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| Eastern Electric Mini Max vs AE-3 DJH preamps Mingles,Yes I loved that combo. I now have a benchmark DAC which I understand is a good match run directly into the Aleph 30 so I'm thinking of getting another one, or the Aleph J would be better.Remember the Aleph series needs speakers in the 89-... | |
| What's the bottom line on Oppo 980 for CD playback Magfan,Yes the Oppos are great for video and so-so for audio. Using a basic RG-6 video/digital cable from your 981s coax output to your 840s coax input will improve your 2 channel movie audio. You already know the 840 has a great DAC so you may as... | |
| Eastern Electric Mini Max vs AE-3 DJH preamps Mingles,I used the DJH pre w/ the Pass Labs Aleph 30 power amp. This combo still is one of the most enjoyable I've heard in my years of tinkering. The warm 3D tube sound w/ beautiful airiness of the DJH pre and the very articulate, non edgy sonics... | |
| Which Classical Recording is Best? ELP had many adaptions of classical music to Rock. That is their genious."Pictures of an Exhibition" is an awesome rendition of Russian composers Mussorgsky's piece. I have a few versions of this and love Mussorgsky and Keith Emersons version. Ver... | |
| What's the bottom line on Oppo 980 for CD playback Oppo may be better than an aging tubed cdp, but it never was as good as any other decent cdp I compared it with. The most recent cdp I used was the Consonance 120 Linear cdp, that can be bought used for $550, and the comparison was not close as fa... | |
| Tube Integrated in Home Theater? Thanks for your reply Elevick. That is good to know. | |
| How can you tell when you need to replace tubes? I did not realize that tubes take 1000 hours to break in until I experienced it my self. I can say it has been that long, but the tubes sounded harsh and cold at first. Now the EL tubes sound very detailed with good layering and seperation, plus t... | |
| ? Modded Oppo 983 ? Thanks everyone. I bought the Benchmark DAC1. This way I can use any cd transport, DVD, or universal player I want. Even a BluRay play can be used for movies and cd playback with the Benchmark providing excellent sound in my 2 channel system. | |
| Cambridge 840c or Pioneer PD-65/Benchmark DAC 1 Beerad,One advantage the 840 will have over a cheap DVD player as a transport is that the 840 has a better transport w/ better PS for the transport. I would keep it. I didn't want to spend that kind of money and I wanted a stand alone pro DAC for ... | |
| Cambridge 840c or Pioneer PD-65/Benchmark DAC 1 KijankiIt seems that the cheap DVD players are quite reliable. I have read the cheap Sony DVD players are transports w/ good detail.The Oppo's are very robust and their first and long discontinued 971 still performs. I have the discontinued 970 wh... | |
| CDP or DAC with DVD player I agree w/ Kijanki.Oppo (best picture) or Sony as a transport and Benchmark or Lavry DAC. | |
| My head hurts.... Stand alone DACs are becoming the standard for digital music replay including computer and internet radio.I'd keep your universal player and get a DAC. You can try other transports, computer, etc.I was thinking of getting a better source or moddin... | |
| Tube Integrated in Home Theater? If you get amplification w/ EL34 tubes you will get that tube magic and they a inexpensive to replace. | |
| Cambridge 840c or Pioneer PD-65/Benchmark DAC 1 I just bought the Benchmark DAC to use with my Oppo DVD player. The advantage of this route is that in this day the DAC is becoming the heart of a system. It offers the flexability the try various transports, music servers, internet radio, etc. If... | |
| ? Modded Oppo 983 ? Undertow,It would be worth waiting for the Oppo S83 BluRay player. I was told that its CD/DVD performance is a 983 with the addition of BluRay. We must be patient.Celtic66,Most cd players also have $50 transports from Sony and Philips. Actually, t... |