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Who is your overall favorite guitarist? Scofield by a mile, for me	412
Cars R OK, but what kind of motorcycle do you have Tboooe, Re Isle of Man TT - I used to work w/ a Brit who told me that they have "Mad Sunday" there, where they leave the "track" open and let anyone out on it. . .	183
Modern Linestages I would certainly expect that I should pay a far higher tax rate on that portion of my money I use to purchase a $20,000 preamp than the money that I use to pay for heating bills . . .	156
Oh how I wish Class D amps ... What did you think of the Digital Amp Company Cherry Plus? It has consistently bettered all Class D I have compared it to - Spectron, Channel Island, Wyred, Rotel. Was so much . . .	152
EE Minimax Plus DAC vs. Rega DAC Would also like to see an answer to Oglefronts question- Thanks Bill -Mike	90
Class "D" amp? I do not have a clue. Do you? You may want to check out the Digital Amplifier Company's products. Many users have commented about the superiority of the DAC amps relative to ICE and UcD amps from Channel . . .	84
Speltz Anti Cables Just ordered some bulk speaker cable to try out. My monoblocks are close to my speakers, so it'll cost me about $9 per side to biwire	72
Listing of Opamps for EE Minimax DAC Plus Several of the above op-amps are available in 8-DIP configuration so that they will drop directly into the EE DAC without the need for Brown Dog adapters, as follows- (check with . . .	68
Eastern Electric's new tube DAC using ESS Sabre?? Doug - The 24/48 or 24/96 files I play through my EE dac sound significantly better than redbook. I just don't see how the dac can create additional data simply because it's 32 bit. . .	65
VAC owners, sound off Not much to add here but another vote for VAC. I have a PA100/100 amp and Standard MKII preamp (must be an upgrade 'cause it says LE on the chassis but MKII on the box and has no . . .	65
Favorite Pianists Michel Camilo, anyone	61
How do Digital Amps Mfrs. compare in sound? I have owned the CIA UcD D200s and have borrowed a Rotel ICE amp for a while, but these are both out-performed by the Digital Amp Company's Cherry and DAC4800. DAC uses proprietary. . .	61
Whats the best record cleaning fluid? Dumb question, but where do you think the dirt from the record goes? Into the brush which then requires cleaning itself? Or is the dirt removed by the RCM vacuum action? Or . . .	51
Logitech Squeezebox Touch DAC: How Good? I have found that WAV files ripped with dB poweramp sound better than those ripped with EAC- More dimensional, better imaging etc. Using Touch analog outs into preamp	49
My love of music is killing me. This November it will be 5 years since the loss of my 15 year old daughter to cancer and indeed there is a certain horror to those last days that cannot be described. I too then . . .	48
Most Useful Audio Adjective You may snicker, and it's no adjective, but having a system that lacked this and now has it, I find the term "Immediacy" to go a long way in describing a system in a . . .	48
Can I expect to pay full retail for a new system? I think it's important to know where you are bargaining from. I am very close to a dealer who just had this happen: Customer (let's just say not American, but from one of those . . .	48
VSA VR4 SR or JR as a match to my system and room I sent an email to VS with specific questions as to set up of my VR4JRs. I got a reply that said sorry, we're too busy to respond to emails. Go ask your dealer. (In not too many . . .	45
Record Cleaning Machine Fluid Was RRL purchased by MFSL? I just searched in MusicDirect for RRL products and it looks like MFSL is either rebadging or now owns RRL. Any information on this? -Thanks	44
Class D amp wyred4sound and B&W 803D Some of those AC posts about the Digital Amp Co are from me, and I do know the designer so take that as you will. The rear may look a bit industrial but it's the listening that . . .	42
Success Rolling Opamps in EE Minimax DAC Mr T. I tried the OPA2107 (dual) in the position that feeds the tubes and think that this might be up your ally. Much greater bass extension with a less in your face sound vs. . . .	42
The Ten Rules of high-end audio That $99 DVD player will never sound good into anything. An excellent signal can sound good into a wide variety of speakers and rooms	42
Budget Strategies forTightening up Bass? Is your floor a suspended wood floor? Can you get under it? If yes to both, the biggest thing you can do to improve the bass is to brace the floor. I have two 12' long 4x4s . . .	39
Favorite poorly-recorded albums Mahavishnu Orchestra " The Inner Mounting Flame"	38
Speaker disappearing act? I think that for many of us, the goal we set for our equipment is to have it sound as little like equipment as possible. A speaker calling attention to itself by saying "Yo, I. . .	37
Von scheikert VR4jr what are you using ? (Long - sorry but here goes) I drive mine w/ Channel Islands D-200s. I actually bought my VR4JRs from Dusty at CIAudio - I think he said that they were the same ones used to help . . .	37
Are upgraded power cables really worth the money? Previously, I had no opinion on the matter because I had not tried quality commercial aftermarket cords in my system. Just got some Black Sand Siver Ref MkV w/ upgraded Oyaide . . .	32
Anybody play any musical instruments........... Drums, although I haven't played with anyone for years. Just play with myself. I think that with drums, it's harder to keep up the interest than with instruments that cover a wider. . .	30
