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| What is the "best" of the 5881 Tubes. Tubby, you won't be disappointed with the Onix XCD-99 CD player. I own the XCD-88 which is virtually the same as the XCD-99 aside from cosmetic differences. I bought a B-stock unit from AV123 as I wanted something that would match the SP3's grey m... | |
| Tube Integrated for Von Schweikert VR4 Gen III HSE Have you considered the Onix H6550 tube integrated from AV123.com? Here are the specifications:Tube compliment: 6550x4, 6SN7x4, 12AX7x2 Power: 50w + 50w class AB1 Volume Control: Stepped Attenuator Input Impedance: 250K ohms Output Impedance: 4ohm... | |
| What is the "best" of the 5881 Tubes. If you are still interested in getting the Groove Tubes 12AX7-Ms, you can get a pair from Torres Engineering in San Mateo, Califoria. Their Web site is: www.torresengineering.com. Their price is very reasonable and they also carry the SED 6l6GC po... | |
| The ONIX XCD-99 CD Player ... any new reports The Onix XCD-99 is essentially the same player as the XCD-88 with a few minor improvements. I own an XCD-88 and I am very pleased with the performance. I am a former vinyl guy who owned a Linn Sondek LP-12 Valhalla table, Linn Ittok LVII tonearm a... | |
| What is the "best" of the 5881 Tubes. Tubby:Check out this thread:http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?htech&1143225993&read&keyw&zzonixBefore you touch the 5881 tubes (which are basically the military version of the 6L6) in your new Onix SP3, do yourself a favor an... | |
| Tube Suggestions Onix SP3 get2it1:Go to the following AV123.com forum thread and you'll find some great information on biasing the Onix SP3 amplifier:http://av123forum.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=7900&highlight=bias | |
| Tube Suggestions Onix SP3 get2it1:Save yourself some money and call Sean Parque at AV123.com and order replacement Melody-branded 5881 power tubes. They only cost $10 per tube and they're decent tubes for providing good-to-great music out of your Onix SP3. I have this wond... | |
| New Intel Mac-mini to external DAC Kana813--What is the source of your information that the optical digital output of Macs have high jitter? Does this claim hold true with the new Intel-powered Mac Mini? | |
| Bit perfect digital output from pc It's not complicated. Get a soundcard with ASIO drivers (Budget: M-Audio, E-Mu, Echo Audio, ESI; Mid-to-High: Digital Audio Labs, RME Audio, Lynx Studio), and download Foobar2000 and Exact Audio Copy. In Foobar2000, select the use of ASIO drivers ... | |
| upgrade advice for budget-minded beginner The Onix SP3 is cheap and Chinese, but it is far from being crap. I've had this amp for a week now and this unit with the Onix Reference 1 LE monitor speakers and Onix XCD-88 CD player could hold its own to a Conrad Johnson CAV-50, Arcam CD73 and ... | |
| decent integrated to replace NAD 3400 I second Macrojack's recommendation on the Onix SP3 integrated amplifier. I also have a Naim integrated amplifier and the Onix SP3 has the same pace, rhythym and timing of the Naim, which is quite good. Switching to the Onix, I got everything I lo... | |
| Review: Onix Audio XCD 88 CD Player I bought this CD player partly based on this review and because I also purchased the Onix SP3 integrated amplifier and Onix Reference 1 LE monitor speakers. I have to say that this system was very impressive straight out of the box. A week later a... | |
| Onix XCD-88, please help I just purchased a B-stock XCD-88 from AV123.com just over a week ago. Maybe my tastes are vastly different from Schon1958's, but I am very satisfied with my Onix CD player. The B-stock unit carries a full three year warranty and matches perfectly... | |
| onix ref 1/sp3 package deal I recently purchased the Onix SP3 Mk II/Reference 1 Mk II deal. I also purchased a B-stock Onix XCD-88 that perfectly matches the SP3 amplifier. If no one told me it was a B-stock CD player, I would never know it. It was definitely in brand-new co... | |
| What do I need to use my PC as a music server Bodine, please describe the PC and stereo system you now have. That will provide a starting point. As much as I love Macs, you can start with an existing PC and upgrade it to perform as a viable hifi digital transport. If you can also describe the... |