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Get Power Conditioner -downgrade my expensive PCs?
Are we talking of a power cord's tonal neutrality but which obliterates the 3-dimensional portrayal of instruments .... or can I get all this in a $100 (or even a $10) power cord too?Jafox  (Threads | Answers)What say you, John? 
Get Power Conditioner -downgrade my expensive PCs?
Emerson, we should probably have this discussion in an email so we don't hijack this thread. 
Get Power Conditioner -downgrade my expensive PCs?
You can easily get a neutral PC for $100. You can get a neutral PC for under $10. My experience tells me expensive PCs eliminate/filter hash and lower the noise floor. Most use a combination of wire geometry, shielding and filtering to accomplish ... 
Vinylphiles...used/new TT/Cart combo under $700?
Deano sold me a Densen air suspension platform and that's what decouples the Creature. It's really effective at dealing with vertical & lateral vibrations.***Psychicanimal  (Threads | Answers)This is for the Technics table? Then this platform ... 
Get Power Conditioner -downgrade my expensive PCs?
How else could a 2 year old epiphany that cost $4500 and was a soundstaging wonder now be selling for less than $400?Snofun3  (System | Threads | Answers)I understand the point you are making with this example, but it's an extreme example. $4500 E... 
Cost effective mods for a Sony SCD-777ES
12-29-06: DgarretsonTvad,...why so restless with so many CDPs through your system?Several factors, not least of which is audiophilia nervosa. Mostly, I was searching for a sound that pleased me.The most satisfying player I owned was the APL Denon ... 
How high is your soundstage?
How does one determine the height of a soundstage? Is it the imagined placement of a recording's featured vocal or instrument? Or, is it the imagined height of the recording's room ambience?Also, every recording is different. Does one determine im... 
Vinylphiles...used/new TT/Cart combo under $700?
You all have highlighted the tables I have discoverd through some research and private tutoring from some kind Audiogon members.My thinking is this. I don't have a problem with cleaning, lubing and replacing the belt on a table. I'm not likely to ... 
Get Power Conditioner -downgrade my expensive PCs?
My suggestion is to buy your power cords used. The $100 10awg cords might seem like a good deal now, but if you find they don't make a difference in the sound of your system, then you will quickly want to sell them...at a 40-50% loss. This of cour... 
Your music system is an instrument.
I weren't learnt up too good... But I was a ride operator on the Flying Bobs. 
Vinylphiles...used/new TT/Cart combo under $700?
I appreciate your input Mingles. Thank you. 
Cost effective mods for a Sony SCD-777ES
Having owned modified statement digital sources from Modwright, Exemplar Audio and APL, I can readily identify a "house sound" with these players, and they all use high grade parts. In the case of Exemplar Audio and APL, I have owned two models fr... 
Vinylphiles...used/new TT/Cart combo under $700?
I've seen a few Lenco tables on E-Bay. Which model specifically? 
Cost effective mods for a Sony SCD-777ES
12-28-06: CzbbclTvadI agree with your assesment that the house sound, as you call it, if sony has a house sound, is changed; no doubt. And also agree that once modded you probably can not go back; depending on the mods performed.My modded SCD-1 is... 
Upgrade Source?
Buy either if they come with a 30 day MBG. That way you can audition them in your system and decide if they suit your preferences.