What is a passive preamp? But there are preamps with no gain that are not passive. There can be active buffering without gain, so the "no-gain" thing is not what defines what's passive or not	29
most annoying neighbor? My old neighbors were priceless. Off to work at 3:30 AM - Turn car on, drive it up to my bedroom window, let idle, get out for coffee and leave 20 minutes later. He'd restore old . . .	24
What music is your system setup for? Just for fun I put on some of my teenager's pop music on my system, and it was very shrill and nasty sounding. If this was the primry music I listen to, I would not have the . . .	24
Krell 400xi vs NAD M3 vs Music Fidelity A5 vs Naim At a recent audio get-together, we heard the Krell 400xi, the Marantz PM11-S1 (had only about 5 hours o it) and a YBA integrated, sorry, don't remember the model. The Marantz and . . .	20
Vienna Beethoven, Spendor 8SE, Adagio or VS VR4jr I know you didn't ask specifically about amps, but it will be difficult to get the sound you are after by using the Krell. I have the VR4JRs and they can sound as smooth as . . .	19
Zappa plays Zappa One Size Fits All. Great, challenging music with humor without being too crude and sophmoric	19
Best preamplifier, amplifier for B&W 800 Diamond My brother had a Digital Amp Co. Cherry Plus class D amp in his store for a few months driving 802 Diamonds and the sound was excellent	18
High Definition CD or HDCD - What is it exactly? I think Dusty Vawter of Channel Islands Audio eschews HDCD decoding in his DACS because the HDCD D-A chips don't sound as good as he wants them too. I don't think I'm mis-. . .	18
Great sounding CDs out there... miles_gurtu	17
What is your favorite Chick Corea CD/Album? I still find the sound quality and music on Romantic Warrier to be fabulous all these years later. There is something magical about the drum sound on this album, and the overall . . .	17
Ditching anti-skate? I ditched it on my ProJect Perspective Carbon and it sounds much better w out that dangly thing attached to the tonearm. Makes me think that there must be a better way... -Mike	16
Von Schweikert VR-4JR Bi-Wire Don't be afriad to NOT biwire the VR4JRs. Some have reported excellent results with single run to upper module and then jumper down to the woofers. This configuration, to me, can. . .	16
Tonearms without anti-skate, damage to records? Lately I've just given up with AS altogether on my Project Perspective Carbon. I just can't stand the sight of that weight swinging back and forth, knowing it's attached directly . . .	14
ModWright KWA 100 In my system the KWA-100 was resoundingly bettered by a Digital Amp Co. Cherry Plus. When the KWA was put in, people looked puzzled and wondered where the bass went. Yup, it just . . .	13
SoundCity Speaker Outriggers To add nothing of value to your post, I'll agree that these look like quality products, and at a reasonable price. Been thinking of adding to a Velodyne subwoofer but I think I'd . . .	13
David Letterman Drum Solo Week Essentially the guy who moved the emphasis of the drum kit from "4 on the floor" (bass drum on 1-2-3-4)up to the ride cymbal - What we think of the the standard jazz beat. . .	12
Tubes on top and Class D on the bottom I say go for it! I did the same w/ my VR4-JRs, using a VAC tube amp on top and a Digital Amplifier Co. Cherry amp for the bass. If the gains are close enough, it works great. Tried. . .	12
TV 1080P resolution You may need to tell your Directv box that your set is capable of receiving 1080p. And that HDMI thing	11
Which class d amp? You may want to check out http://www.digitalamp.com. The Cherry and 4800 amps have sounded great in my system during long and short borrowings, respectively. Powering . . .	11
Class D with low-end drive/slam Check out the Digital Amp Company http://www.digitalamp.com/ To read about the incredible bass performance, check out the 2-person StereoTimes review: http://stereotimes.com/. . .	10
Interconnects for Bryston BCD-1 & B60R combo TARA cables have always smoothed things out for me - sometimes too much	10
IMPORTANT INFO RE: OPAMP ROLLING MINIMAX DAC Doug's fav OPA2604 is available in DIP8 format so that it can be dropped right into the DAC without an adapter. This'll set you back the princely sum of $11, though, to obtain a . . .	9
Why does New York radio station sond so good? While I do enjoy 96.3, I think that 93.9 (NPR station, music starts after 7 PM - Check out "New Sounds" program after 11 for tremandous variety of great music) sounds . . .	8
Pro-ject tubebox ii : muffled sound Does the Tubebox have switches on the bottom for cartridge matching? Check them to see if they are in the right position. Then I'd try those $20 tubes, see how you like them and . . .	6
Those Awaiting EE Minimax DAC Opamp Rolling... I just did a quick read-through and my initial comments: Thanks for taking the time to try these things out and write it up. You say "For example, the red in the first row . . .	6
Vr4jr's and sub I've been thinking of subs as well for my VSR VR4JRs. Although I probably don't need more bass at loud volumes, I think the ability to use subs as a tone control (since I don't . . .	6
DAC with Escient Fireball s & FLAC recordings You did not ask a question or ask for advice	6
Review: Krell KAV-300cd CD Player I borrowed a KAV-300 for a week from a dealer to see if it would replace my new Rotel 1072. While the Krell was definately a better player, I was somewhat suprised in that it was . . .	3
New Rotel Class D Power Amps Mapman, While I don't want to get into a "better" or "worse" argument, I found the lower power Rotel class D to be more to my tastes than the CIA D200s. With my. . .	2