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    CD Transport / Player Thread

    I recently had some issues with my Marantz CD94 - the tray kept reopening by itself when attempting to close it. This would stop after 2 or 3...
    Post by: cityshlacker, Feb 11, 2023 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
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    CD Transport / Player Thread

    Thanks a lot for this list - this is exactly what I was looking for as someone who was trying to find an affordable transport to feed into my...
    Post by: cityshlacker, Sep 24, 2022 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
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    The Mighty Utopia: Focal Utopia Revisited

    Yesterday, while doing my far too infrequent pad cleaning, I noticed that there was some glue-like gunk on the underside of the pads after...
    Post by: cityshlacker, Sep 27, 2021 in forum: Headphones
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    Forza AudioWorks Cables

    Ordered my first Forza Audio cable like 2 years ago for the Focal Utopia and it was and still is awesome (Copper Series HPC Mk2). Now I finally...
    Post by: cityshlacker, Aug 26, 2021 in forum: Modifications and Tweaks
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    Lynx PCIe AES interfaces: AES16 and E22

    I just wanted to quote this response and bring it to people's attention, because after installing the new Nvidia driver, I started hearing pops...
    Post by: cityshlacker, Oct 31, 2017 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
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    Meze 99 Classic

    I was looking at closed portable headphones to use for travel, and in that category I found that the Meze 99 Classics and the Oppo PM-3 were the...
    Post by: cityshlacker, May 21, 2017 in forum: Headphones
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    Lynx PCIe AES interfaces: AES16 and E22

    After reading through most of this and the decrapifiers thread I finally bought an AES16e and am using it with the Yggdrasil. The installation was very...
    Post by: cityshlacker, May 13, 2017 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
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    New LCD-4 vs Utopia shootout from Innerfidelity.

    It's pretty awful that there is a discrepancy like that in a massively overpriced (read premium) product like the Utopia, but what's even more...
    Post by: cityshlacker, May 2, 2017 in forum: Headphones
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    Video Game Music

    I see Chrono Trigger already got a mention, but the Brink of Time arranged album is pretty good as well. [MEDIA]
    Post by: cityshlacker, May 2, 2017 in forum: Music and Recordings
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    Mr. Speakers ETHER Flow Headphone(?) Upgrade(?)

    I very much did, thanks. Also, while most genres left me unimpressed, I thought Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band wasn't too bad on the...
    Post by: cityshlacker, Apr 3, 2017 in forum: Headphones
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    Mr. Speakers ETHER Flow Headphone(?) Upgrade(?)

    Your story is similar to mine. I was convinced that these would rock my socks off, then I listened to them and they were actually pretty bad,...
    Post by: cityshlacker, Apr 2, 2017 in forum: Headphones
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    Focal Utopia Review (collective stream of consciousness)

    I received the Utopia today, and I'm very happy with my purchase. I got them for two thirds of the price, 2300 GBP instead of 3300, due to someone...
    Post by: cityshlacker, Mar 6, 2017 in forum: Headphones