I had noticed a small storefront up the street about two blocks from where I live. I decided to drop in and chat with the guy.
I met Sasa Malkoc, a Bosnian man who has lived here in Charlotte for over 20 years, and I could tell by the stuff stacked floor to ceiling, that I had found "The Man" when it comes electronics repairs.
I told him of my poor Yamaha RX-350 and it's scratchy right channel, and he said, "No problem, I can fix it better than New" I asked the price, because being th
The iFi nano iDSD LE arrived Thursday, and my initial impression is that the sound stage is more expansive and the loudspeakers disappear.
When I close my eyes, I see the musicians in their places on stage.
The Music is magical, and once again, I am hearing these recordings for the First Time, despite listening to the same passages for years.
My standard reference recordings, "Mussorgsky: Pictures At An Exhibition" by Herbert von Karajan, Berliner Philharmoniker, Pink Floyd's "Dark Side
The best way I can describe it goes something like this.
I read about 24/96 recordings, and noticed that they were huge compared to FLAC files, freely traded on the Internet from repositories at bt.etree.org.
I saw an ad for the Dragonfly by Audioquest, version 1.2, and it was much better than the original version, and it cost $150. In my world, $150 is an amount that would take four months of saving a little each month. That is what is called a "Dream".
Then I noticed that a
REQUIEM FOR AN RX-350
For years, my Yamaha RX-350 has served faithfully.
Tonight, after years of abuse and wear and tear, the right channel amplification stage finally went to Chip Heaven...
So the harman/kardon hk330i is back on-line, providing the amplification for my system. We will see how long the "vintage" capacitors like playing at full power, 24/7/365.
These vintage electronics were well built, as competitive manufacturers put money into 2 ch. Stereo.
Then CDs came alo
The MC-0.5
Stereotimes' most wanted component, The MC-0.5 is a magnetic conduction device. Covered under the connecter is a series of patented products. This unique device simply plugs into the wall to apply magnetic conduction to incoming electricity. The MC-0.5, once plugged into an extra outlet, delivers a dramatically cleaner, clearer music signal with better dynamics, realism and musicality. It is both more detailed as well as more relaxed-sounding at the same time.
Altho
