sonicbeauty
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| mother passed away - pro recording help needed Dennis,I understand how you feel, as I also lost my mother a year ago. She entered the hospital for a certain operation and everything was fine. Can you beleive that on day 3 after her operation, she had almost recovered fully, and we were all in ... | |
| What makes a $20,000 cd player cost 20,000? Does a $20.00 quartz Timex keep better time than a $ 5,000 ''manual'' Rolex ? The answer is ''yes''. Is a Louis Vutton handbag worth $ 1,000.00 ? Can you really tell the diffence between a $ 20.00 wine and one that cost $ 200.00 a bottle (some do,... | |
| Amazing ''Overachieving'' products...your pick? This is no joke !I forgot to mention one of the all-time greatest overachieving products in high-end audio. Next time you feel that you need new speakers or interconnects, invest $ 5.00 in a bottle of....Ear Cleaning solution ! Think I'm joking? t... | |
| Jadis Orchestra Reference I feel that the fuss that Jadis is asking for biasing its Orchestra amp contributes to the no-longer-deserved reputation that owning tube equipment is trouble.Modern tube amps are no longer a fuss to own, provided that some respect for the user is... | |
| Cayin TA-30, which CD player you using with it? I am using a Shanling TA-100. Marvelous sound. With the choice of switchable upsampling, choice of tubed or solid state output, a quality tube headphone amp built-in and great looks and build quality, this one's a no-brainer. Surely, you will be a... | |
| Sonic Frontiers Line 1 with Solid State Power Amp I once had a line 1 paired with a McCormack DNA-125, a very nice match, as the McCormack has a very clear sound, on the thin (but not bright) side, and matches well with the Line 1. Good luck. | |
| Why do no audio enthusiasts use McIntosh? I feel McIntosh is to audio what Harley Davidson is to motorcycles. Harleys are not the most confortable,refined, fastest or the most reliable machines (as say, a top product from Japan), yet they are well made and offer good value. They are, howe... | |
| Tube cdp's and Tubed Output cdp's My current player is the Shanling T-100, with NOS National tubes to replace the stock ones. Most people buy this player for looks (and it does look stunning) but it was the sound that got me. How's this for versatility? SS output, tubed output, up... | |
| Sony S7700, S7000, or ??? best low cost transport? Back in 1997, there was a planethifi.com (no longer on line) review on the 7000 as a transport. A panel of very influential judges-reviewers (most of them current reviewers still ) found that the Sony 7000, to their disbelief, was the best transpo... | |
| Verity Sarastro? Pbb, your comment ''Just another way of Verity jacking up the prices IMHO'' is just not compatible with Bruno and Julian of Verity Audio. I have spent hours discussing with these fine folks, and beleive me, sorry to say, you are in left field with... | |
| Classe or McIntosh McIntosh for service, and either Mac or Classé depending on your taste. You will have to be patient with Classé if you expect to talk to anyone there for a problem . Took them 3 weeks to return my call once. As for Mac, well, they just seem to car... | |
| Words From the Wise 1. Take a 1 month break once a year, no hi-fi, nothing.2. Go to bed at a decent hour, and not 2am checking ads.3. Enjoy some wine with your music ( ALL systems sound nice then )4. Get some forgiving gear, so that more than 20% of your cd's are lis... | |
| Memories........What made you catch the Audio Bug? Thanks all, very enjoyable reading indeed! | |
| Dealing with transformer hum I had this problem with Cary monoblocks once. FIND THE LIGHT DIMMER IN YOUR HOUSE! When the lights were dimmed, meaning resistance in the AC line, the transformers would buzz like crazy. That was the problem for me, anyways! Good luck! | |
| Portable DVD player Hello, I bought a Polaroid portable DVD player at Costco (Canada) for Christmas last year. It has seen almost daily use in the home and in the car on weekends with the kids. an el cheapo price at around $ 300.00, but a solid performer so far... |