acousticrat33

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Discontinued equipment that you wish were still here. What do you miss or think will miss?
I still use my Acoustat 2+2's as my main system speakers every day since 1992 and they sound as good as ever.  Great detail and natural sound. No deterioration of the honeycombs, maybe it helps to live in the West with low humidity. I pulled down ... 
Used audiophile preamp
I enjoy both my old Conrad Johnson PV11 and new Schiit Freya. Go with tubes, whatever the brand - I am also very pleased w/new PrimaLuna power amp and would try them for preamp. I would try Schiit Saga as a trial into tube preamps if you dont need... 
White Album Deluxe Anniversary edition
The Esher demos were not available except as poor quality bootlegs. These are amazingly clear and throw out a realistic sound stage that seems to put the Beatles in the room with me. 
White Album Deluxe Anniversary edition
Mine do not skip on first play but I guess I will double check. Do you see warpage or cupping of the disk? 
Which Nakamichi to choose?
I researched cassette decks from ebay 3 years ago and found "best value" deals on Nak CR3, one of which I bought and tested for a friend. It beat out the SQ compared to my refurb Teac V770 (which I also recommend) and to a JVC 3-head deck TD-V621 ... 
Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD
I would suggest the Schiit modi multibit. I think still at $249. I have both that and 10x more expensive Schiit Yggdrasil. For redbook they sound darn similar and very pleasant. I find the diminishing returns curve very steep for digital. Get the ...