ejlif
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| Sandbox-style isolation Dgarretson, No I have not tried that, but will keep it in mind. Very interesting about cutting up the top plate to isolate each component foot. | |
| Tired of Problems with Tube Equipment Yep, I'm pretty much done with tubes. They are cool and sound good, but I know you can also get great sound with solid state, so that is where I'm staying for good. I've owned lots of tube stuff over the years and I have had WAY more trouble with ... | |
| Sandbox-style isolation I have built a number of sand box type shelves for various systems over the years. I do think they can sound good and are a good approach for DIY. I built a very nice set of amp stands that looked great and sat under a set of tube BAT VK150SE mono... | |
| Comments about Nottingham quirks I've never had any of those issues with either of the Nottinghams I've owned. They are well made and sound great, and are very easy to setup and use. I like starting the platter with a push, I think it's easier and quicker than a switch and the la... | |
| Wadia 170iTransport Digital iPod Dock If you have a DAC already and you compare listening via the ipod analog out vs. docking it in the Wadia and sending a SPDIF signal to your DAC it will improve it a lot. I think it sounds even better than my CD transport feeding my DAC.Keep in mind... | |
| You know you're an audiophile if-- you have to step over a speaker cable to get into your bathroom | |
| The Room, not us, determines our speaker choices Chayro, I was just thinking this same thing. You just can't tell. I don't know if it's that the room favors one type of speaker or that you just found the right speaker for your tastes and room. I feel like I'm in the same boat and the only way to... | |
| Please suggest good balanced Preamp I'd go for the K1x, you might even find an e model with phono for a little over your budget. That would be a great unit. It's got everything you are looking for and is one of the absolute best sounding preamps out there. | |
| Understanding the Wadia 170i Transport Unless you have a nice outboard DAC you won't see much benefit from the Wadia i170. The only reason to get one is to be able to get high quality sound from an ipod. You must have a compatible ipod. Basically you need one of the newer ipods or it d... | |
| Will a DAC drastically improve Apple TV? For the level of gear you are using it is nuts that you are playing back compressed Mp3 files. You need to re-rip your collection to Apple Lossless with error correction turned on. This will make a bigger improvement than any gear you buy. After t... | |
| Turntable in 20 K$ price range - Design & Music In the most recent analog corner, Michael Fremer reviewed the VPI scoutmaster with the rim drive option. He though it sounded great and it is about 8-9K. He said you have to get into the 25K and up category to really top it. | |
| ProAc Response D Two vs Usher Be-718 I am wondering the very same thing. I have a set of the D Twos on the way and am thinking Usher next if the Proac doesn't satisfy. I also really like the sound of the Proac Tablette 2000s which is what has me wanting to hear futher up the line. An... | |
| Converting LP to digital. Advice please... I use the Wadia 17 AD converter from the tape out of my Ayre K1x preamp then digital via Yamamura Millenium XLR digital to an Alesis Masterlink recorder. You can split each album side into their individual tracks and then create a CD from it. The ... | |
| Best Albums of 2008 on Vinyl I liked Fleet foxes-fleet foxesBonnie prince billy-lie down in the lightNick cave-dig Lazarus digDeerhunter-microcastlesNo age-nounsTv on the radio-dear scienceAutechre-quarsticeBon iver-forever emma...Gutter twins-saturnellaBloc party-intimacyEtc... | |
| Best Albums of 2008 on Vinyl Nice reviews, thanks. Surprised you didn't have Fleet Foxes on your list. |