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| Marantz SA-1 holding up well agains next gen.? Let's not distort facts, guys.There is a long list of APL units for sale here on AudiogonThere are three used APL modified players listed for sale: an outdated EMM/Philips SACD 1000, a Macintosh digital player that is not a standard APL mod, and a... | |
| Need help with preamp purchase Provided you can convince my wife you're not an axe murderer, you're on Chadaudio816... | |
| What kind of outlet wall plate do yo use? Has anyone experimented with changing their silver fillings to composite resin? I've found a decrease in edginess and glare in my left ear, which coincides with the side of my mouth where my composite resin fillings are located, while my right ear... | |
| cell phones and tubes Turning off the phone is the only solution that works for me... | |
| Need help with preamp purchase The cd player dimmed the highs and made the lows sound slow, not in pace with the music, and had no attack at all. Boy, you got hold of the wrong tubed CD player, bub. I wish you could come to my house, or to the homes of three audio buddies to he... | |
| EMC-1UP SE interconnect? Teajay, it's been awhile since I had the player, so I'd prefer to refer you to the Empirical Audio website. Steve has a menu of options for the EMC 1-UP cdp. I believe my mods ran about $2400.In general, there was increased extension, and a lower ... | |
| Star Sound Sistrum pltfm? About to pull trigger. Order the coupling discs. If you're like me, you'd hate to have scratches on the bottom of your player if it accidentally gets knocked like it did before when the Audiopoints fell...and scrapes across the sharp brass Sistrum points... | |
| Star Sound Sistrum pltfm? About to pull trigger. Stay with what you like. However, you should be aware that the points of the Sistrum platform point up to your CD player, so you might want to place coupling discs between your player and the points. Also, the player won't sit any more securely th... | |
| Modwright SWL 9.0SE Pre ... your thoughts welcome Damn, I didn't know I could order extra cheese! | |
| EMC-1UP SE interconnect? I owned the spider clamp, and I used it with my Empirical Audio modified EMC 1-UP SE. I noticed absolutely no difference in the sound of the music with the spider clamp versus the stock EMC clamp. | |
| Modwright SWL 9.0SE Pre ... your thoughts welcome My opinion, is that constantly offering small upgrades and options to the SWL9.0SE, while extremely flexible and convenient is ultimately frustrating because one never knows what version one owns, what is standard, and frankly, it contributes to A... | |
| Modwright SWL 9.0SE Pre ... your thoughts welcome Hello all,Can Dan build the Modwright SWL 9.0 preamp with BALANCED XLR and single-ended outputs?My JC-1 monos sound quite a bit better using the balanced inputs.If so, how much $$$ extra are the balanced outputs?Does Dan offer any other upgrades a... | |
| VH flavored power cables vs signal cables This info is available in existing threads, and easily accessible by doing a search. | |
| Simple enough? why is a 10 guage required for the power conditioner if it just feeds the CDP?It's not required. Certainly when feeding just a CDP. However, Audio Magic wires their power conditioners with 10 gauge wire, so why not keep some consistency there? Als... | |
| Simple enough? The AirSine is a good cord, and with the generous MBG offered by Chris Venhaus, you really can't lose. |