I tried that without success. Switched out the power cord, rca & balanced interconnects, and tried no interconnects too.. Same result.

Just curious if anyone has had an issue with switching the input and output on their Taurus MKII? My Taurus is stuck with the light on BAL ouput and XLR input. Basically the front panel buttons are inactive except for the power button. Turning the unit off and on, unplugging, etc does not solve...

Quote: Originally Posted by takezo what kind of hum is it? low 60hz or higher 120hz? the lower hum may be caused by AC heater current to the tube... insufficient twists or if leads to the heater are not wired correctly. higher 120hz hum may be insufficient ripple filtering by the...

Quote: Originally Posted by daleda@sbcglobal I used to own the 300SEI and it went to back to Cary twice for this problem (and after many tube changes later) - I sold it! It is absolutely ridiculous that an amp of this price point have hum issues (nothing less than a black background is...

I'm in the 1st phase of building a very decent 2 channel speaker based setup. I am going to spend my entire budget on the amp and speakers. I found an awesome deal on a pair of tube monoblocks that I have my heart set on (VTL MB-450's). The VTL's are going to drive a pair of Avalons. Here's...

Thanks for hosting the meet, Ken. It was great to meet some more local Ottawa head-fiers. I had a great time and enjoyed listening to a variety of Grados. I still love my Senns. Yeah, the scary looking cable is an Elco HPC-10SP. I bought the cables off audigon when Elco had no reserve price...

Quote: Originally Posted by Zanth Hey folks...bad news. I have to be in court Monday and therefore I have to prepare the case this weekend. There is no way I can make the meet The next meet which I am guaranteed to be at will be the Headroom meet on July 3rd. That sucks. Are...

My car would be of very little use. I have minimal cargo room...and the back seat doesn't fold down.

Quote: Originally Posted by KenW That is one nice rack(can't believe I just said that to a guy!). Great job! Wanna sell? Thanks. I'd sell it if the price was right.

Here's the rack plans if anyone is up to the challenge. I built it in about 60 hours. BTW...the rack is 100% user friendly. It comes apart in about 5 minutes and will fit in the trunk of your car. The hardware can be found at... http://www.leevalley.com/hardware/pa...715,43716&ap=1

I'm all for DIY racks. I made myself a rack that you can stand/jump on. I was pretty ambitious when I built it...

I'm in. I haven't changed much in my rig since the last meet. I do have a few cd tweaks that some people may be interested in trying.

An Esoteric DV50 can be had for about $3500 US used while the SCD-1 is around $2000. For $1500 more I would hope that it sounds better. Maybe we should all ditch our boat anchors and get a modded Denon 2900?

If someone is going to give their opinion about the SCD-1 unit they should first state the listening conditions. I own a modded SCD-1. I bought it used with the Audiocom Superclock II and the Superclock II power supply already installed. I have the SCD-1's back panel switch in the custom mode...

I've been reading way too much A/A lately in my quest to achieve another <2 % sonic improvement in my rig. Tonight I came across the topic of fuse tweaking. It's not a new topic on Head-fi (a quick search found a fuse rolling/tweak thread from late last year). I just thought I'd bring up the...

Quote: Originally Posted by bd555 I have a free sample of the rainbow foil on the way. An interesting list of CD tweaks can be found here: http://www.tweakaudio.com/Cd%20tweaks.html. Nice link with some great CD tweaks. It's a wonder why he did not include the Audio Desk cd lathe.

Edwood...here are some quick pics that I took of the shavings and the disc's bevel after cutting and marking. The shavings look like dental floss. My best results are obtained by cutting at about 7500-8000 rpm on the audio desk. I like to make a final "clean-up" cut at the machine's max speed...

Quote: Originally Posted by Todd R Which side is the bevel cut on? Lable side or data side? The bevel is cut on the data side.

Wow! This is a very generous offer! Quote: Originally Posted by Wmcmanus Brandon sent a PM to me the other day asking some questions about his new Audio Desk, but this wasn't until after he made his purchase. Little did I know that my comments here at head-fi had influenced him! (I...

Quote: Originally Posted by meat01 What does the 38 degree bevel do that enhances the sound? Sorry, It's actually 36. http://www.audiodesksysteme.de/index.php?kat=10_16 Taken from Audio Desk... "Light reflections disrupt the sound Even high-end equipment for the...

I recently came across a few threads that mentioned a machine called the Audio Desk System. It's a belt driven lathe that bevels a 38 degree angle into the outer edge of a CD. I was very intrigued when a respected head-fier assigned the unit a 10+ tweaking value. 10+? Hmmm...Well, I took the...

First off...I'd use the search function, but I can't seem to locate it these days. I would like to try a few modifications to my HD650's. If anyone has modded these cans, please post what you have done and if you hear any sonic improvements. I'm not talking about aftermarket cables (I already...

I use a set of Cardas XLR caps and rca caps. They are the expensive ones with the nautilus symbol on them. I'm sorry to say, but I can't hear a difference at all.

I use a PS Audio Ultimate Outlet as a pre-cleaner for my P300. I'd recommend the UO.

Well I placed my order for the Bedini dual beam from Elusivedisc.com . They were the cheapest at $100. I also bought a Walkers Audio Vivid cd treatment kit from another online store.