6chac
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| Best sounding CD player for 6,000. I think the Wadia would make your Prodigy sing !!! | |
| Volume Control? Hello Sturbo2000, why would anyone want to use an attenuator ? Or passive preamp ? I've always encourage, or suggest to connect direct from CD player and use volume control from the CD player. But anytime you add anything in the middle of the chai... | |
| How old is too old ?.... Why replace the KEF ? The speakers (drivers) technology did not change much in the last decade ! Not like CD player and DAC. Unless you want the Bose's direct & refecting technology ? :-)Regards,Like they said "If it ain't broke, why fix it" | |
| Stereophile "confirms" Moncrieff's SACD comments ? Maybe the Accuphase is another "component of the month" ?Why are so many LP's for sale on A'gon ?...No offend intended. ;-) | |
| Toslink vs. RCA Fpeel, Steve of great northern sound. Wadia AT&T ST glass optical cable $60 for 3 meters. Here's the link:http://www.greatnorthernsound.com/Steve is very helpful, leave a message, he will return your call.RegardsISTT | |
| Will I be a jaw dropping Wow for an upgraded CDP? Ake, before I suggest anything, I would like to say that I own a $10K CD transport/DA converter. It does not mean anything if you are not enjoying the music! I also own a $200 DVD/CD player, which I also enjoy very much. Guess what, it is a Panaso... | |
| Toslink vs. RCA Fpeel, the reason AT&T ST and Toslink are rare, because they require special facility to produce. Not for the DYI or old school cable companies. On Toslink, say Monter Cable, Audioquest for example, what they do is to OEM the cable and stamp t... | |
| Do I need a new pre-amp? No, you might not need a new preamp. Go direct ! What I mean, is to sell your preamp, and connect your CD player (with volume control & remote) directly to the amp. This eliminate some cables, and preamp from interfere with the source upstream... | |
| Toslink vs. RCA Here is what I've found, from best to worst.1) AT&T glass optical2) Toslink plastic optical ($19.99 Recoton from Fry's Electronics)3) BNC4) XLR (Madrigal's MDC-1)5) RCAHere is what IMHO, that metal cable are saturated for the bandwith are limi... | |
| Single box CD players with NO oversampling? Mbonn, you just anwser your own question ! "Regarding 4x oversampling: Maybe the companies that claim "No oversampling" really mean "no more than 4x oversampling"".But does it matter ? It's all come down to the music. Regards | |
| Single box CD players with NO oversampling? Every Compact Disc player on the market use oversampling. See the "Compact Disc" logo on every compact disc player ? Do you think those logo was put on all cd player by accident ? They pay to have it there. They pay to have the formula to build an... | |
| Single box CD players with NO oversampling? The basic sampling rate for Compact Disc format is 4X oversampling. Any company claims no oversampling is lying. | |
| Basic Repertoire or flogging a dead horse Such a broad subject ! Anyway here a few of mine.Chrismas in LeipzigDorianTchaiKovsky: 1812 OvertureTelarcMousorgsky: Picture at an exhibitionTelarc(be careful, don't want to blow your speakers with the digital canon)Vivaldi: The Four SeasonsBeeth... | |
| 2 channel Preamp or Pass on the PRE??? I use direct setup and I could not be happier. Here my system components.Wadia 7 transport Wadia 9 DAMark Levinson No.20.6 Monoblocks Mark Levinson No.23.5 Dual Monaural AmpsWilson Watts/Puppy 5.1Wadia fiber ST glass cable.Mit 750 speakers cablesM... | |
| anybody know a true dual mono passive preamp? Hello Royy,If you are not into multiple sources, like tuner, phono, cassette, etc... I suggest the you get a CD player with volume control, and connect it direct to your power amp. I use to have a Mark Levinson Dual Monaural No. 26S which I loved,... |