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| Cheap Powercords...worth the effort??? I have had experience with the following cords in my budget system: original MIT Z-cord, XLO, BMI Edge cords, LAT International, Blue Circle BC 62 and Cardas Golden. It depends on what you mean by cheap, but I figure up to $200 is cheap. Buy used ... | |
| Integrated amp decision, oh the headache Artech Electronics (distributor for numerous audio products) is clearing out Audiolabs, which have now been discontinued due to Tag McLaren taking over Audiolab. If you want phono, you can look at the 8000A at $449; if you don't need phono, the 80... | |
| CD player tweaks The Illuminator is a great tweak in my opinion-I use it and wouldn't do without it. Used to use the Audioprism CD Blacklight mat, and found that it worked better with a lower performance player, as the player improved, the mat had less of an effec... | |
| CD other tweaks There have been numerous threads here about CD tweaks/treatments like Auric Illuminator and Optrix. I use the Illuminator and really like it; am not familiar with optrix but know that there are many out there who are very positive on it. Here's a ... | |
| 2nd hand DAC for DVD/CD Player This is more a response to Whatjd above. My equipment is certainly not "high end" but it is decent enough to be pretty musical and reveal just about any change in equipment within the chain. I was literally shocked when my el-cheapo RCA 5223P DVD ... | |
| CDP upgrade I owned an Arcam Alpha 8SE until about 2 months ago. About a year ago I bought an RCA 5223P DVD player to play movies and never really compared the two on a sound basis, figuring that the Arcam would grossly outperform it. I was wrong. You can rea... | |
| Musical system for under $2K? I'll agree with the first poster-from experience! My system: RCA 5223P DVD player (last years model, probably available if you can find it discounted into the $200-$300 area). I sold an Arcam Alpha 8SE (list price over $1000) because the RCA beat ... | |
| Cable "experts", advice needed Was very close to springing for the Stager cable when I read a review online comparing the Silver Audio Silver Bullet 4.0 to the Stager (can't actually recall the publication but it would probably show up in a net search). In any event, the review... | |
| DVD player for Response OneSC RCA 5223P DVD Player. I use an Audiolab 8000A with a Cardas Golden Power Cord on it and Elipson 1313 (French) Speakers. This RCA player is last years model (if you can find it new, it'll probably be discounted, possibly into the $200 range) and I ... | |
| Auric Illuminator Kit I've been using the Illuminator for a couple of weeks now and would highly recommend it. I won't play a disc without treating it, and on many discs improvements are dramatic. My system is certainly not high end, but it's pretty decent and I have f... | |
| Budget CD Player This may get a lot of laughs but is absolutely true. In the past two weeks I did a very serious sound comparison of my RCA 5223P DVD ($349 list but probably available heavily discounted) player with my Arcam Alpha 8SE ($1000 list). I've had the DV... | |
| Do Silver Cables Hurt Bass? Recently upgraded to Silver Audio Silver Bullet 6.0's, and I can assure you that the bass was not compromised in the least; in fact bass response (as well as everything else) improved in a major way-fuller, deeper, & more extended. The Pure Si... | |
| Best blues guitarist, Clapton or Green A little elaboration on my Melvin Taylor post above. Used to spend a bit of time in Chicago before my kids were born and have been fortunate enough to see live: Buddy Guy, Albert Collins, Luther Allison and some other big names. Have heard just ab... | |
| Best blues guitarist, Clapton or Green Try listening to Melvin Taylor (newest CD out on Evidence Records "Bang that Bell") | |
| Power cords at ridiculous prices? I have what I consider to be a pretty modest system (Audiolab 8000A, Arcam Alpha 8SE CD, Michell Gyro with Premier FT3 and Ortofon MC 20 Super, Elipson 1313 Speakers) much of which I acquired 2nd hand at reasonable prices. My system doesn't warran... |