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  1. Echolane

    Advice/What to expect when importing audio equipment from Japan via US eBay

    I want to buy an amplifier and a preamp from Japan via an eBay seller because I will save nearly half the cost at any US dealer. But I haven’t done this before and I’d like to know what to expect. I don‘t want any unexpected surprises. . I’ve ordered lots of CDs from foreign vendors and...
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    B&O Beogram 4004 - is it worth restoring?

    I’m considering having my Bang & Olufsen Beogram 4004 sent off for a complete restoration. What prompted my decision is that I recently heard that Bang & Olufsen had bought up all the Beogram 4000 series turntables they could find. They called in retired employees with knowledge of the 4000...
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    How to use my iPad to view the Ayre DX-10 DSD menu

    Hi all, I did decide to buy an Ayre DX-5 DSD SACD player to add to my audio system.and I am eager to welcome it. The only problem is that my audio system lacks a monitor and I need a way to view the menu. It looks like all I will need to use my iPad as a monitor is a little dongle that has...
  4. Echolane

    I’m struggling to decide about buying an Ayre DX-5 DSD SACD & etc Player

    My CD player is down and I don’t have an SACD player for my audio system, I’m into really good sound and the new SACD players with the best audio quality run $10,000 to $16,000 and more (Marantz, Luxman, and Esoteric). I can’t afford that. I looked for used, first at the well regarded Ayre...
  5. Echolane

    ISO quality AES/EBU cable. Or should I consider Toslink.

    I think I have an above average system and I’d like to make it better if I can. I do almost all my listening via streaming and about the only way I can improve it is via cables and power cords. I’ve been reading about AES/EBU cables and quickly came across reviews that insist Jorma digital...
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    How to tame a really noisy AC circuit. Transformer? Line Selective UPS?

    I just bought a hand held device that would enable me to check the amount of electrical noise entering the AC circuit that provides power to my very good audio system. It measured over 4000 units!! Other rooms in the house, therefore other circuits, varied but were generally half that of the...
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    Is the money spent eliminating Wall Warts worth the cost in improved SQ?

    I have a system I’m really happy with. I think it sounds really quite wonderful. But I’m recently widowed and homebound and with considerable idle time I feel the itch to see if I can make my system even better. I spend 95% of my time listening to Roon streaming classical music or opera or New...
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    I’ve lost the locking pieces on both my D Lin’s Silver Bullet 4.0 audio interconnect cables. How to replace them?

    I’m so upset that I’ve lost the locking pieces on my pricey Silver Bullets. I can’t find the manufacturer, D Lin, with a Google search. Is there any way to replace these pieces? I think my cables are worthless without them.
  9. Echolane

    Help connecting speaker wire!

    This feels like a dumb question, but I’m stumped. I had to send out my tube amp for a repair. I am substituting a modified vintage Pioneer to use in the interim snd I am baffled as to how to connect the speaker wire to the amplifier. The speaker wire has one red wire and one black wire. The...
  10. Echolane

    Need recommendation for a USB DAC to replace a sound card.

    My husband’s computer went bad and he couldn’t transfer the pricey ASUS sound card to the replacement computer. I think it’s time to ditch the sound card for something better and would appreciate recommendations for a good USB DAC. Can I get him a decent DAC for under $300? He has a...
  11. Echolane

    How to use the PRE OUT and POWER IN sockets on my Stereo Receiver

    I bought a Schiit Saga+ Preamp. It has 5 input sources, a remote control and the ability to be used in “passive” mode or not, which means engaging the tube or not. To my question: I want to pair it with my Pioneer SX-1050 stereo receiver and use my Pioneer as an amplifier. The Pioneer has PRE...
  12. Echolane

    Improving digital sound

    I'm at the point where I have all the main equipment to stream Roon to my two other audio systems but I haven't addressed the noise that I keep reading about that seems to infect digital streaming and I'd like to address this area, within reasonable financial boundaries of course. Honestly, I...
  13. Echolane

