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Best SACD player for the money - Marantz SA-11S1 Thanks everyone. Very much appreciate people jumping in. Message seems consistent from those that have the player that it is a top notch one. I am sure it beats my Sony SCD-. . .	42
Cost effective mods for a Sony SCD-777ES Wow. Lots of great advice. Thanks everyone. I am Mr. Conservative. I am very nervous to spend - $1,000 and not be able to get it back when I sell it. I think I will buy an . . .	32
Who is a big high end cable manufacturer Thanks for the feedback. Let me add some comments. The reason I initiated the discussion is just this - 3 manufacturers of most cable. 1,000's of different flavors - Baskin . . .	27
External DAC for Sony SCD-777ES I do not have the Superclock. I believe it is two parts. A circuit board and a power supply for the circuit board. Is this a mod I can do myself or do i have to send it in? Does. . .	23
Origin DC Motor in LP12: Marketing or reality? I just had one installed on my Oracle Delphi turntable. I will pick it up tomorrow. The person that installed it on the Oracle expressed that he felt it was low in torque . . .	22
Coldplay on Quad 988 Thanks everyone. I was getting worried. I will sleep better and listen to the true good recordings I enjoy	19
Help with decision on selling Sony SCD-1 I have a modified SCD-777ES. It is by far the best red book player I have had. I would modify your SCD-1 and you get almost vinyl preformance out of redbook	19
Why is the trend to make separate phono stage Thanks for the responses so far. Let me give you some background to why I think this is an important issue. I believe (right or wrong) that the phono section is the hardest part . . .	19
Best internet radio Thanks. Mean internet. Basically having a radio where you enter the internet address and listen to internet stations. Like the short wave with better sound quality. Thanks	15
Use a gDVD/CD player as transport with a good DAC? Great everyone. Thanks for your help. I guess this was not a silver bullet. I am looking for one so if you have one let me know. In the meantime, I will continue my chase for . . .	15
PS Audio Power Plant or Power Plant Premier Mine is a Cullen modified P1000 unit (stage 2). I have only tried the sine wave option. The unit has all multiwave and clean wave options. Also, from feedback, it sounds as the . . .	12
Verity Audio Lohengrin: WOW Can't beleive this... I would love to have a pair myself. However, I don't understand why a pair of speakers need to be $ 80 k. If the components and cabinets cost say $ 5 to $ 7k. My sense is the . . .	12
Great Jazz SACDs Thanks everyone. I bought a few this week. Tried Kind of Blue by Miles Davis. Compared to my Vinyl record. Vinyl beat the sound hands-down. Bought Pink Ployd DSOTM. Vinyl . . .	12
Upgrade turntable, arm or cartridge? Pre-amp includes phone stage. Nagra PL-P. Tube based. Single ended	10
1, 2 , 3 , 4, etc of speaker mod / upgrade Thanks everyone. The speakers are in excellent condition. I would not consider this project if they were not. It is a large European speaker 4ft tall by 1 ft by 2 ft. Uses KEF . . .	10
How to reduce the friction in the bearing I bought it new in 1986 from Oracle. However, as I tried to set it up in 1991 first time, the motor broke in the first 10 hours. Oracle refused to service under warranty. Back . . .	10
Compare Analogue Productions and Classic records Thanks everyone. Two follow-up questions. I have a few Classic Records and Simply Vinyl records I bought on Audiogon that are very dirty. Where can I send to have them cleaned. . .	9
eminent technology 2 setup help 1. I have tried to download the manual on two different computers and am not successful. Please check the link. 2. I have my ET2 installed on an Oracle. The armboard is not . . .	9
Which Tonearm to go for VPI HW-19 III? I hear that the Eminent Technology arm is a great fit. I have the ET2 arm on another table and believe it is the best turntable to support this arm. I strongly suggest you . . .	9
