Source units affect sound?. Archived from groups: rec.audio.high-end () I've noticed a thread here where there seems to be some argument over how a source unit, such as a CD player, can affect the output quality of your system. I've sold audio equipment...

right off the bat the sound was much cleaner, deeper soundstage etc. I live very close to a power substation and noticed an immediate improvement in clarity on both my TV and sound with the monster power center. I can actually listen to regular TV at lower...

better. >> Really does anyone hear anything extra for what they pay for in a CD > player?? There was a thread some time ago ("Source units affect sound?") in which several posters argued that even truly cheap disk players may be audibly indistinguishable...

CD players. I have also listened to the Marantz players from their analog outputs. I cannot hear ANY difference in the sound with any of these setups. The Marantz units have better features (remotes etc) but no better sound. The Nakamichi sounds the...

contain jitter and some CD-R can have jitter less than 35ns. And if that is the case, is it possible that different disc to sound differently? Cheers.. Archived from groups: rec.audio.high-end () Orange book specification for CD-R states the followings:-...

well worth reading, even if you have no > interest in building one. > It sounds like a very proficient and interesting speaker. However, with all due respect, Aczel's review strikes me as "Gee whiz, Ma, I've discovered that dipoles sound different...

I assume we'd be building it. I'd be interested. I love reading the DIY also. Still want to piece together a few of Scott Dorsey's passive EQ's. I hope it'd sound pretty awesome 220 per channel is a bit of cash. I won't say steep but it is a DIY project...

of capacitive loads to load down the output of the amplifier. Measurements I've done on my ST120 show a relatively low increase in source impedance at high frequencies compared to other amps. According to the source cited above: "In use with varying...