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| Need opinion with new cd player purchase Alternate choice step up to the next level ....REGA SATURN - R cdp / DAChttp://the-ear.net/review-hardware/rega-saturn-r-cd-playerdacThe phrase is game changer. This not a CD player as we know it, with the possible exception of the £6,000 Rega Isi... | |
| Need opinion with new cd player purchase If you like the ROKSAN signature sound (15 years is a long time), a new model ROKSAN spinner would be the first one on my short-list.They have traditionally been a quality UK quality brand that flies under many radars.What hifi.com 5 star reviewCa... | |
| Increase price for Vandersteens Materials, labour, overhead ... You name it .... It all goes up eventually even in a low inflationary economy. You should expect it.I would only be worried if the prices started to go down. Putting aside any thoughts of downward price changes with... | |
| Audio - Post Divorce Q. High-end audio gear cost has a similarity to a divorce. So why is divorce so expensive?A. Cuz it's worth it!! | |
| Floor Stander with Small Footprint 7K - 15K REGA RS10 | |
| vintage versus modern speakers Both Wolf_garcia and Ebm nailed it in their prior posts."Vintage" in speakers bears no correlation to wine. In this hobby it just means "old" in the context of "outdated". Yes, I owned the JBL L100s back in their heyday and they were fine IN THEIR... | |
| Floor Stander with Small Footprint 7K - 15K REGA RS10Audio PhysicJean Marie Reynaud | |
| Bi wiring v single run w jumpers Without prejudice to the effects that the absolute benefits are always system dependent, Some of the high-end quality build brands are moving away from bi-wiring in favour of shotgunned runs and jumpers configurations.Biamping ... Different story.... | |
| Sub suggestions Vandersteen V2Q subwoofer... they are sealed enclosures that are designed differently; they have superior first order crossovers: and they are built differently in that they utilize three 8-inch small drivers instead of one larger unit for greater... | |
| Fake Audiophiles I disagree with Beeswax. IMO.....True Audiophile:DEF'N: Quest for classy and ever-improving sound is the ethereal satisfaction we call "magic", and the magic quest in this hobby is a lifelong journey that includes upgrading gear as you go, AND emb... | |
| Where should I spend my $2000? 01-27-15: Mofimadness".... This is strictly my opinion, but I've never been a fan of the Definitive Technology speakers...at all.If it was my system, I'd look at new speakers....I would also upgrade the speaker cables..."++++++++++++++++1 on both ... | |
| three of a kind http://www.audiorefinement.com for history Check out their high-end build :YBA design and parts from France ~ 2007 vintage for my Multi 3 and Multi 2 power amps to go with my REGA Osiris integrated two channel with a direct pass-thru for HT use | |
| hard wired or aftermarket powercord I cannot speak to your particular kit but I can offer a parallel hands-on story.I had a NAD C370 integrated amp in a prior "B" system. It came with a stock hardwired power cord that paled in comparison to a quality build external one vis-a-vis act... | |
| three of a kind Audio Refinement Multi 3 power amp.Designed by YBA in France with YBA parts but assembled in China as a cheaper alternative to YBA itself.Google the reviews: this was a high end quality parts and design built $2500 amp. It's discontinued now but c... | |
| Anyone else own EPI/Epicure "back in the day?" I had the Dynaco A25s, tthen swapped them for the EPI 100s, and finally settled on the JBL 100s back in university dorm days.I would rank the EPIs definitely a far distant way back of the JBLs and generally a "pick 'em" against the Dynacos , depen... |