Recent content by bcostacurta

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    Need help with QED Revelation speaker cable (pictures included)

    Hello, a stripper tool will certainly help. Which stripper tool requirements (eg. minimal section) are needed to strip the internals cables of the QED Signature Revelation ? Thanks. Bruno
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    Cyrus : differences between CD players Xt SE and SE2

    Upgrade from SE to SE2 will cost around 400-euro (circa 335-gbp). In September 2013. Worth waiting about the upgrade CD Xt SE to the new CD Signature model. However currently my vendor (in Luxembourg) does not have more information, or even possibility for a such upgrade, from Cyrus. Bruno
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    Cyrus : differences between CD players Xt SE and SE2

    Thanks to all for useful answers. I bought a second hand Xt SE, and now better understand the differences with its successor SE2 I'll contact my local Cyrus resailer for faisability of the sofware service update to SE2 (is this a local intervention ?). I'll also query about the available...
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    Cyrus : differences between CD players Xt SE and SE2

    Hello to All, what are the differences between the Cyrus CD player Xt SE and Xt SE2 ? Mechanical / technical or only software ? Thanks for information. Bruno
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    Upgrade from SqueezeBox Touch

    Thanks for the readings. Interesting. Bruno.
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    Upgrade from SqueezeBox Touch

    Thanks to all for the advices. Indeed the replacement of my speakers B&W DM-560 is already planned. Probably I'll choose the B&W 684. However I'm surprise by the advice of getting rid of the DacMagic. I'm using it, my feelings are the sound of the SBT is definitely better with the DacMagic...
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    Upgrade from SqueezeBox Touch

    Hello to all, I'm currently using a SqueezeBox Touch + Cambridge Audio DacMagic. Rest of my system is ampli NAD 326BEE and B&W DM 560. My listenings are Jazz vocal and pianos via JazzRadio and SKy.FM (both with premium account to have better feeds quality). I might considering upgrading my...
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    Hello from a newbie

    Hi Dave, I found the DacMagic as certainly a positive improvement compared to the standard analogic output. My feelings are the sound has more dynamic and details. Sametime I also upgraded the cables : QED Performance, both connections for digital and RCA cables between SqueezeBox Touch ->...
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    Hello from a newbie

    Hello to All, just to say hello. My current system is Logitech SqueezeBox Touch + Cambridge Audio DacMagic + ampli NAD 3020 + speakers B&W 560. My listening is Jazz music (pianos, vocals, jazz-samba). Source is currently only Internet radio. Mainly www.jazzradio.com, with a subscription to...