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| Cary CD303/200 or CD306/200? I have not listened to the 303/200 because that model wasn't available when I bought the 306/200. The 306/200 upsamples to 192KHz while the 303/200 does 96KHz. For me, one of the deciding factors was the ability to use the 306/200 as a DAC because... | |
| How about the older CAL CD players? The Icon MkII is built like a tank and sounds very good in its class. I bought my Icon MkII as a dealer demo almost 8 years ago when I first got started in high end audio. I kept it for several years and finally sold it about two years ago. It nev... | |
| Need help with tube selections I dunno.... I tried Svetlana KT-88's and the Svet 6550's in my CJ Premier 11a. Still undecided. The 6550's still sound very good to me and I do not hear the HUGE benefit of KT-88's that others describe. | |
| Is the Adcom GTP-750 any good? The 760 isn't anything like the 750. They are totally different products. The 760 is a 5.1 channel tuner/preamp with digital signal processing for home theatre. The 750 is a basic audiophile quality 2-channel analog preamp. So the 760 does not rep... | |
| CLASSE - Great amps or highly flawed? Hmm, I never read those Classe reviews but I've owned both the CA-100 and CA-200. If these amps were so "flawed" I wonder why so many people find them to be outstanding performers and excellent values? My CA-100 was a great match with my Thiel CS ... | |
| What is a good speaker to match with Classe ca-100 I agree that Thiel speakers sound good with Classe amps in general. I had a CA-100 driving my Thiel 1.5's and they sounded very good. The CA-200 was even better with tighter and more defined bass. The CA-100 wasn't bad at all though. I think its o... | |
| Passive Preamps: Jumping Ship I normally use my tube preamp with my CJ Premier 11a tube amp but I also own an Adcom GFP-750. The Adcom sounds life less in passive mode compared to active. I suppose system matching must be very precise for a passive preamp to sound decent. ??? | |
| Mark Levinson 20.5 monoblock pair value ?? ?? Thanks guys. This at least gives me *some* idea of a price range. I'm researching this for a friend who's parents just gave him the Levinson 20.5's after they upgraded their system with newer gear. My buddy isn't into audio so he wants to sell the... | |
| CLASSE - Great amps or highly flawed? You could do a lot worse than Classe in its price range or spend more and still be worse off. If I ever got tired of my tube gear, I would go back to Classe equipment with no hesitation at all. | |
| Is the Adcom GTP-750 any good? GTP-750 for $220 - $400? I don't think so, unless there is something wrong with it. Most are selling over $700. New, the GTP-750's were about $1300 w/o any discounting. A good GTP-750 for $550 is a bargain.I own one and its a very decent preamp fo... | |
| CLASSE - Great amps or highly flawed? The original question included only negative comments about Classe so I can only assume the person inquiring has already made up his mind but....I think Classe makes outstanding amps. I've owned three over the past few years. In my opinion, Classe... | |
| Thiel 1.5 vs. 2.3 I love my Thiel 1.5's with CJ Premier 11a tube amp. I also have Audio Research VT100MKII which has more punch and dynamics but I think the CJ is a better match for my taste. I like the Thiel sound so this thread was helpful to me too in that I am ... | |
| Any opinions on Classe Preamps? I agree with Fuente. The CP-45 is an outstanding preamp. I owned one a couple years back. It did not have a full-function remote with the ability to select input sources but the basic preamp was outstanding. I also owned the lower end CP-35 (older... | |
| c-j buffs: MV-55 vs. Premier 11a I cannot comment on the MV-55 but I've read good and bad on it compared to CJ Premier 11a. I am using the 11a with Svet KT88's and I truly love the sound even though the Svet 6550's weren't bad. The KT88's have a bit more midrange and higher trebl... | |
| Perp. Tech. Speaker Correction My dealer steered me away from Perpetual and for that I am thankful. You're right, with their sell direct model, you would expect better support from their website and direct sales force. Sales force? LOL |