tgrisham
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| Class D amp with Tube Preamp Combo? Yoby, you hit on a great combination. A sweet tubed pre-amp with a SOTA class D. I ended up with my Modwright while looking for a deHavilland. Funny thing, nobody wanted to sell theirs! Still, I love my rig. I wish I could hear everyone else's rig... | |
| What's the bottom line on Oppo 980 for CD playback Hifiharv,I have used Classe, Ah Tjoeb 4000, Pioneer, Jolida with mods. Its a never-ending quest, and I can't spend a lot of money on audio. So far, the best I have had is the Oppo with my PS Audio DL III and the Jolida with my DL III. There is a d... | |
| Why does my headphone set up sound better ? Dave, you are correct. I didn't understand the original question. In an A-B comparison, if the RCA output sounds better than the digital output->DAC, the fault may be in the DAC or the cabling. My systems always improved when I used a stand-alo... | |
| Class D amp with Tube Preamp Combo? I have a Modwright tube pre-amp and Bel Canto M300s driving Von Schweikert VR-4. The IC runs are 15 feet. I have had no problems whatsoever. I contacted both Bel Canto and Dan Wright prior to purchase and they both assurred me that it would be fin... | |
| Why does my headphone set up sound better ? Because the MF X-can and Senn 600 is a great set-up. First class. To acheive a proper room set-up you may have to consider how your room is arranged-speaker location, component location, wall treatments, and more. Listening through headphones elim... | |
| correct zerostat technique Guiness, nice information! Thanks! I remember using the Zerostat when it first introduced and still use it. I still have the little "thingy" that sparkles when it is still working. I discharge on three points of the record and then once while the ... | |
| Jolida CD-100...Who has moved on and... The more I think about your question of adding extension and top end to your system, you may want to try some of the upsampling players like Cambridge and Njoe Tjoeb (which I know well). You just have to be careful with CDPs so that you don't get ... | |
| Jolida CD-100...Who has moved on and... I don't think of the Jolida as "garbage". Everyone's taste is different. I used it in a pure solid state system for quite a while, then added a tube pre-amp. At that point it was too much tube. It is all about the synergy of components working in ... | |
| What's the bottom line on Oppo 980 for CD playback How many opinions do you care to read? You will get everything from,"this is the best player on the planet",, to "I wouldn't use it if you gave it to me!". I have used it as a stand-alone player in a secondary system and it works flawlessly, every... | |
| turning my system on during lightning storms It is true that the grounding rod only prevents the static discharge issue. Also, it probably protects you from your insurance company if they claim that your negligence of putting up an antenna caused lightning to strike your house. A direct hit ... | |
| turning my system on during lightning storms All the above is great advice. Also, the satellite dishes can carry spikes and lightning into your receiver, as can FM antennae. I am having an electrician install ground wires and rods for my dishes and antennae, and I unplug the things I don't w... | |
| Don Gruisens Raven- GRP GRP digital recordings on LP have outstanding clarity, spaciousness, soundstaging and are very quiet. Dave Grusin's music is good listening. Especially great is the GRP All-stars Live. GRP was absorbed by Verve records after Grusin and Rosen left. | |
| What's the best Phono preamp under $1000?? I'm with Dcroft, the Graham Slee Era Gold V. Detail, warmth, soundstage, depth, easy to listen to. I am using a MMF-7 with the standard tonearm and Eroica cartridge. It is all about the synergy of turntable-tonearm-cartridge-cable-phono stage. Wow... | |
| Oppo as transport I have discussed this very question with several Audiogon members in private messages recently. My experience was the comparison between a modified Jolida 100A, stock Oppo 980 through a PS Audio Digital Link III, and the Jolida through the DL III.... | |
| Polarized C7 dvd cords I had trouble with the PS Audio. It wouldn't stay in the receptacle and kept falling out. I was told on the phone by a representative at PSA that that's just the way it is and blamed it on the DVD female end, despite the fact that it was the same ... |