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Placing Amps and CDPs on these devices are actually for isolation or decoupling purposes. CDPs utilise a laser and a spinning disc, you want as little vibration to the transport system to ensure accuracy of the datastream as the laser reads the disc. Tubes are micrphononic due to their glass housings, thus, you also want as little vibration as possible. A staff from X Audio mentioned to me that placing TAOC footers under tube amps have much more pronounced effects as compared to solid state amps. The 6C33C tubes are really hot, they run like "nuclear reactors" as mentioned in a review. I've been running the amp 12 hours a day to burn in, it can take it. The only risk is it being a fire hazard The table top is made of particle chip, a less than ideal platform for speakers, which is why i'm using the spike footers. I'm definitely sure the table will be affected by the intense heat, let's see how Ikea products hold up in harsh conditions.. I need the space on the table to study. As such the speakers are at their optimum positions giving my limitations. Furthermore, they're front ported, so proximity to the wall is less of an issue. I use a set of 3 footers per speaker, perhaps you can only see one or two in my photos. Thanks Yun Xiang, arrange a date with me to drop by soon and have a listen! Much has changed since you last visited. Those are Crystal Cable Micro RCAs, one up from the Piccolo series. I read in a review that the Piccolo performs better with line level sources, e.g. pre-amp to power-amp, while the Micro is more suited for CDP to amp. I'm a Crystal Cable fanboy, so my opinions are biased Silver ICs go very well with tube amps somehow, and this pair of Micros are highly resolving, you know when a record sounds bad. They do nothing wrong and are largely neutral, but excel in decays and airy highs.

Here's a few pics of my speaker set-up in my bedroom. Usual constraints of size and no space for speaker stands. Recently added Soundcare Superspikes Self-Adhesive variant to help with boomy and weak bass due to speakers being on study table. Highly recommend this tweak if you are facing same issues as me.

I have finally received my CDs with the encoded tracks in a hard disk (: I don't have a good comparison with regards to sound quality, but one immediate thing I noticed was a tighter bass when playing through my speakers The CD repair process is just AWESOME, I can hardly believe it. Very badly scratched CDs are now almost flawless, save for a few hairline scratches. Ripped by Ken! Loaner Hard Disk Everything safely back home The twin towers

Another reason why I'm using this service is because all the tags and album art will be in. If I were to rip them myself using EAC and accurate rip, coupled with my tagging process, each disc will take me 30mins. 200 CDs x 30mins = 100 hours, madness.

Hi Guys, I'm going to send out most of my music CD collection to Ken of ALOaudio for him to rip into wav/flac with his new industrial CD ripper at 3.30pm later on today. Before I send my CDs off on their journey, I'd just like to check if there is a local company that does the same as well. Shipping to the U.S. is expensive The motivation for me to send my CDs in is because I want to enjoy my music in their full resolution with my new and incoming UE10Pros. However, my entire music library is currently encoded with LAME in 320kbps, and since I don't have the time to rerip 150+ discs, I figured I'd just spend the money and get it done professionally. If you know someone/company that provides a professional ripping service with the use of an industrial CD ripper, please PM me! Thanks!

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Hi Guys, I received a set of really old bookshelf speakers (made in the 1980s) and am looking for an entry level CD player to pair with them. I currently have my iMod + Portable vCap combo feeding into a LUXMAN L-3 amplifier through the RCA jacks which is driving a pair of Teledyne Acoustic Research AR18Js. I am also driving my Alessandro MS-1s with the headphone output of the LUXMAN, it sounds pretty good I've searched around, done my homework and finally settled on these 3 models, Marantz CD5001, OPPO DV-980H or Denon DCD 835. I understand that the Marantz CD5001 is the entry CDP of choice for many. However, I need a very good analog output as my old amplifier will only take RCA input. Is this the right one for me? Can any kind soul PM me the cheapest price they have found for the 5001? And also, is it worth the money to go a step up and purchase a 6002 instead? The OPPO DV-980H is a DVD player that upscales into 1080p and sports a good analog output as reported by various reviews. Can it beat the 5001? I have a 24" Full HD LCD monitor connected to my computer, so having the DVD upscaling function would be nice, but will the video circuitry add noise to the audio output? I have found the lowest price to be around 3 and a 1/2 hundred dollars. I managed to find a Denon DCD 835 selling on the echoloft second hand trade forums for less than two hundred. Is this any good? I am out of the house 15hours a day, so the home rig mainly serves to provide relaxing music during the evenings, there isn't really a need for a fancy CDP. My bookshelf speakers are also very warm, their strong suit are vocals, so you might want to take that into consideration. Is my iMod + Portable vCap combo sufficient? I've seen a couple of comments stating that this combo bests thousand-dollarish CDPs. All helpful comments are welcome! Thanks!

Stop and Stare One Republic I always use this song to test IEMs. If it makes me sit up and listen, it's a good pair, like the UE11Pro Universal Demos

Jaben Networks located in the 4th floor of The Adelphi sells them for $800+ I believe

In other words, you cannot add more resolution to a file that already has low resolution. You can only compress that resolution (with lossy formats such as mp3) or preserve the resolution (with lossless formats like flac).

Could you recommend a decent cheap amp to power the Ushers? Would a simple T-amp do?

Could anyone explain why Senn make such great headphones but like to include steel wire? Is it to create a market for third party cable makers?

I thought the magnum is 5ish? A PICO straight from HeadAmp is only SGD$457 with today's credit card exchange rate. Pretty good deal IMO, the most refined amp in its price range.

IMO, this should be the way of upgrades 1. Earphones/Headphones 2. Source (iMod your iPod!) 3. Amplifier 4. Cables

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