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| Help me replace my Rotel 1072 OK, folks. Thanks for all the responses and ideas. At this point I'm considering keeping the Rotel and enjoying it while I think about what direction(s) I want to take my system in.However...I'm tempted to try the Oppo 95 in part because we'll soo... | |
| No sound and red power light on NAD C372 This thread was a million years ago, but I thought I'd post a follow-up just in case anybody looking at buying a C372 or other NAD amp reads it. Turns out that, ahem, I had a short in my speaker cables (bare-wire terminations gone wrong). To resto... | |
| Budget RCA Phono Cable Suggestions Needed If you can swallow your audiophile pride and give something really cheap a try (as I did a few months ago after dismissing the company for years as being "too cheap"), you might try the Blue Jeans Cable LC-1. A 3.5 foot pair (about a meter) runs $... | |
| Help me replace my Rotel 1072 Oh man, in walks the separates option! That is, Zd542, admittedly a very good idea. That or upgrading to a better--possibly tube--integrated. The NAD is very good, especially its bottom end, and this is the best of the NAD integrateds I've used in... | |
| Help me replace my Rotel 1072 Probably my only real complaint about the Rotel is that its presentation is rather dry. The first discs I played when I bought it were Bach's Mass in B minor on Harmonia Mundi (Philippe Herreweghe). Decay of reverberation was truncated and the sen... | |
| Help me replace my Rotel 1072 Loomisjohnson, the Jolida tempted me back when I bought the Rotel, but I wonder if it (and the Vincent?) might be past their prime by now. I started looking for something new simply because digital technology seems to improve at a rapid clip. The ... | |
| Help me replace my Rotel 1072 P.S. --I just told my wife about the "keep the Rotel" consensus. To you all, she says, "Thank you." | |
| Help me replace my Rotel 1072 Thanks, folks, for the eminently reasonable responses. The Rotel is great, and I've been considering the "just enjoy it" option, but the grass always looks greener... | |
| Is it worth buying a headphone amp? Update: I sold the HD555 and bought a mint pair of HD580, which hadn't even been broken in and already sound fantastic. The upgrade is significant--the HD580 sounds very much like the HD600 I used to own and is a much more refined headphone than t... | |
| Signal cable Analog Two IC I'll second the recommendation for the Blue Jeans LC-1 interconnect, which I use throughout my system. I've become a big fan of their IC and speaker cables. That said, I own a Signal Cable Magic Power powercord, and it is extremely well-constructe... | |
| Fans of Blue Jeans Speaker Cable? Two revisions to what I wrote above--one that I simply didn't mention, and one as a result of further reflection. The first is that I do think the lower midrange/upper bass has filled out as the Canares have broken in. Guitars and drums in particu... | |
| Fans of Blue Jeans Speaker Cable? I've continued listening to the Canare cables, and my initial impressions have been confirmed as I've gone along. It seems to me like the bottom end has filled out a little bit since I hooked them up, but I'm willing to admit that this might be pl... | |
| Is it worth buying a headphone amp? I appreciate the cautions about the AKGs. I am a little worried that I might find them lean or bright, and due to geography I'm not going to be able to audition them before buying. That said, I thought the AKG K501 was a pretty amazing headphone w... | |
| Is it worth buying a headphone amp? Well, folks, new headphones it is. The HD555 are excellent for the money, but to start with I think I'm to going sell them and look for a used pair of AKG K702. I'll buy an amp later, when my budget allows. The Schiit Asgard is still at the top of... | |
| Fans of Blue Jeans Speaker Cable? First impressions. I got the Blue Jeans cables yesterday and have been listening to my system with the new LC-1 jumpers on my NAD (a mild improvement compared to when I bought the LC-1 for my CD player, but an improvement all the same: blacker bac... |