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  1. The biggest problem I have is the reviewers have 99% chance (I think I am being generous)of using totally flawed cables which allows what they are hearing to be colored with distortions. I know that is a terribly egocentric thing to say, but I believe it with all my heart (mostly ears) I have been into many audio stores, not so much the last few years, because nothing came close to what I had at home. I know this is an unusual circumstance because usually people are on an even playing field when it comes to what they are capable of listening to. My problem is I am probably listening on a slightly higher plain than most. It is a really awkward position to be in, it's been a very lonely position, I've been isolated, alone in this endeavor besides a select few who have been with me on this journey; I've had a couple of people at the top of the audio cable food chain listen to my wire and they were actually stunned with quotes like , after listening for 10 seconds, stopping the disc and saying with bewilderment "what have you done here?" and in the second case listening to one tract on one cd saying in disbelief, "what kind of a deal are you looking for". I Will never forget those two reactions as long as I live. They basically heard stuff they never heard or expected to hear, one trying to offer me a low ball buyout, another industry guy, who shall remain nameless flat out tried to steal what I had in the beginning because I forgot to take my non disclosure notice he had signed home with me, or my first patent attorney sending me a document in the middle of the night for me to sign, assigning him all rights to control my cable technology, indicating that his son would be by in thee morning to pick it up. Another big guy audio designer that I had an agreement of sorts to produce this cable together wouldn't let me out of my agreement as he went forth on his own trying to steal it. It's kind of like the movie "THE TREASURE of THE SIERRA MADRES" and all the madness that surrounded the person who was supposed to have the gold. It would be most helpful if someone from computer audiophile who has in his rack some of the equipment in question or has heard it with his reference discs that are personal benchmark for the best playback they have ever heard would volunteer to bring some of these discs to my house in Northern California, right next to San Francisco, Daly City to be exact. Some one that would be willing to offer some opinions on what they hear and have heard. I'd be willing to be the farm that the benchmark sound wouldn't sound the same as the benchmark sound they are familiar with. Nobody has commented yet on the speaker system better than headphones, which I'm surprised at, because nobody is ever willing to make that comparison in their store because they can't pull it off. I can because it provides instant credibility and validation. Anyone from this forum reside in Northern california, or planning on a business trip here in the near future? Hearing is believing and I've also set the benchmark, no pun intended pretty high, but I can back it up because it actually only takes moments to hear what I have described, When all the stuff that is eliminated that is not in the recording, the listening takes on a whole new perspective, all the stuff that people thought was in the recording, extra mid range bloom and all the other trite cliches that reviewers use that simply don't work here. So, I guess I'm throwing down the gauntlet, but in friendship, for some one to help guide me to the promised land, a dac better than what I currently have. Since I just received my new speaker system, the drivers alone cost over $1500, and my new totally modified and rewired Michael Yee Audio amp. He has been mostly designing and building house stuff for other people, but his designs are simple and pure and when implemented properly the results can be amazing. At this point I'm not gonna assume the amp is the week link. My system i probably faster than the best headphones with the tiny drivers that I'm using You guys have no idea what it sounds and feels like to hear virtually nothing in the signal path of the source material, but I'm making an offer for someone to assist me that has heard some of the other stuff, or better yet owns something of the other stuff. If this sounds like a good idea, let me know and we can arrange to meet. This is also a good chance for one or more of you to be able to report back whether or not I'm speaking the truth or not. Please, anyone out there want to make First Contact, just like in the movie??????????????? Keith
  2. a few months ago I purchased a 2.6mhz mac mini with a 7200 rpm hard drive with a 1066 fsb and 4gb ram. I was all set to purchase a high end transport and berkeley alpha dac, until I discovered that a stored , non error corrected data stream through something like a bolder upgraded squeeabox duet , (linear power supply, digital section) would give me results and playback access I never dreamed of. Question I have is getting the cd's into an external hard drive. I saw the recent post regarding, discontinued robot ripping equipment, geed squad, or I was thinking I might be able to use some type of exterior cd spinning device to input to the mac mini and to something like a 1 TB storage. It would be nice to be able to rip a cd every couple of minutes at 48x or whatever. Fact is , i've never made a cd period. Is there a simple way to start? In addition, I've got a benchmark now, but the berkeley dac just hast balanced or aes/ebu bnc inputs none of which the Duet has, just coaxial spdif. This is all so confusing and I don't have nearly enough info to feel comfortable. I wish there was a cash list of members who do work on the side, how nice that would be. I don't know how good the services are that do pay per rip services, I want quality files because, (strangely enough) have just patented an audio cable technology that is beyond amazing, so my system will be capable of insane resolution. It will be displayed in a prominent room in Vegas CES. I'm just mentioning this because I'm serious. I have a custom made 20 watt, solid state amp, dual mono passive volume control, custom speakers with 4 50mm Bandor,almost full range, and 150mm woofer drivers , bottom is bi amplified. So, now i'm ready to step up to original non corrected cd files from a digital storage device that everyone has raved about. I've read about it all for the last week and become a believer because I will be able to access everything wirelessly. You all got me really excited about this, but first things first, got to get the music onto a new external drive. It would be really nice to know if there was something better than a bolder upgrade duet? I've got everything going except the source. Of course, if the Bruston, Weiss, or something other than the Berkeley would give me good results, I'm all ears. Even my Benchmark would probably sound greatly improved since I'm using a Oppo Dvd player as a transport, any help would be appreciated, any help from someone in the San Francisco area that is in need of a little side work (paid) in this are would be appreciated
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