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| MAC HC vs. Iego L70530 vs. AudioQuest AC15 p/c Try the Tube Audio Design Iron Lung Jellyfish cord. I like it better than the MAC HC, Signal Magic PC, and Black Sand Violet Z1 (which is a $350.00 PC). For the life of me, I can't figure out why they don't get more praise on this forum. They are ... | |
| Adding a Rotel RMB-1075 I had a RSX-1056 receiver, and added a RMB-1075 amp. In my experience, and this is only my opionion based on that, it was not that big of a difference to the stand alone RSX-1056. Maybe a bit quieter/cleaner with a bit more low level detail. Volum... | |
| Are lossless Codec's worth upgrading my processor It was worth it for me. Here is what I noted when I went to the Integra 9.8 with the new HD audio codecs. For reference, I was previously using a Rotel RSP-1068 processor, which I thought was excellent in it's own right-Bigger, more enveloping sou... | |
| $600 +/- Bookshelfs w/ Holographic Soundstage Paradigm Studio 20 V4. Should be able to get them used for your price range. Very good speaker for the money. | |
| CDP Recommendations under $700 I have demoed the Apollo and the Arcam CD73 in my system. Both are outstanding for the price point, but I preferred the Apollo. IMO the Arcam was more detailed, but the Apollo has a nice smooth, natural sound to it (more "analogue" sounding I gues... | |
| Paradigm Servo 15 picking up AM radio station Thanks for the responses guys. I think it is coming from the processor. The power cord that I am using on the processor is not shielded, so I may try removing that part of the equation by replacing it with a shielded PC and see what happens. I did... | |
| First SACD to Listen To? Patricia Barber "Cafe Blue," Diana Krall "The Girl in the Other Room," or Ryan Adams "Hartbreaker" are all superb sounding SACD's. | |
| Esoteric Owners My SA-10 has standby mode. Although I don'treally use it. It is left in the "on" mode pretty much 24/7, as I agree with you that it sounds much better when it's been warmed up. | |
| speaker recommendation 2500 or less small room Usher BE-718. Used can be had here on AG for $1700-$2000. Can probably be had from a dealer for $2400-2500 new if you can talk them down from $2795 retail. Superb speaker for the money. Monitors aren't going to get much better in this price range ... | |
| Lie you told your wife to buy equipment? It's ALWAYS, ALWAYS, ALWAYS easier to ask for forgiveness rather than permission. That's a credo to live by for married men (ha ha ha). Don't lie, just wait until it's a done deal. Most times my wife doesn't notice a different piece of equipment. ... | |
| NOS DAC Non-oversampling is what I believe is being referred to as "NOS." | |
| Best bookshelf monitor under $1000 new or used. The Paradigm Studio 20 v4 are a great monitor for the money. Can be had for $600-$700 used here on Audiogon. They received an excellent review in a recent issue of Stereophile. The Studio 20 v3 is also very good, and can be had for slightly less. | |
| Transport that outputs SACD DSD signal w/ coaxial? Narrod-I wasn't suggesting it would output the DSD digitally, but rather decode it from it's digital input, and output it through it's analog outs. Here is a link to the manual-http://www.musicalfidelity.com/manuals/archive/tri21_eng.pdfGo to page... | |
| Transport that outputs SACD DSD signal w/ coaxial? Ok, thanks guys. Great information. I suspected that it may be similar to DVD players not being able to output upconverted video signals over analog component outputs (only HDMI), but I wasn't sure. So, the better question is what is the point wit... | |
| Playstation3 's Blue-Ray vs Stand Alone Units Ekobesky-There is now a firmware update for the PS3 that allows for upconversion of standard DVD's (I think to 1080p). I don't know what version # is, but if you updated with the latest FW version on Sony's site for the PS3, it will include the up... |