Vinyl, SACD, tube, 2-ch, and HT all-in-oneOh my, I did that many years ago. I am not sure what the differences are any more. Sorry for not being more helpful but I don't want to mislead you. posted almost 14 years ago | View comment | |
Vinyl, SACD, tube, 2-ch, and HT all-in-one@Tzh21y, the Aries is resting on four Black Diamond pucks. The reason is that I have replaced the original metal cone feet with Black Diamond cones. As a result, the plinth was sitting too low to t... posted almost 14 years ago | View comment | |
Vinyl, SACD, tube, 2-ch, and HT all-in-oneSystem edited: Bought a new 60" TV, the Sony KDL-60NX810. Its image quality is really impressive. Replaced my Sony DVP-S9000ES DVD player with an Oppo-93. The Oppo can read and decode FLAC from eit... posted over 14 years ago | View comment | |
MemoryScott, I don't know. I haven't seen my friend for more than 20 years. posted almost 16 years ago | View comment | |
Vinyl, SACD, tube, 2-ch, and HT all-in-oneSystem edited: Just upgraded the storage of my Mac Mini to a pair of Western Digital MyBook Studio Edition 1TB hard drives. They are configured as a replicated pair. Changes and additions are made ... posted over 16 years ago | View comment | |
Vinyl, SACD, tube, 2-ch, and HT all-in-oneMimberman,I did do a side-by-side comparison between my Aries and my friends ScoutMaster a while back. Both tables were mounted with Lyra Helikon. IMHO, the ScoutMaster sounded cleaner and... posted about 20 years ago | View comment | |
Vinyl, SACD, tube, 2-ch, and HT all-in-oneKehut,My Airy 2S has broken in. VTF is now at 2.0g. Metallic sound has been long gone but it did take longer than usual to break in. I dont recall exactly how long, perhaps 150 hours or so... posted about 20 years ago | View comment | |
Vinyl, SACD, tube, 2-ch, and HT all-in-oneSystem edited: Just did a couple minor upgrades recently. My BAT VK-50SE has been upgraded to VK-51SE with a black face panel. I think it looks cleaner and nicer than the sliver and gray. <... posted about 20 years ago | View comment | |
Vinyl, SACD, tube, 2-ch, and HT all-in-oneDoug,I only have the Ariy for a little more than two weeks, maybe 30 hours of playing. It is still breaking in. I initially set the VTF at 2g but it didnt sound right. Strings sounded meta... posted almost 21 years ago | View comment | |
Vinyl, SACD, tube, 2-ch, and HT all-in-oneEyeballman,I think you are right about the Sony XA-9000ES, it does sound very detailed and not warm but I wouldnt call it digital either. To me, sounding "digital means edgy and digital... posted almost 21 years ago | View comment | |
2-channel Server-Based (FLAC) SystemGreat system. I was thinking about doing something similar. I have a lot of LPs and I have been transfering them to 24/96 wav files and burn on DVD. It would be really nice if I can construct a mus... posted almost 22 years ago | View comment |