johnnysd

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New B&W
I didn't expect many people to believe or agree with me, but I also do not expect many have auditioned old versus new side by side with the same electronics at the same time. Even if they did, the new series are much easier to drive so with lesser... 
Blind Shoot-out in San Diego -- 5 CD Players
I live in San Diego. Maybe this group wants to do another one that I could participate in. It would be fun. 
Advice on stand alone DAC
Agree on the Electrocompaniet in your price range. It is awesome. 
Power Cords
I think they do make a small difference, because stock power cords ARE REALLY crappy and do not provide consistent power. However, to those who think that it is the biggest upgrade in your system well that is simply not realistic or possible. A go... 
How good is Benchmark DAC1 comparing to......
Dgclark0007I bought the Benchmark DAC1 on 30 day eval and returned it. I liked it, but did not think it was the giant killer that many are professing it to be. I thought it was fairly clear, and uncolored but a tad thin and unnatural sounding in t... 
TRL 595-how good is it?
Bump for further impressions from 711smiling and others..... 
TRL 595-how good is it?
Any further updates on this unit? 711? very intrigued by this. 
Here we go again ... driving B&W N802s
I just went down this same road with a set of 804s. I found that on complicated musical passages or moderate volume the sound of the speakers would get harsh and muddled. I talked to B&W and they said that what I was hearing was lack of amplif...