Search function broken . . . I was hoping someone could explain to me what it means to have balanced inputs/outputs? I know they are supposed to reduce noise and offer other benefits, so why wouldn't they be on all equipment, not just high end gear? Also, is it something that can be added to...

OK, so maybe I am just really late to the party, but who knows, maybe there are others like me, so here is my discovery. I was playing around with my DVD-A player and discovered that there is no need to navigate the menus to select the 2-channel track (or which ever one it is you want). From...

I am not sure if this is the correct forum, but here goes. I would like to learn how to make DVD music from my CD collection. I am not looking to do anything fancy, but since my transport is a DVD player, I thought I could cut down on changing disks all the time if each one could hold a few...

Well, my current upgrade strategy has been to work on optimizing the AC power in my system. To that end, I bit the bullet and ponied up for the Power Base upgrade for my MSB Link III. Everything that I had read about it indicated that no system was ever made worse off by it and most people found...

I was hoping someone might be able to tell me why I can get a 96KHz signal from my PC digital output, but only 48KHz signal from my stand alone DVD-A player, through my Link III during DVD-A playback. My own theory is that my Sonica Theater is equipped with 24/96 already and just pipes it to...

Just a quick report for all of you folks that have DVD players and wonder how an outboard DAC might improve Redbook playback. Two words, DO IT! I picked up a used MSB link III for a good price and my Pioneer 656A is a totally new machine. As an aside, I am using Zu Ash and Gede as interconnects...

Does anyone use their preamp for headphone listening rather than a dedicated headphone amp? Is a headphone amp really just a passive preamp? I just bought a new (active) preamp for my speaker rig and tried the headphone out on it. I have to say that is sounded as good or better than my Meta42...

Well, my wife told me she was fed up with me spending all of my time inside my headphone gear. So I told her that was fine with me and I went out and bought a pair of B&W DM601 S3 speakers. So I am very happy with the new speakers, but I was wondering if there is a recommended burn in...

Having been an amateur musician for quite a while in many acoustic forms of music, I can appreciate when the real dynamics of the musicians are preserved in recordings. However, I have found that while the music itself is preserved, I run into a different sort of problem. When I set the volume...

I am looking for some high quality Hendrix recordings and I was wondering if anyone has listened to/owned this box set? I don't think any of Jimi's stuff is available on the new formats (DVD-A, SACD), but a really good redbook remaster would do the trick for me. Thanks.

OK, sorry if this has been covered already, but do all Silverline DVD-A recordings sound so tragically awful? I thought I would experiment with some of the less expensive DVD-A titles by Silverline - what a mistake! I picked up Bob Marley "Soul Rebels" and I can't find the words to articulate...

OK, I've been lurking for a while, but I figured it time to start talking. So here is the first . . . I am a huge connoisseur of Pink Floyd and recently invested in "The Wall Live" double CD set. Now the arrangement of the music itself is, I feel, superior to the original studio cut, however...