some greasy stuff and cat hair all over the internal board, very dirty and grimy....."greasy stuff will not be blasted off b... | |
| TECH GURU's out there, how to clean Circuit Board? well, 1st unplug from the wall. ensure that the power supply caps are discharged before you stick your hand inside the chassis. best would be if you can disassemble the portion of the amp that needs cleaning. this way you can conveniently handle t... | |
| Wadia ? agree that Wadia has had 1 too many financial hiccups that would give its client base a scare & would want them to run elsewhere w/ their money.I understand that in the latest financial shuffle that took place in the latter half of 2005 the ma... | |
| CAT SL-1 MK III vs. First Sound Presence DeLuxe Frankpiet,welcome!That's strange! I cannot understand why people would tell you to "stay away" from a SL1 Sig Mk3? In another thread 'sbank"/Spencer did quote you what Ken Stevens told him that a SL1 Sig Mk3 was the best value if you did not have ... | |
| Revisiting the Kimber KCAG Hi Zaikesman,Good to "see" you back on Audiogon. If I recollect correctly you seem to have disappeared from this site for quite a while. Maybe just reading the posts but not writing any?Anyway, you are one of the very few users who has said anythi... |