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| cd players with volume control Audio Aero Capitole 24/192 | |
| Melos MAT-180 tube amp- anyone heard it? Thanks to both of you. Pls1- unfortunately, monoblocks are out of the question. Currently, have only one shelf available (no more room), therefore has to be a single chassis- thanks for the suggestion though.Dean505- might be interested in the pre... | |
| The Canadians that visit the site Hey Jefflo- whasssuppp? Suttsy here in T.O. | |
| Most musical stereo tube amp under 5K.. Thanks guys- appreciate the input. I have spoken to my dealer (big ARC fans), and my speakers are SO tough to drive, they are really recommending the VT-200 minimum, or two VT-100's bi-amped. There goes the budget!! | |
| Modding VTL tube amps for XLR- possible? Thanks Don- I was afraid that would be the answer! | |
| Bel Canto SETi40 intgrtd or SET40 monos Oops- one correction: I believe the SET40 is actually a stereo amp (not monos). Its the SET80 that is the mono. Sorry! | |
| CD players, 5-6K Sim Audio Eclipse w outboard power supply | |
| Speaker punishing bass Sweetback (Sade's backup band- only ever did one disc). First track. | |
| Music for "Tough Times" Billy Holiday- "Billy's Blues" | |
| Cary 300SEi integrated amp- opinions?? Thanks for the feedback. I think the 300 SEi has KR 300bxls tubes, which someone I know says are 'dry and uninvolving'. He much prefers Western Electric 300b's; so maybe I will look into a combo that has those. Later! | |
| HDCD , 24/96--mutually exclusive I agree with George that the 24/96 is the best, but unless you are upsampling, the 24/96 dacs are only reading 16/44...The key is to add an upsampler (i.e. I use DCS Purcell), which will upsample 16/44 to 24/96 (or even higher, like 24/192 if you ... | |
| High-Bit CD s JVC XRCD worth if... thanks guys- perhaps I will do the experiment and let you know! | |
| necessity of 24/96 w/out dvd-audio...? DKlap- E-mail DCS in the UK for a technical white paper on upsampling benefits- 'smooths out' sine wave sound curve, etc., etc. (I use the DCS Purcell upsampler, and will never go back...). Also, some of the recent Stereophile mags have interestin... | |
| Cardas Neutral Reference vs AQ Caldera JC, I also have the LS-16. All my cabling is Cardas Golden Hexlink 5C- rich, warm, huge soundstage- beautiful. Tried Neutral Ref- didn't like it- to lean IMO, but depends of course on type of 'sound' you are after. Good luck! | |
| necessity of 24/96 w/out dvd-audio...? upsampling can produce better sound from digital. Standard 16/44 discs (regular CD's, not DVD) can benefit from upsampling to 24/96 (or, ultimately, 24/192 w use of DCS Elgar DAC; internally in Accuphase DP-75V CD player, etc., etc.). 24/96 is not... |