dcbingaman
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| What processor? Meridian. Everything else is a compromise. Find a G61R or G68 and upgrade with the latest firmware. You can't beat it. | |
| Two-channel is inferior to multi-channel, no? One day last year I had the opportunity to hear a better 2- channel setup than most if you could dream of, and DTS's 11.2 surround studio setup in SoCal back-to-back using the same source material. The 2-channel system was at Randy's Optimal Encha... | |
| Balanced audio switching You can make a balanced switcher with 4PDT switch - the wipers go to the output. Tocos makes a good switch - look on eBay. | |
| Pass XP-15 Phono Stage The XP-15 sets gain and cartridge load via two 8-gang mini switches on the back panel, under the RCA jacks. Three gain settings, and a bunch of resistive and capacitive loads. You can combine switch positions to set any load you need for your cart... | |
| Why do digital coax cables matter? Rower30: what you have outlined is my understanding as well, based on Rf transmission theory. Impedance match at the connectors and loss tangent (dissipation factor) in the cable are the two key parameters.....everything else is secondary. That is... | |
| Why do digital coax cables matter? Digital cables are fundamentally different than analog cables.....the cable is an electrical transmission line at 44+ kHz. The 75 ohm impedance match at each end is critical for jitter, minimizing reflections, etc. BNC connectors are made for this... | |
| The best CD Player for the money Metralla, the Oppo BDP-105 may be the ticket. I suspect it will look and sound a lot like the 95, but it can also be used as a stand-alone DAC and has a lot better input connectivity options. (I never could figure out how to use the eSATA input in... | |
| Does 21g seem high for effective tonearm mass? If the cartridge compliance is low enough to cause the arm to move rather than the cantilever to move when the groove undulates back and forth, you get no coil velocity in the magnetic field and hence no signal. This happens ALL THE TIME with low ... | |
| Does 21g seem high for effective tonearm mass? Fleib, it's all relative. My highest compliance cartridge is a Denon DL-S1 at 14 cu - the FR-64fx I've got works well with this cartridge mounted in an Orsonic headshell and the small counterweight. Great cartridge for choral and chamber music, et... | |
| Ears. The ultimate handicap. Here's another one for you - you listen to the world upside down ! That is because your eyes set your mind- map up and THEY invert the image your visual cortex receives. Don't believe me, then try this experiment: take a small bright flashlight in... | |
| Does 21g seem high for effective tonearm mass? 21 grams is medium mass. It will work better than all those skinny-mini 10 gram arms, especially for low-compliance cartridges.In general higher mass arms control the cartridge instead of the other way around - am I right, Raul ?? | |
| Stand out phono stages Pass XP-25, XP-15 or Xono | |
| When is digital going to get the soul of music? It's there now - IF you use the right A/D and DAC systems. Nearly ALL professional recording set-ups are digital today, so even if you think you are listening to an all analog chain - it some point before you bought it, your record was digitally m... | |
| The best CD Player for the money Oppo BDP-95. Outstanding performance for less than $ 1000.00 | |
| Attn Vinyl lovers - what CD Player do you use? I use an Oppo BDP-95 which connects to my system via HDMI link. I use a Meridian HD621 / G68XXD DAC Processor with apodizing filters - great sound. |