Buckley or buckwheat? LA was typical LA weather today and has been for the past week. Jolida is stylistically different to...... how? |
What in the world are you doing up at 5:30AM, and why in the world are you in Eugene of all places. Anyways, for some good ole' cd players are ARC CD-1 and CAL Delta/Alpha. If you want to buy new, I was told by a CAL owner that Music Hall CD players offer simillar performance to his Delta/Alpha. |
Yup, I completely understand. My new dac is less than 1 week old, and I already want to quit my job, so I can listen to my stereo from 12 pm to 5am.
Yup, I've been to Eugene. I had a friend that lived there. She used to work at this restaurant called.. errr its a chinese restaurant with pool tables inside. Hot lips? Hot gossip? I forgot. |
Hey Suko,
I am an EX CAL/ARC fella. I divorced CAL/ARC because I am into more of a mellow articulate sound rather than that classic high definition sound that I feel is suitable for the type of music genre you described earlier. Right now, I am using Meridian 500/518 to a Channel Island DAC.
I do believe the CAL DX2 and their other one box cd players are more mellowy/airy sounding. It is different with their Alpha and Sigma processors atleast with the Mullard tubes I had in them.
Regarding Jolida, I doubt it is my cup of tea, although, I've read nothing but praise on Agon and on just about any web sources I got my eyes on. Also, for live music, I believe the old Thetas would do a nice job too.
Also, there are plenty of arguments that claim new digital technology is better than digital technology from a few years ago. I compared the Channel Island DAC with my old Meridian 563 which is circa '95 I think. Albeit, I don't have upsampling, but I don't feel 24bit technology is all that. But, I am using the Channel Island DAC instead of the 563 because the CI doesn't have a pre-emphasis circuitry which makes it more compatible with the 518. |
Hey Tyler,
It is only a $100 dollar mistake? Let me know where you can get Jolidas for $100.
Actually, I am contemplating on getting a tube cd player again too. I was exagerrating about my "love affair" for my new dac, CI Audio VDA-1. I will look into Audio Note CD players for now.
Let me know how your Jolida works out. If you bought it new, I read somewhere that burning in takes quite a while ofr that unit. Maybe the same can be said about my new DAC.... |
Tyler,
I spend way too much time on the internet researching everything audio and looking at demos and used equipment sections of stores' websites not to mention ebay and agon. Down side? How about counterproductive. Audio is supposed to improve my quality of life, instead, I seem to become a slave to it. Maybe after I find the right CD player... Oh and I got 4 pairs of speaker, 3 amps and 4 CD players that I don't even use.
Oh, I am in Orange County. |
Regarding audio viral research, I use audiogon, audioasylum, audioreview, a lot of internet audio periodicals like stereotimes, audiophilia, 6moon, soundstage just to name a few. Google works quite well too.
My fave music..... Momus, Tahiti80, St. Etienne, Ivy, Beautiful South, Badly Drawn Boy sorta, New Order sorta... anything soothing mellow and synthetic or so it seems after the fact. |
I think you just described me rather than my music haha. |
I am not sure, but I think he said something like "We're going to be big big stars... " |
Is he Jesus Jones or Howard Jones? Howard has a nasty English accent. I just bought a Parasound CDP-2000 btw. How is your Jolida? |
I sell the 1 month old outdated stuff to keep up with the....
Actually, most of the stuff I buy is already outdated, so I don't have to worry about loss in value when I resell it to someone else.
And, teachers ought to have a federally mandated fiscal reserve for teachers with obsessive audio hobbies. If they do, I'd sign up to educate/corrupt our youths. |
I am afraid the DACs you are looking for has been disassembled for parts to build the last shipment of Patriot missles on its way to Turkey. It turns out, opamps are highly effective at sensing SCUD missles and BurrBrown chips are great in projectile aiming mechanisms. Or, atleast that is what the Patriot amendment on the teacher audio supplment guide said. But, it also told us to hide under desks incase of a nuclear attack.
I think we actually have a black/gray market of DACs running around funding warlords in middle east. If UN won't budge, Sadam's enemies will. |
You don't say, the Audiovox 6KSUX DAC with RAM (Rage Against the Machine) internal memory debuffering system is already embedded? I guess I can call off the R and D on the Sonex "I'd rather die than give you control" oil freighter GPS navigation hacking software that will reroute the freigthers that will carry looted Iraqi oil to Exxon and Chevron refineries to a secret anti opec/globalization front who will use the oil to fund solar cell research. Oops, I've said too much already... |
The fuel cells are being developed in the Caymann Islands if I recall correctly. Georgey is migrating most of our countries resources to that fine sunny island to ensure the money diverted from the american educators' audio fund will be properly implemented in producing fuel cells and not to off-shore oil drilling and bank accounts.
Ofcourse, the fuel cells are hush hush in case the commies want to get their hands on them. |
I missed the "last diplomatic effort" speech today. Well, since we are going to dethrone the most evil man in the world, ofcourse God still blesses America. Just like God blessed Joan of Arc when she led the French to war against the evil British invaders.
Bush too might be cannonized 500 years after the fact. |
