mysearcher257

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Keeping an IC broken-in…is this a good idea?
Thanks Guys,I guess another of my "good" ideas bites the dust.I am thankful for your responses and I am glad that I asked you.- Jed  
Am I out of my mind? #obsessed
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How to physically move large heavy 100lb amplifiers easily (up and downstairs)
My friend got a hernia from helping me move a Mark Levenson 336 up 2 flights of winding staircase.Be wise hire a mover.Best of luck! 
Has Roon’s native engine caught up to HQPlayer?
Hi audiofun:FWIW, you restoked my curiosity and over the last few days I spent some time doing A/B comparisons between Roon alone and Roon with HQPlayer.   I am now definitely of the opinion that I prefer Roon WITH HQPlayer.   Roon alone seems mor... 
Has Roon’s native engine caught up to HQPlayer?
Audiofun,  I have been using Roon through HQPlayer for years but recently, via an oversight, I was listening to Roon directly.   When I realized my "mistake", I was very surprised at the Roon sound.  I did not notice HQPlayer missing.  Roon by its... 
What Signalyst HQPlayer settings do you use?
If you care to learn about these HQPlayer settings....I found this forum topic which outlines the choices and their usage    https://audiophilestyle.com/forums/topic/13071-hqplayer-resampling-filter-setup-guide-for-ordinary-person/http://  
What Signalyst HQPlayer settings do you use?
Thanks docroasty.Your suggested options don't appear in my menus.  It must be version 4 while I still am using 3.But I will go with your suggestion and try to stick to changing only one setting at a time.   
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Customer Service at Bowers and Wilkins
Recently after watching an action movie at too high a volume, the bass/mid driver on my over 20 year old B&W 805N developed a rough sound on loud passages.   But no problem, a few clicks later on bwgroupsupport.com and the replacement part was... 
DYI upgrading B&W N805 to Diamond 805?
Upgrading the caps and resistors in my 805N is a fantastic idea!   Relatively inexpensive and a good DIY project.  I do have some questions though...   The caps in the 805N are polypropylene.  When looking online at caps, I see there are also oil ... 
Berkeley Alpha DAC vs Lampizator Big7
Hi Donpen, I have owned a BAD for years and recently upgraded the software via a download file from the Berkeley website.  It made a huge improvement in the musicality and rendering of PCM files and added support for MQA formats. You might want... 
Looking for a Marantz repair shop in the Philadelphia area?
That should have read:  "Fair pricing." 
Looking for a Marantz repair shop in the Philadelphia area?
Wow...finally my marantz NA-11S1 has been repaired and returned from United Radio.  The unit was shipped to United Radio on February 22 and returned yesterday May 15.  It took many many weeks to get the parts from Marantz. Once United Radio receiv... 
Expectations for warranty repair timing
2 months lead time for parts from Marantz to fix an out of warranty current product.  To this add shipping, diagnosis, repair and return shipping.  A good 3 months.  But the repair shop has done an excellent job by calling me almost weekly and pro... 
Looking for a Marantz repair shop in the Philadelphia area?
Thanks everyone for your responses. Stephen at Quest For Sound referred me to: UNITED RADIO at 5717 ENTERPRISE PKWY EAST SYRACUSE, NY 13057   They are an authorized Marantz repair.  The drag is the unitl need to be shipped.John, check them ...