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Which is more accurate: digital or vinyl? Many quality recordings are Digitally recorded, mixed and then mastered. So, when making a Vinyl of the performance, I can't but doubt that the Vinyl could be better as there must . . .	242
The best digital IC, period. Bombaywalla, type in HAVE/Canare into your web browser and you will be brought to the HAVE website. They provide their telephone number to call them or you can select Digital IC's . . .	102
Do Interconnects need to "warm up"? Sebrof, excellent point, never thought about the speakers warming up, it's probably most likely that	68
Audiophile Addiction I think the best medicine for an Audiophile is to spend their money on music, be happy with their system as there comes a point of lower return and just get your mind off the . . .	63
Living Room: Quatros Daverz, you have done me a great favor on a thread I posted about the virtues of balanced output from my Cambridge 840C CD player vs single ended, you even provided a link to a . . .	53
Wadia ITransport Thank you very much for your response. I agree, how can it sound better than the original source. I know from the Stereophile review, they verified, (I think in WAV) rip, that the. . .	52
Why does the copy sound better than the original Uh, no, a bit too cryptic for me, I'm not sure what your eluding to?? Rpg	50
Analog vs Digital Confusion I thank all of the responders to this post. I can see where analog has advantages over digital. The only concern I have is the "ritual" one goes through in preparing . . .	45
Has anyone tried the Shunyata Diamondback PC? Anyone have experience with this cable in their audio system? Thanks	44
Best budget $300 Balanced IC Recommendation Thanks to all who have responded. It looks like the Mogami IC's are worth a try. I find it interesting that more pro products are not discussed in these forums, no snake oil and at. . .	32
Jitter and 75ohm cable length Back again with a twist. I repeated my experiment with the three cables however I introduced a "reference", by that I mean my CDP. To keep things on a fair playing field. . .	32
Adding Sub to current system My amplification is by Krell and I found a spot next to a chair where the Sub would be open in front and back, and yes, I have heard good things about Rel - thanks	30
Upgrading Wadia 170i IDoc to new 171 IPod dock Interesting Kbarkamian, maybe you received a defective unit a 170i correct? Mine has worked flawlessly for a year without having the problems you mention other than a number of the. . .	25
Creek Destiny Integrated vs. Current Aragon System In terms of my budget, around $2K, either new or used. I am interested, if it exists, in search of a more "musical" sounding solution. I do not picture myself as a ". . .	15
How can I improve my electric power situation. Very simple with outstanding results. Hire an electrician and have them install a dedicated, isolated ground 20 amp outlet running 10 aug wire, just make sure the outlet is at . . .	12
Looking for anyone having experience with PNF IC's Dear Springbok10, I have a pair of balanced PNF IC's .5m. I am using them on a cambridge Azure 840C, which has both balanced and single ended outputs. I connected the PNF . . .	12
Very slight "Hiss" I get the message - OCD!! I mean, my sweet-spot is 15' away, I cant hear the hiss there, but I was wondering if it should be silent. The source component is a Krell KAV 400xi. . . .	12
Why does the recording sound better? I thank all who responded to this post, I think I now understand why my recordings sound better. Using the gold color back of the lightscribe copy of the original may have helped. . . .	11
Wadia 171i Digital Transport Sound Issues Yes, I've tried lossless to and found it to be very good, in fact most of my files are applelossless. I reintroduced my old Canare cable and there was a marked improvement, gone . . .	11
Cambridge Audio Product Reliability Thanks to all for your responses! It is clear to me now that I am not going to take my hard earned $$ and risk them on Cambridge products again	10
Recommend a cd player Cambridge Audio Azure 840C for $1600 retail, read the reviews. One note, this player deserves good cables, I am using a set of single ended Kimber KS1021's which replaced a set of . . .	10
Speaker Cables Dear Dopogue, I appreciate your affirmation. As I continue to burn in the cables, they just get better and better. The soundstage has absolutely exploded,the top frequencies are . . .	10
CIAUDIO VDC-9.0 Powering Wadia 170I Transport Thank you RLiddell, I have been enjoying the merits if the CIAUDIO for a few weeks now, a notable audio improvement in many respects	9
Unecpected and not understood tweek - help? Al, thanks. Yes, when listening through the speakers the sound is affected with the V-CAN connected to the tape-out. The V-CAN does not have a power switch and is on constantly. . . .	8
Cardas Headphone Cord for Sennheiser HD600 Phones Thanks for your response, I appreciate it! Anyone else out there have the same experience	6
Musical Fidelity V-Can Headphone Amp Yes, I noticed the volume control would first bring in the right channel slightly before the left and I've learned this is normal. And yes, secondly, with my Sennheiser's, the . . .	6
Ferrite Chokes on ALL pwer cables-bad? I have a dedicated line for my system, high quality Hospital grade isolated ground outlet. I'm thinking, as I have a power conditioner that all my gear plugs into, to start over . . .	6
Wadia iPod Dock and iPod Settings Jaytea, thanks for the response, now I have a much better understanding of how and where the Wadia picks up the data from the iPod. I am surprised this forum did not receive much . . .	5
Wadia 171i iPod Dock having too much Base? Jaytea, thanks for the response, now I have a much better understanding of how and where the Wadia picks up the data from the iPod. I am surprised this forum did not receive much . . .	4
Special Sub-Woofer IC's Thanks, appreciate your opinion! It's along my same lines of thinking. Rpg	4
Cambridge AZURE 840C Balanced vs. Single Ended Topperstopper, thanks, I hope to receive more feedback. What cables are you using? Though I'm connected with the Kimber KS, a good IC in my opinion, I would not know where to . . .	4
Wadia 170i v.s 171i Digital Transport Dear Grege, thanks for the response. Can you be a bit more specific in how the docks you are suggesting are superior? Thanks	3
Wadia Dock failed after iPod touch to V4.1 My solution to this was the Apple Store. I explained what happened, even though they had no clue what a Wadia dock was without explanation. At any rate, they exchanged my iPod . . .	3