Best battery type for Nagra PL-P Thanks for feedback. My batteries are two years old. If I listen over a weekend, they discharge over the next day or two. If I want to listen to music say a week later, I need . . .	8
How to pick which brand of 6550 tubes to purchase Thanks everyone. Particulary the recent article comparing 6550's sound interesting. My guess is that I have 1,000 to 2,000 hours after 20 years. I did not count. Recently . . .	8
Apt-Holman pre-amp I had an Apt Holman long time ago. I replaced it with an Audio Research SP-10 pre-amp. The difference was night and day. The Apt Holman does not have a stable image. You can . . .	8
Upgrade 20 years old crossovers I have Etude MP1. They are twenty years plus old and have compared favorably in my opinion to Talon Firebird and Coincident Total Victory	7
Radio Shack Sould Level Meter - Analog Meter Sorry for the wrong part number. I am still not sure which one to buy. My local Radio Shack has both the old and the new. I am not familiar with SMD to tell whether it is a good. . .	7
High resolultion cd player My thinking is you need a new generation of techology. I purchased a Sony SCD-555ES SACD player. Great on SACD and good for redbook CD. Beats my Rega Planet (original). Head . . .	7
Best tuner to listen to internet radio, not HD rad I am only looking for a dedicated WiFi internet radio tuner. Not music server or FM/AM radio. If it exists. Thanks for the input	6
Room or speaker resonance??? Yes, I am using a Radio Shack analog meter. Could it be the microphone?? I have checked the VU meter on my preamp in, and the VU meter is set to a constant 0 dB through the . . .	6
Speakers along short or long wall Thanks for the input. You are confirming my thinking. I used to have them at the end of the room 6 feet from the wall with windows. 8 feet apart, but the listening position was . . .	6
Anyone heard of lumley tube amps?? I have a pair of M-100s. Bought them from Ray Lumley in 1984. Lumley and Grant were together first and produced the Grant Lumley amp. After the split Grant made the Grant amp . . .	5
Which Tone Arm for Oracle Delphi + Grado Ref? I have tried several arms on the Oracle Delphi. My favorite is the Eminent Technology II air bearing arm. Takes a bit of work to set up. Worth the extra work in spades. Good . . .	4
Using Nagra VPA to drive Soundlabs Thanks. That was what I suspected	4
Etude MP1 Interesting!!!! Mine were build in June 1984 for me. 4 way. 4 separate speaker connections allowing - quad-amping - if one wants to spend money on amps. KEF B139 (1); Kef B110 (1. . .	4
Lenco Turntables? any info, opinions, thoughts? My good friend in the late 60's bought a L75. It was Ok, but nothing spectacular. Probably on par with some of the cheap Dual turntables. I believe the turntable rotated by a . . .	4
Best turntable for Eminent Technology arm Thanks everyone for your response. I wish I could afford a Rockport Sirius myself. I will continue to dream. In the meantime I will probably stay with the Oracle. Thanks . . .	4
Kenwood KT-1000 Tuner Sean. This is the best info I have ever received to an inquiry on Audiogon. You are incredible	4
van den Hul cartridge - platinum coils My cartridge cantilever broke today, so I will need to make a decision quickly. Any thoughts on spending $ 600 for a retip on a Grasshopper IV or $ 1,600 on a Grasshopper IV with . . .	3
Syrinx and Linn Basik Plus tonearms? I remember the Syrinx arm. It was great in the mid 80's. It is a very analytical and dynamic arm. Candidly it was better than the Ittok, Linn's high end arm. Use the Syrinx. I. . .	3
Hum problem with Alpha Goertz Sapphire cable - RCA type Thank you so much for info. I believe you guys are right. Let me give some more info - The first pair of Sapphire that was shipped was so poorly assembled that one channel faded . . .	3
How to Level Eminent Technology Arm Thanks for the input. I understand now. Let me try it. As always, someone on Audiogon knows	2
Buy Oracle Turntables I had the opposite experience with Oracle Audio. I purchased a turntable - Oracle Delphi. Did not use the turntable until five years after purchase. Turntable was DOA. They did. . .	2