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Power cord replacement suggestions
@ drolegroflmfaoI darn near spilt my coffee reading that! 
Class D Technology
It is the NuForce MCA20 which is based on the sta-100 modules I think?Various reports state they only get better with burn in time and if that is the case then I will be even happier!Last night we watched terminator genysis which is very heavy on ... 
Class D Technology
Ok so I am way too lazy to read ALL of the posts in here but scanned through a few.I was probably in the group pf class d naysayers due to a bad experience a few years back with a pair of bel canto 500m monoblocks that were basically, well soulles... 
Decided to change my cd player, suggestions please?
thanks hifiman5 and dave-bbeen non stop music today...lol 
Decided to change my cd player, suggestions please?
Well that was certainly a BIG surprise!Just goes to show that not all components synergize together well.I had the chance to buy a pair of B&W 804D speakers at a very fair price so just had to do it.I was not expecting anything majorly differe... 
Decided to change my cd player, suggestions please?
@jafant Upgrades already performed to the arc ls2 pre which have improved matters no end.simple and cheap job of swapping the tube for a golden lion AND then adding a herbies tube damper.Soundstage vastly increased again and clarity of vocals is v... 
Decided to change my cd player, suggestions please?
@dave_b sorry but you can call me a dinosaur!I have zero interest in ripped files or a music server or streaming tbhit took long enough for me to move from vinyl to cds!good for those into it, just not my thing, i like to fondle those shiny silver... 
To Pre or not to Pre? Here is my take
Still getting better and better for very little dollars.Now have fitted a Herbies tube damper cost $22 shipped and yes, another audible improvement.Even more clarity and depth to vocals and wider soundstage.If this carries on you will have me beli... 
Replacing Emotiva XPA-2 & XPA-5 power amps in HT system with class D
@213runninJust watched out first full movie with the Nuforce tonight, Smokin Aces 2, which has one heck of a lot of gunshot and explosive special effects and VERY IMPRESSED.To say the Nuforce is ONLY rated at 150w per channel I felt the sheer forc... 
Replacing Emotiva XPA-2 & XPA-5 power amps in HT system with class D
@noble100 I was ready to buy the d-sonic but at the price that i bought the mca20 at it was a deal I could not turn down. I could have easily sold it for at  least the same price if not a profit if it did not work out but for my purpose and applic... 
Replacing Emotiva XPA-2 & XPA-5 power amps in HT system with class D
@213runninOf course there are plenty of good class d amps out there and i was ready to pull the trigger on a d-sonic product albeit at a cost of $3400.Then i happened across an ad for a open box nuforce mca20 at well under half that price, read a ... 
Replacing Emotiva XPA-2 & XPA-5 power amps in HT system with class D
Bought a NU-FORCE 8 channel class d amp and replaced the two Emotiva tanks total about 160lb weight with the one slimline box of approx 30lb.Could I hear a difference?Yes, the nuforce actually sounds a lot cleaner than the emotivas especially on m... 
Who thinks $5K speaker cable really better than generic 14AWG cable?
I have no doubt that much more expensive cables with the correct much more expensive construction( silver etc) could actually represent an improvement in the right system to the right ears and would never knock ANYBODY for paying for them and bein... 
Who thinks $5K speaker cable really better than generic 14AWG cable?
so i guess the Anticables ref 2 wire at 5ppm impurity must be bad stuff then.Guess thats why its only $6 a footOh and won more absolute sounds editors choice awards that I can countAnd has a 30 day money back guaranteeMy order is in........ 
Who thinks $5K speaker cable really better than generic 14AWG cable?
Does it truly matter if it was a bogus original post?There have been some interesting comments and points made all the same.And of course you are going to get 50 different ways to paint black! No two peoples ears are the same and audio is a very p...