horchai

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What to do with my legacy CD collection?
Be an early Santa and give away these CDs who might appreciate them more.   
Should I Keep my Second CD Player?
It's best to keep both. Downtime is a very sucky moment for audiophiles.  
sellers trying to sell used product for 10-20% off of list price
Actually the most ridiculous ad these days is the oppo 205 selling for 3 grand.  
Power cord recommendation for a dac?
Any thing by triode wire labs.  
Careful if buying Purist Audio Neptune fluid cables.
The dealer gave you an unhelpful reply. If fluid is not necessary then why will the designer market this as a selling point for their fluid based cables?  
Best option for Amp upgrade...
Modding is like asking wife to put on make up. Changing equipment is like getting another girl friend. The latter is always preferred ;) 
Capacitor log Mundorf Silver in Oil
has anyone tried jupiter caps as parallel ac filter caps yet? 
Tubes/SS Power Amps?
I agree with mechans. Tube pre alone cannot give you the liquidity that a tube pre n tube power combination provides. It's like a teaser only and leaves you wanting more. Just like oliver twist said: sir may I have more???? 
Cambridge Audio Product Reliability
agree. i've the 740c, i repaired the transport mechanism twice. After that the display started to give problems. not only that the cdp will forward or fast reverse on its own. i had to shut it down and restart. U r much luckier. My cdp developed p... 
Cayin 50-AT Tube Rolling KT88
no way it's unsafe and power transformer of the a50t will get v hot. i tried that before for 10 minutes only. 
Soud applications Reference line stage vs line sta
It's bad for resale value this way. confuses the would be buyers in the market. 
$10 vs $100 power plug
It depends on how resolving your setup is to hear the difference from plugs. 
My Bricasti M1 expereince......
using time travel at warp speed :) 
Power Cords - Just Say Yes
Besides powercord, i get improvements when i changed the dc cable from a stock 20 awg multistrand copper to a diy dc cable using 18 awg neotech upocc solid core silver with teflon insulation. The lines are clearer and more defined. This dc cable i... 
Power Cords - Just Say Yes
Hi guys, what about changing the iec inlet of the equipment to something better like furutech? Or perhaps changing the internal wires from the iec inlet to pure copper or silver? It could be cheaper than investing in a high end power cord.