I decided a short time ago that it would be nice to have a short "Cliff Notes" A/V Home Theater Website where I could find basic info right away without going on a wild Google time consuming search. For instance, one of my links is to this forum and I listed this site. To make a long story...

As someone who grew up & hated vinyl in the 60's solely because the records didn't sound as fresh after several playings & they were eventually scratched up as well as I had to get up & put on different tracks which scratched things up more, I'm totally confused with what seems to be this love...

I'm very new to the world of tube CD players, having just bought a Jolida JD-100 a month ago that I'm in love with when used with my Musical Fidelity X-10 V3 Tube Buffer & I Just bought a second one for my living room also coupled with the Tube Buffer & identical speaker & receivers set up in...

Would appreciate any answers or thoughts as to how best to maintain and use tube playing devices for the best sound & maximum lasting usage: Specifically: 1. For a Musical Fidelity Tube Buffer will it produce the best sound if its on all the time but a much shorter life? If I leave it...

I'm curious if anyone has this or actually heard it, if it's as fantastic sound wise as described. If I had the funds I would buy it but I've gotten such great results with my Jolida JD-100 & Musical Fidelity X-10 V3 Tube Buffer, I've held out.

I just ordered based on someones suggestion on this board the Behringer SRC2496 Ultramatch Pro Format Converter which supposidly will make bad recordings sound much better. What I'm totally confused about is what kind of cables or cable adapters I need to connect my CD player & my receiver to...

Expecting the worst as usual, the Jolida 100 I bought for $675 postpaid on Audiogon arrived today & I've just listened to it for about an hour. Just out of curiosity, I listened to it first connected to my Musical Fidelity X-10 V3 Tube Buffer not expecting anything because I figured it really...

I play mainly 60/70's remastered rock & blues stuff & I've gotten to the point where I find it hard to listen to a below average recording such as "A Whiter Shade of Pale". Mind you, I don't like most modern recordings but the sound on the above track I've used for illustration has a muddy type...

I just ordered a Jolida JD-100 Tube CD player for a great price ($675 with shipping) & I was wondering if anyone had any tube recommendations in case it makes a big difference to the sound. The guy is sending them with both the stock 12AX7 tubes & a pair of ECC-83 tubes (I don't have more...

Would appreciate someone clarifying this & I should have asked this question long ago. My current setup is my Pioneer PD-59 CD player connected to my Musical Fidelity Tube Buffer connected directly into my Denon 3801 A/V Receiver (I could connect the CD player directly into the receiver if I...

I would appreciate anyones opinion on this, good or bad. I just bought for $50 on Ebay a Naim/Wiremold AC Strip which is described as follows: "This strip has nine hospital-grade sockets hardwired together; however, unlike the power strips available at hardware stores, there is no circuit...

I was all set to purchase a Tube Buffer but a sales person I spoke to talked me out of buying it (my decision not his) as he thought that since I already have a Musical Fidelity X-10 V3 Tube Buffer to go with my solid state Pioneer PD-59 CD player getting a tube DAC instead of a solid state DAC...

Anyone have any Tube Dac's they'd recommend in terms of audio quality when combined with a Sold State CD player (Pioneer PD-59) & a Musical Fidelity X-10 V3 Tube Buffer that's under $600 used (or new) & doesn't upsample and is a NosDac? Thanks

I would appreciate anyone speculating on the effect frequency response has on the way we hear a CD players audio quality. In my case, after buying, sampling & then reselling. because none of them sounded as good as my Pioneer PD-59 CD Player from 1992, including the legendary Pioneer PD-65...

Based on the universal acclaim I've seen more so on this CD player then any other I can recall, I just got a great deal on the Rega Apollo ($720 including express shipping Excellent Condition with everything) which is being shipped out at the end of the week. I would have gotten the Rega Saturn...

It's been a fairly frustrating 3 weeks for me as I keep trying out & subsequently reselling back at a minor loss, different CDP Players & DACS, all of which have been "used" so a "break in period" which I personally don't believe in anyway, is not a factor. My current set-up is a Pioneer Elite...

I have officially given up on spending any more money on (relatively for me) expensive interconnect cables for my system as none of the ones I tried, improved my sound at all, in fact they make it worse by basically smoothing the sound out to much & getting rid of the music's balls that there's...

I keep hearing the term jitter & I don't quite understand what this means in terms of what I'm actually hearing. Can someone please try to explain what this is in terms of it being noticeable to what we're actually hearing or is it something that we're not hearing that we should be hearing? Thanks

Would appreciate advice/recommendations from anyone who's heard any or all of these CD players. I've given up on buying an external DAC for reasons I don't want to get into now & just wish to upgrade a CD Player with a good DAC to combine with my Musical Fidelity X-10 V2 Tube Buffer. I'm...

I just received this expensive (for me) older highly rated DAC & when I connect it from my CD player, the volume goes down about 25% & I then have to boost the volume of my receiver amplifier to a level 25% more. Honestly, this DAC does not improve my sound at all. Does this decrease in volume...

I've seen the Rega Brand being mentioned very positively in this forum & I would appreciate any info & recommendations on a particular Rega Player from any owners or former owners of them. To preface, I mainly listen on speakers to primarily 60/70's remastered blues & rock CDs & currently own a...

After anticipating this for the past week, the Vintage Pioneer PD-65 CD player I purchased on Ebay from a reputable seller, arrived today from Fed Ex at my private mail delivery service (when I used my regular address a few years ago, these numbskulls, at UPS & USPS, would leave packages in...

I'm still a bit confused & was hoping someone can illuminate me here. 90% of my CD cllection is fremastered blues & rock recordings from the 60/70's. Given that, am I best, in regards to audio quality getting a DAC (or CD player with this DAC) that: 1. Doesn't upsample or oversample, 2...

On a 100% scale, excluding speakers & acoustics, what % roughly contributes to the overall audio sound of CD's: CD player, DAC, cables, receiver/amp, other accessories (pads, feet, etc.), tubes (if tube player)? Should the amount of money you've put into your system, reflect this %. Feel free to...

Would appreciate any recommendations here as I'm on the brink of purchasing an early 1990's highly rated classic $1700 at the time Muse Model 2 DAC for around $475 or the current Musical Fidelity X Dac V3 (used for around a year), for around $520 or so, both in very good condition. All the...