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Last 20 Forum Posts by Maxxwire
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| Amp/Receiver/Speaker... | Sony STR-DB930 | That quote of mine describes my 11 year ownership of the DB 930 just perfectly. ~Maxx~ [addsig] |
| Amp/Receiver/Speaker... | Remarkable! | If only indeed... Sony TA-ER1 Reference Series Preamp with External Power Supply 2X Sony TA-NR10 Reference Series Stereo Power Amps ~Maxx~ ----------------- A Satisfied Sony Fan Since 1974! Explore The New Sony MaxxPix |
| Amp/Receiver/Speaker... | Sony STR-DB930 | Scott- That all depends on what you want to accomplish with testing the DB 930. ~Maxx~ [addsig] |
| Amp/Receiver/Speaker... | Sony STR-DB930 | Scott- Thanks for the complement on my pictures and no I don't have Photoshop. One reason I like the H-9 is that even without the Sony 1.7X Teleconversion Lens which shoots up to 1580 mm the 15X Zeiss Lens shoots at 31mm up to 930mm plus you can add an aftermarket 57mm-72mm tube adaptor which enables the use of any 72mm attachment like a UV/Haze Filter or a Circular Polarizer or both stacked... First I apologize for the quality of this picture, but I took it with my old 5MP Nikon L-3 in extended exposure mode. Getting this $35 adapter tube was definitely a good investment though because .. |
| Amp/Receiver/Speaker... | Sony STR-DB930 | My Sony DSC H-9 uses the Sony Zeiss lens and the pictures it takes can be quite remarkable if the light cooperates. Getting the DSC H-10 would be a wise move as Sony has discontinued using the excellent quality Zeiss Glass in favor of their Sony G lenses. ~Maxx~ *Sony DSC H-9 aka Sony H-9 MaxxPix |
| Amp/Receiver/Speaker... | Sony STR-DB930 | On 2010-08-31 08:15, scott1019 wrote: Today's receiver bout Sony STR-DA555ES Vs. Sony STR-DB930 Can a QS receiver beat this coveted ES receiver? Only a direct A/B comparison will decide this battle. The DB 930 did just that repeatedly and with impunity back in 1999 both on the testbench and on the showroom floor! We're awaiting the results of your 2010 rematch. ~Maxx~ [addsig] |
| Amp/Receiver/Speaker... | Glass TOSLink optical cable. Are you sure it's mad | On 2010-08-31 00:38, Reinhart wrote: However, music does sound quite good with the glass cable after playing some jazz (Miles Davis), rock (Rush) and classical (Mozart), and the D/A in the DA4ES is light years ahead of the Pulse converter in the X229ES in any case. That's quite a strenuous listening test you gave the Glass Toslink! The great thing about the Glass Toslink is that it has the potential to improve as wide a variety of Audio equipment as it is capable of making a wide variety of Music that was made over a 200 year period each sound better in their own unique way! ~Maxx .. |
| Amp/Receiver/Speaker... | Sony STR-DB930 | On 2010-08-30 20:45, scott1019 wrote: Power is not the focus here, it is only rated at 13 watts. And most times I am using under 1 watt. I first learned of the First Golden Watt concept from Steve Deckert of Decware. I was a power junkie at the time with a 1,500 watt Audio System and didn't pay all that much attention to what he had to say, after I upgraded to high Bandwidth Fused Silica Glass Toslink and got my listening room treated with Auralex Studiofoam I started turning down the volume and listening to the incredibly detailed Music for the first time. These days it only take .. |
| Amp/Receiver/Speaker... | After 20 years of wanting one, it finally happend! | On 2010-08-30 21:36, sonyeslover wrote: True, I just added a STR-DA90ESG. I plan to use it as a digital front end/preamp to the TA-N77ES's until I can get a TA-E77ESD. Oh Yes! The elusive Sony TA-E77ESD! The Grand Prize of vintage Sony Preamps along with the all but unobtainable Pure Analog TA-E77ES. ~Maxx~ [addsig] |
| Amp/Receiver/Speaker... | Glass TOSLink optical cable. Are you sure it's mad | I see what you mean. Having lived in Taiwan for 5 years and worked with Export Processing Zone engineers helps a little in understanding what they mean. The optical Fiber Cable is 1 piece of PVC while the 'Cord' they refer to is Glass and having done a lot of translations for Chinese engineers who's English was rudimentary at best they evidently meant a Conductor of Glass instead of a 'Cord' of Glass. ~Maxx~ ----------------- A Satisfied Sony Fan Since 1974! Explore The New Sony MaxxPix [ This message was edited by: Maxxwire on 2010-08-30 23 .. |
| Amp/Receiver/Speaker... | Sony STR-DB930 | Scott- I've yet to see a Sony Receiver do well in an 'All Channels Driven' test. Since 'All Channels' never get driven equally in practical use this test never meant much to me. The only equipment that I've seen do well in the 'All Channels Driven' test were beefy Solid State Power Amps like John Curl's Parasound HCA 2205... FEATURES Designed by John Curl THX certified by Lucasfilm Ltd. Independent power supplies for each channel Modular circuit board layout Massive encapsulated 2 kVA toroid power transformer 30,000 uF power supply capacitance for each channel Multiple polystyrene f .. |
