1: Hi-Rez Highway, Re: Million Dollar Question : Is there a SACD player that excels in SACD & Redbook ? (0.00)
Posted by AtomHeart on 2005-02-25, 06:29:51 (216.150.215.218)
Take your Sony 685, and send it to Decware to be modded for $420. I have not heard a better player for under $2000. They add a class A tube output stage directly soldered off of the DAC chip. www.decw .......

2: Tweakers' Asylum, Re: HELP second opinion needed. (0.00)
Posted by AtomHeart on 2005-02-02, 14:45:34 (216.150.215.218)
Sorry, I dont have any equipment for measuring impedance. I did find out that my Sunfire has an input impedance of 10K, and I believe the Decware Sony has an output impedance of 100K. That's not a ver .......

3: Tweakers' Asylum, Re: In-line attenuators (0.00)
Posted by AtomHeart on 2005-02-02, 12:31:08 (216.150.215.218)
I dunno. According to http://www.uneeda-audio.com/pads/ I am gonna need to get a ground shunt in there somehow and do some math I dont understand to figure out the resistor values. .......

4: Tweakers' Asylum, Re: It would be almost pointless if it was indeed only 1dB! (0.00)
Posted by AtomHeart on 2005-02-01, 14:23:10 (216.150.215.218)
I'm really not sure about the Sunfire, Cliff, but the Tube output on the Decware modified Sony is 100k impedance. I am sure the input on the Sunfire isn't nearly that low. Probably more like 25k *shru .......

5: Tweakers' Asylum, Re: How do you know it is -15dB ? (0.00)
Posted by AtomHeart on 2005-02-01, 09:08:54 (216.150.215.218)
Here is exactly what I ordered: .......

6: Tweakers' Asylum, Sorry, I meant turn up the volume to -30dB. 15dB change. (0.00)
Posted by AtomHeart on 2005-02-01, 08:46:22 (216.150.215.218)
nt .......

7: Tweakers' Asylum, Re: How do you know it is -15dB ? (0.00)
Posted by AtomHeart on 2005-02-01, 08:40:08 (216.150.215.218)
I know by where I set my volume. Here's what I think is going on: I normally set my volume on my Sunfire at -45dB. When I plug the attenuators into the signal path, I have to turn the volume up to -15 .......

8: Tweakers' Asylum, Re: In-line attenuators (0.00)
Posted by AtomHeart on 2005-02-01, 08:00:37 (216.150.215.218)
Is it that simple? I just "un-solder" the wire running to the output RCA jack, and solder a resistor in between the wire and the output RCA? That is something I can definitely handle if that's all I w .......

9: Tweakers' Asylum, Re: Are you sure they are really 1dB?? (0.00)
Posted by AtomHeart on 2005-02-01, 07:44:54 (216.150.215.218)
No, I'm not sure what they are. They are DESIGNED to be -1dB, but they change the volume in my system by almost -15dB. And however much they are actually attenuating, the purpose of them was to remove .......

10: Tweakers' Asylum, Re: In-line attenuators (0.00)
Posted by AtomHeart on 2005-01-31, 13:20:30 (216.150.215.218)
That is something I could only handle with very specific instructions, like what exact resistors to use, and how to attach them. It would probably be better to leave this up to professionals, though e .......

11: Tweakers' Asylum, In-line attenuators (0.00)
Posted by AtomHeart on 2005-01-31, 07:33:34 (216.150.215.218)
Hi guys, I have a Decware modified Sony DVP-685. Decware added a class A tube output to it, that has a 3.5v output, which is just a little too much for my Sunfire Receiver's inputs, so I was getting d .......

12: Power Forum, P500 Arrived Last Night! (0.00)
Posted by AtomHeart on 2005-01-20, 07:03:11 (216.150.215.218)
Got my P500 last night. What a fantastic machine. When it was first hooked up, it sounded really harsh and gritty, but I watched one movie, and after a couple hours, it had smoothed out to just an ama .......

13: Digital Drive, Re: CD player recommendation (0.00)
Posted by AtomHeart on 2005-01-17, 07:09:27 (216.150.215.218)
http://www.decware.com/SACD/sacd.htm That's one to definitely consider. It does play SACD, of which I own about 30. And of the 30 SACD's I own, only two are multichannel. The magic of SACD comes throu .......

14: Digital Drive, Re: I thought digital technology has come a long way since 8 years ago..... (0.00)
Posted by AtomHeart on 2005-01-17, 07:04:12 (216.150.215.218)
This machine comes tremendously close to vinyl and is dirt cheap for the performance level: http://www.decware.com/SACD/sacd.htm Just one to closely consider. Has a 30 day return policy, but I cant im .......

15: Hi-Rez Highway, Sony - 685!! (0.00)
Posted by AtomHeart on 2005-01-16, 08:19:50 (66.77.215.59)
If you can still find one, I would recommend the Sony 685 changer. Use it for a while and get it broken in, then when you have the money, you can get THIS: http://www.decware.com/SACD/sacd.htm There s .......

16: General Asylum, Re: A question for all the Monster Cable bashers (0.00)
Posted by AtomHeart on 2005-01-14, 06:39:34 (216.150.215.218)
I have nothing against Monster Cable's business practices...they can run their business as they choose. It is when they start destroying the sound of my carefully assembled audio system that I start h .......

17: General Asylum, Re: Laugh all you want, (0.00)
Posted by AtomHeart on 2005-01-14, 06:34:43 (216.150.215.218)
I would consider a "great product" in power conditioners to be one that doesn't destroy the sound of my system...which Monster Power conditioners most DEFINITELY do. We are talking about a NIGHT AND D .......

18: Tech Square, Re: Distortion on Peaks (0.00)
Posted by AtomHeart on 2005-01-14, 06:16:10 (216.150.215.218)
Well, after lots of A/B listening last night with both tubes, I am sure the second tube is not distorting like the first one, so I must have had a defective tube, but the second tube does have a lot o .......

19: General Asylum, Re: recommended power conditioner for (300? (0.00)
Posted by AtomHeart on 2005-01-13, 08:30:24 (216.150.215.218)
By the way, I would NOT recommend any power CONDITIONING options from Monster Power. They tend to destroy the sound even at much higher price points. .......

20: General Asylum, Re: recommended power conditioner for (300? (0.00)
Posted by AtomHeart on 2005-01-13, 08:26:04 (216.150.215.218)
In that price range, I would stick to surge supression, and avoid power conditioning if you value harmonics and liveliness in your music at all. Power conditioning at that price level will make your m .......

21: Tech Square, Distortion on Peaks (0.00)
Posted by AtomHeart on 2005-01-13, 07:57:35 (216.150.215.218)
Hi guys, I am currently having some trouble with my system, and trying to find a way to hammer it out. I recently upgraded my source to a tube modified Sony SACD player, and I am experiencing distorti .......

22: Inmate Systems, AtomHeart's Main System (0.00)
Posted by AtomHeart on 2005-01-13, 07:30:58 (216.150.215.218)
To add your system, you must register ."> Audio Asylum Inmate AtomHeart's Main System System Home / FAQ / News Classifieds / Event .......

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