abecollins
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| Now that there is a CJ ART II I have never auditioned a CJ Premier series preamp out of fear that I might *need* it. Are the 16LS and 17LS significantly better than the CJ PV-12 or more recent PV-14? I had both of these CJ units and found them to be a little rolled off on the ... | |
| Redbooks: as good on Sony SACD as on Cary 303? Blues_man, you are joking aren't you? To a certain extent I agree that its marketing crap but on the other hand there have been significant improvements in the digital domain over the past few years. 18-bit DAC's vs 24-bit DACs. Improvements to th... | |
| Tuner question Is the E-50 a current model or only available used? I'm not familiar with it. I like the Magnum FT-101A but something as good for less $$ WITH remote control would be nice. | |
| Redbooks: as good on Sony SACD as on Cary 303? Pendragn, I did not do an A/B comparison between the Cary 303 and the 306/200 but I did listen to them separately about a month apart. I was extremely impressed and pleased with the Cary 303 and could easily live with that player for a long long t... | |
| 24/96 or 24/192 There's a group of folks on http://AudioAsylum.com who have recently discovered the magic of Cary CD players (inlcuding myself!) One of them just traded in her Sony SCD-777ES SACD player for the Cary 303 and she couldn't be happier. | |
| more major players jumping on the sacd bandwagon You mean they don't even have Pink Floyd!? Tell me it ain't so. ;-) | |
| CJ Premier 11a vs. Audio Research VT50/VT100MKII ? Very good points everyone. CJ Premier 11a should be compared to VT50 and not VT100 to keep things in proper perspective in terms of tube count and price class.Ken you got it exactly right when you said, and I quote - CJ provides some warmth to aug... | |
| Now that there is a CJ ART II At least one case that I am aware of is the Premier 11. You can send the unit in and get it upgraded to the Premier 11a. | |
| Buying Hi-End CD Player or Transport.. I agree with Jtinn about buying Levinson right now. The old No.39 is over priced (even used) when you consider the design is so far behind the current generation of newer players. IMHO, digital technology improvements are significant and new chips... | |
| Redbooks: as good on Sony SACD as on Cary 303? The Cary 303 is an outstanding CD player. I doubt that a mass marketed lower-end SACD player can match it playing standard CD's. The higher-end SACD players *might* have a chance but from what I've read, on standard CD play back, they're not quite... | |
| more major players jumping on the sacd bandwagon Sample MP3 at higher than 128kbps and the sound is not bad. I consider myself to be an audiophile but I also keep an open mind to good technology. Are you saying MP3 is crap because this is what you've read or have you seriously played with MP3 an... | |
| more major players jumping on the sacd bandwagon Since SACD is supposed to be a superior technology, will a good SACD disc played on one of the newer entry (cheap) $300 - $400 players from Sony sound better than a comparable regular CD played on a high-end upsampling CD player? | |
| CJ Premier 11a vs. Audio Research VT50/VT100MKII ? Jtinn and Etbaby, thanks for your comments. I have heard from others that the CJ Premier 11a is a very muscial and engaging tube amp but lacking a little bit in the bass. Etbaby, thanks for your suggestions on the KT88's. I've been meaning to try ... | |
| ARC Support I didn't notice any significant difference in the noise from the LS16 tube preamp vs CJ PV-12 and CJ PV-14 and like I said, its ONLY noticeable slightly if I put my ear right up to a speaker. I have not auditioned the LS2B or the LS25 both of whic... | |
| SACD : why ? Roachone, are you playing SACD discs in your SACD player to support your comments about SACD sounding better? Have you tried regular CD's in your SACD player and how do they sound? |