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| Repair my Sony CDP 608 ESD? yes the Cary is fantastic! Maybe not as dynamic as the Sony was, and sounded kind of bland at first. But after listening to it all these months and really listening, its just smoother in the treble and is less fatiguing. but the BASS! wow such nic... | |
| Infinity Irs Betas vs Legacy Focus Se I own a pair of Legacy Focus 20/20's, and my room is 16x18 feet. (5.3 X 6 meters) ;) Placement can be an issue, getting them to triangulate with the listening position, but, I think I've got the sound stage starting to come together. And while the... | |
| What to upgrade first for better sound quality? Very good advice so far! How many watts you need depends on the sensitivity of your speakers. Why most tube users like highly sensitive speakers. But I feel, just me personally, that the amp controls the tone of your system, I started into this ho... | |
| Cary 306 Professional vs. Marantz SA11S3 Thanks Dtc, that also helps me, and reflects my experience. After reading your post, I looked back, and thought to myself that is what I've been hearing, the first button (labeled Digital) doesn't make a difference, the second button, (labeled Ana... | |
| Cary 306 Professional vs. Marantz SA11S3 There you have it! Thank you Dtc for clearing that up. Mine is a 306/200 apparently. I just bought it in May, so I'm still in the "Honeymoon" phase. I'm still mesmerized by the rock solid performance, and overall neutral tonal balance. All my CD's... | |
| You know you're an audiophile if-- So true JC4659! I do all those things! Except the Advents. For me it was Vandersteens. Excellent find Buck $2.80! Amazing what a record cleaning machine will do for moldy records, and anything you don't like can be sold or traded for the stuff you... | |
| Cary 306 Professional vs. Marantz SA11S3 Perhaps my Cary 306 is an older model? As to why it doesn't play SACD? Honestly, the man I bought it from told me it didn't play them, I haven't actually tried. And don't own one to try. The instruction manual makes no mention. | |
| Old Equipment Inherited Why not hook them up and listen to them? You may find you don't want to sell them? You can use your DVD player as an input for the system, play CDs through it. Also there are companies that specialize in old classic gear, Oaktree rings a bell? It'... | |
| Cary 306 Professional vs. Marantz SA11S3 I very recently bought the Cary 306 Pro used off of Audiogon, for a reasonable price. I'm not familiar wth the Marantz SA11, but have heard some of their other products. After reading several reviews on the Cary, I decided to go for it, and have b... | |
| Bad experience with PurePower of Canada I'm having a similar issue with one of the biggest names in the industry, I have been treated poorly, and robbed of $600! I will withhold the companies name until I find out how this will play out, but it really makes you feel slighted doesn't it?... | |
| Does a Good 20 amp cable Make a Difference In my mind, it would seem that as long as your power filter is not hungry, and is getting all the amps and joules it requires, that just applying a more expensive cable of the same size would be negated by the filter. If it did make a subtle diffe... | |
| Tossed between the horns Maggie 3A/PSB Gold I Exactly why cant you keep both? Speakers aren't like wives, you can have several and they don't get jealous. Think of the advantages of being able to swap back and forth at will. Depending on your mood, whether you want slam or air. So, if you get... | |
| Paypal insecure? I'm like Hevac1, I have a separate account for my PayPal, and only put enough money in it to cover a purchase. I've sold a few things, small stuff, but got the money from PayPal and put it in another account. As a buyer I have been saved a few tim... | |
| oppo 105d mod or look for a new cd player ? Many great suggestions here! But my vote is for a high end CD player. With under $4k you can get a very fine stand alone SACD/CD player, like one of the Esoterics, the Ayre, high end Marantz, personally I just got the Cary 306. I thought my Sony w... | |
| How NOT to sell an item on Audiogon Thanks for all the positive responses, I was concerned that the moderator might not post it! But glad to see you guys had had some fun with it. And I enjoyed all the extra stuff I missed in my original post! But while we had a laugh poking fun, it... |