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I concur. I'm basically using streaming to discover more music and once I've decided what I'd like long-term, I hunt for the CD, if not the SACD; recently got a new Marantz SACD 30n to play with.
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For one thing, Qobuz was not even an option in my region, and secondly, works from artists such as Eva Cassidy, was sadly limited to only a handful of tracks, of which most were actually MP3!

I've always thought that MQA was just a marketing ploy that doesn't add any real value to the hobby. Regardless, I subscribed to Tidal HiFi anyway, because then, it was the sole streaming service...

In any case, I've already decided on the final configuration of my TVC unit :)

Thank you Everyone for your input. It has been a great help in cementing my final decision ;)

I've already...

Hmm... Don't you mean that "Balanced" (instead of Unbalanced) is only required where long cable lengths are necessary, Bob? :)

I've a tube DAC on the way, that has both balanced and single-ended output options and I'm considering a power amp that also have both balanced and single-ended input options. Will having one...

Hello All,

I'm committed to getting a TVC preamp from Music First Audio. However, I'm unsure of what inputs/outputs to specify. Due to space-constraints of the chosen enclosure, I'm restricted to...

The tube-rolling bug bit again and after going through several forums, I decided to give the MULLARD CV4003 (KQDD/K is also printed on the plain white box) another chance, as there are a few posts...

I noticed that users on another forum are "rolling" OpAmps in the Mk.I and the DAC Plus is to be released with "socketed" OpAmps...

Does that mean the OpAmps in the upcoming model can be manually...

I still think the MK.1's built-in pre-amp a significant weak link though :rolleyes:

Had they done away with it, (in all likelyhood) it would've sounded better and cost less; resulting in...

http://www.digitalaudionews.net.au/2011/06/18/eastern-electric-announce-minimax-dac/

presumably better but dearer...

Not sure if I'll be "upgrading" just yet though :)

Got it from www.hitaudio.com for HKD5200, during last year's High End Audio Visual Show ;)

I got it around 15 years ago from a HiFi dealer in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; vaguely remember paying around 200 Malaysian Ringgit for it then :)

It's a Mullard Pearl CryoValve! :eek:

Found the packaging during my regular ritual of looking for something and finding something else instead :lol:

I read the online literature of a Class D (or was it "Tripath") amplifier manufacturer mentioning that the clicks and pops produced by the act of turning on/off a "noisy" amplifier de-magnetises the...

You can probably ignore the parts where they recommend their own valves as well :lol:

I suppose I should've mentioned that this thread's directed towards "valve-heads" :lol:

The theories outlined in the following link seem sound but as I've often found in the world of audio, there are many contradictions in opinion...
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I guess that's why the HMV at Queens Street Mall had to close down :lol:

Should've been...

http://markgrantcables.co.uk/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=40_3&products_id=182

phono to BNC; instead of BNC to phono :doh:

Hi Steve... :)

I hope that you're well and that Adelaide's not experiencing extreme weather irregularities that my friends in Queensland are currently experiencing :rolleyes:

Has anyone else noticed that the sound quality of CDs is highly dependent on where it's regionally manufactured, even though it's the same music? :scratch:

And to my ears, Australian manufactured...

Which part of Malaysia are you from?

:lol:

Turntables are certainly a more tactile experience than a top-loading be-tubed CDP :)

However, it's exactly that extra "involvement" of setting a turntable/vinyl and everything else "just...

Personally, I don't think CD players and turntables will ever go away :)

Even if the big companies stop making them, I believe there'll be "cottage" industries thriving, still catering to people...