dougmc
Responses from dougmc
| What reviews do you trust if any? In addition to equipment that is the subject of a review, I take notice of any equipment that is included in the "associated equipment" of several different reviewers. Also, if a particular review is more than 6 months old, I am interested if the ... | |
| Electrolytic capacitors inferior? Thanks for the responses, guys. Lot’s of good information.A couple of thoughts on your comments.1. The Amazon negative reviewer may not be a full fledged troll. More like a combination of two things: (i) a little knowledge is a dangerous thing and... | |
| Is the Oppo-105 with Modwright modifications Taters,You live in southern California and you want to audition a Modwright Oppo 105. The last time I talked to Dan Wright, about a month ago, he was definitely planning to exhibit at the T.H.E. Show in Newport Beach (May 29 - June 2). I'm sure he... | |
| A Paypal Offer - Is This Secure? Actually, the most secure (for seller) AND FASTEST payment is direct deposit to the bank account of the seller. As far as I know, buyer and seller must use the same bank for this to work, but maybe not. The negative for the seller is that he must ... | |
| Why does the copy sound better than the original GeoffkaitI dont have any opinion about whether or why a CD copy sounds better than the original. My earlier post was directed solely to your comment that larger pits on a CD copy couldnt be a reason they sound better than an original CD, because... | |
| Why does the copy sound better than the original Geoffkait wrote:That's weird. The pits are narrower on Blu Ray discs and Blu Rays sound better than either CD or CD-R. Wassup with that?Comparing CD to Blue Ray may be an apples to oranges comparison. Although I can't list any, Blue Rays may sound... | |
| New Firmware for Playback Designs MPS-5 Doggiehowser:I'm confused by your statement that "it" (presumably the latest update) over-writes the entire firmware and is therefore not cumulative. To me, "over-write" means the new firmware replaces the firmware or data previously located in a ... | |
| The profiteers have struck Squeezebox Touch $750 I don't know anything about what the Squeezebox Touch does, what competitors it has and what the going price for the Touch or any competitor was before this new price.That said, if the current price is ridiculously high, someone else will make a s... | |
| Experiences with Blu-ray players Doggiehowser,In the "cascade" you refer to, how are the MPS5 and the MPD-5 DAC(s) hooked up?Whatever the answer, it sounds like an expensive proposition. | |
| Experiences with Blu-ray players Gammajo said I am concluding that the only way to hear SACD, even two channel SACD is with a Player that plays SACD, connect via HDMI to a precessor that accepts HDMI, not a preamp Kr4 can correct me, but you can play stereo SACD from an SACD play... | |
| Less listings 4krow,Just curious. Are you having better success selling elsewhere than you did on Audiogon? | |
| Less listings This has nothing to do with the new look of the classifieds, but it seems to me that the ratio of commercial to private party ads has increased since I started browsing and buying seven years ago. In addition, the type of businesses selling on Aud... | |
| A simple Request to Sellers- Don_s said:On another note to buyers. Please respond promptly to counter offers. I have had some counter offers completely ignored. Ignoring a counter offer prevents the seller from accepting other offers or making other counter offers until the o... | |
| Does fair trade still exist The narrow answer to your question is that the so-called "fair trade laws" enacted at the state level in the 1930s were all repealed by federal law in 1975. See the topic "retail price maintenance" in Wikapedia. The fair trade laws were originally... | |
| Legal Opinions Needed This case has zero implications for high-end equipment. First, no manufacturer of high-end gear can afford to chase amateur resellers of its equipment. You need to have the size of Apple (v. Samsung), Microsoft or big pharma, and the size of the m... |