| Amp/Receiver/Speaker... | Glass TOSLink optical cable. Are you sure it's mad | On 2010-08-30 12:35, Reinhart wrote: Is there an inexpensive, simple test that can help to determine objectively that the cable is glass without destroying the cable itself? Reinhart- Its good to heat from you again! My experience with Glass Toslink goes back 8 years and I have been recommending various inexpensive iterations of it for as long. The basic difference is that the plastic Toslink conductor is a molded mono-fiber and Glass Toslink conductor has either 65 or 270 individuated Fused Silica Glass fibers. This is the most objective difference between these cables, but as .. |
| Amp/Receiver/Speaker... | Sony STR-DB930 | Well.....Everything is dependent on everything else that comes both before it and after it in the Signal Chain. In that the Audio signal is not modulated but completely re-created within each piece of Audio equipment using the AC power supplied to it if the AC Plugs, Power Cords and Line Conditioning aren't right then nothing will be as right as it could be. A $10 14 AWG heavy duty cord, $8 hospital grade outlet, and "borrowed" hospital grade plug is guaranteed to improve the performance of your DB 930, but I have found that the performance and sound quality of my Audio equipment becomes a le .. |
| Amp/Receiver/Speaker... | Sony STR-DB930 | On 2010-08-29 17:00, scott1019 wrote: I will go with the Leviton 5262IG you mentioned, it appears to be virtually identical to the one I posted. It just has a different mold for the front. I ran 12 guage Romex to this outlet from my fuse box. I'm just curious what wiring you have ran in your home. I upgraded most of the wiring when I moved in and chose this wire as I had the intent of putting in a dedicated room in the future for this outlet. You won't be disappointed with the Leviton 5262IG as it packs a big bang for the buck! The house has 14 AWG Solid Copper wiring which seems q .. |
| Amp/Receiver/Speaker... | Sony STR-DB930 | Scott- I have never understood why PS Audio insists upon using thickly plated 15% IACS conductivity Nickel contacts in their outlets instead of the 95% IACS conductivity Phosphor Bronze Hubbell 8200IG that they used in their Audio Extension Link just a decade ago... And now on to a very surprising discovery I made while upgrading outlets... I have done extensive comparison testing and I have found that the performance of the $9.28 LEVITON 5262IG DUPLEX OUTLETS pictured above was virtually indistinguishable from that of the $43.58 Hubbell Isolated Ground Outlets w .. |
| Amp/Receiver/Speaker... | UPDATE: Speakers weak link? | aidendey- I was fortunate enough to arrange a private audition of a prototype demo model of the BDP-S1000ES at the main theater in the Sony Style store in Ceaser's Palace and let me tell you it not only looked absolutely fantastic running the $15,000 Qualia 006 Flat Panel, but it sounded equally as good. So good in fact that 100's of people put themselves on a waiting list after seeing and hearing the BDP-S1000ES eagerly anticipating the availability of this ground breaking Blu Ray player. ~Maxx~ [addsig] |
| Amp/Receiver/Speaker... | Sony STR-DB930 | On 2010-08-28 18:43, scott1019 wrote: It appears to be everything you claim it be and more. I must say that based on my first impressions it has the be the best value there is on the planet for a receiver. I have a feeling I am going to be disappointed with the build of the DA3300ES once it arrives. I am definitely wanting to replace the power cord. I already have a hospital grade plug. Will this power cable do? Is there any need to ground the plug? Please don't be too hard on the DA3300ES if it is not built to the same Nichicon Gold Standard that the DB 930 was 11 years ago beca .. |
| Amp/Receiver/Speaker... | Sony STR-DB930 | On 2010-08-26 08:16, scott1019 wrote: Can I assume that its never been used or that its a special demo model? Here is how the Demonstration Mode and Memory Reset are activated... The Receiver must be turned off before starting each one: Demonstration mode: Hold Setup and press Power Button. Note: this also resets all of your settings just like a memory reset. Memory reset: hold down Power button for five seconds until message appears. Confirm by pressing Enter. ~Maxx~ [addsig] |
| Amp/Receiver/Speaker... | Sony STR-DB930 | Scott- Five years ago I had to make a 50 mile round trip to Fry's to get the 99% Pure Technical Grade Alcohol that the Bottleheads had originally recommended to me for cleaning out Tube Sockets on my Tube Power Amp, but since then the national bed bug epidemic has brought it to local pharmacies and grocery stores alike in $2-$3 pint bottles because it dehydrates and kills the prehistoric critters on contact. ~Maxx~ [addsig] |
| Amp/Receiver/Speaker... | Sony STR-DB930 | On 2010-08-26 08:16, scott1019 wrote: From your comments about it being in demonstration mode when it left the dealer its definitely a keeper! Scott- One thing you could try to determine how much use your DB 930 has had would be to clean out the i/o's and AC plug with 99% Pure Technical Grade Alcohol aka Killer Contact Cleaner using cotton swabs. I have found a direct correlation between how much gunk is found and the number of hours the Audio equipment is run especially the AC Plug which gets contaminated the fastest and has the greatest impact on performance and sound qu .. |
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