    Electrical Mystery with Surge Protectors

    I tried to power on my Oppo the other night in anticipation of watching a DVD. It wouldn’t power on. Not with the remote and not by manually pressing the power button. After contacting Oppo support and following more than the usual instructions to restore process to my Oppo, nothing worked...
  14. Echolane

    Video Switching Device for an Audiophile

    I’m looking for a video switching device for HDMI. I know this is an audio forum, but I really like this site so I thought I’d try to solve my problem here. I’m primarily interested in good stereo audio, so I’ve resisted investing in a multi-channel Audio Video Receiver. But I finally did...
  15. Echolane

    What do I need to know to buy a good USB. stick for storing/playing CDs

    I have a very well regarded media streamer, the Audio Alchemy DMP-1. I have my digital library on a Roon Nucleus. But the Audio Alchemy DMP-1 has better audio fidelity. I’ve been advised to invest in a USB stick, download some albums from my Roon Nucleus library, and plug thr USB stick into...
  16. Echolane

    The backside - Organizing cables and cords

    Just wondering what folks are doing to minimize the chaos on the back side of your systems. I started by labeling everything that has an electrical plug. I just dread facing that wire jungle behind my systems and struggling to sort it out before I start trying to debug a problem or add in a...
  17. Echolane

    Why buy a CD Transport?

    I have to admit I have only a vague concept of what are CD transports.. They’ve just never been on my radar. As a result I have what might be interpreted as dumb questions, but sobeit, here goes.... -are they just a CD player without a DAC? In which case, I will venture a guess that they...
  18. Echolane

    Berkeley Audio Design Alpha DAC Reference Series 2

    Anybody know anything about the Berkeley Audio Design Alpha DAC Reference Series 2?? Especially, how does it sound?! Will it mate up nicely with my Quad ESL-63 electrostatic Speakers? I just bought one used for a fraction of the original price. It was one of those things where I had to decide...
  19. Echolane

    If you were building a new Windows computer primarily for music, what mb etc would you choose?

    If you were to build a computer today which ATX form factor mother board, chipset & etc. would you choose to build a desktop computer that would primarily be used for music? I recently upgraded my Windows 7 computer to Windows 10. I REALLY did’t like Windows 10 so after about three...
  20. Echolane

    Help with digitizing my LPs. (And is this the best on site forum to post this thread?)

    I have recently ripped all my CDs with the Naim Uniti Core and I am LOVING streaming. It is wonderfully convenient, sounds great and now I want to rip my vinyl. I have hundreds of LPs collected in the 60s, 70s, and 80s and I recently was given 10 boxes of LPs (yes, 10 boxes is correct). I...
  21. Echolane

    Power Strips and Cats

    I have two cats and three power strips. The ones I’m using seem to allow trespassing cats to dislodge the bigger wall warts and sometimes power cord plugs too. It’s maddening to suddenly discover the TV won’t turn on. Or the receiver. Or the Roku is down. I have to pull back the carpet...
  22. Echolane

    Will ripped CDs really equal the musicality of a great CD player?

    Recently I talked with an audiophile friend about my pending move to add streaming capability to my stereo systems. He threw a bit of a wet blanket on my enthusiasms for streaming by suggesting I would be disappointed in the sound of my own ripped CDs. That five minutes spent ripping a CD...
  23. Echolane

    Can Vintage Stereo Receivers (Pioneer SX-1050) compete with today’s Stereo Receivers?

    Here’s a quote from an article that caught my attention: “A test of a 1980 Pioneer 270 watt receiver by Innovative Audio shows that it can go toe-to-toe with the newest gear”. I have two Pioneer SX-1050s hanging out in my house because I can’t bear to part with them. Should I restore...
  24. Echolane

    Berkeley Audio DAC Series 2 or Naim DAC. Or?

    I’ve been given an opportunity to buy a used Berkeley. It would be used to pass digital music streams to my tube int amp, an Audiomat Prelude Reference MKII. Speakers are Quad ESL-63. I listen primarily to classical music and opera, but will digress to folk, international, country and more...

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