alucard19
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| Upgrade my CD player or futile effort? You might want to try the Rotel RCD-1572 Cd player for around 1k very good reviews, and i also own 2 of them along with a Simaudio moon 360 d which you might be able to find for just under 2k if you look. | |
| 100W+ solid-state amps known for beautiful mids @ millercarbon +1 McCormack DNA, or Benchmark AHB2. | |
| Perfect match for ATC speakers Try to pick up a used Anthem P2 it does not get hot and can drive any speaker that you want without clipping 325WPC @8ohms and 500WPC @4ohmsYou can run this amp all day and not worry about about running out of steam, they can be had for around 2-3... | |
| Harbeth 40.3xd vs Graham LS5/5 @echoz - I have heard both the Ls5/5 and the Harbeth 40.3 and in my opinion the Harbeth's don't project as uniformly as well as the Ls5/5 doesalso I prefer my music a bit louder, while the ATC SCM50 SL handle more power I feel they are also better... | |
| Harbeth 40.3xd vs Graham LS5/5 Sorry , but for my money I'd buy the British built ATC SCM50 SL passive classic series speakers, for 20K. | |
| PrimaLuna Evo 200 underwhelming Trade it back in and try to get a used Primaluna Dialogue HP integrated then put in some KT88's or even better KT120's then hook the speakers to the 4 ohm taps and try it in triode mode for more detail, or ultralinear for a little brighter top end. | |
| CD Player Recommendations… +1 on the Rotel RCD1572 Cd player I currently have 2 of them one in silver and 1 in black, you can find them for $800.00 to $950.00 if you look for sales.You might also want to look for a used SimAudio Moon 360D, I was able to pick up a demo for a... | |
| Parasound Preamp If you don't need the sub out then you should try the Audio-GD R28 balanced preamp for around $1,500.00 or the Wyred 4 sound STP-SEpreamp, or even the Denafrips Athena or Hestia preamps. | |
| Benz Micro Glider SL or Acoustical Systems Fidelis Cartridge Well folks it looks like I just bought a Benz Micro Glider SL, now I just have to wait for it to arrive.I will keep you updated once I get it here.Thanks for the good reviews of this cartridge, and thanks to MC for his helpful input, I always enjo... | |
| Benz Micro Glider SL or Acoustical Systems Fidelis Cartridge Thanks MC, I appreciate your candid straight forward answer, I haven't known many people with the Benz Glider, but you gave me an answer that I will definitely consider when I finally decide on a cartridge. | |
| The best tube poweramp. . What do you think about ? The Decware Zen TORII MKIV with KT77 tubes 25 watts of pure bliss. | |
| Parasound JC3+, or Musical Fidelity Nu-Vista Vinyl phonostage, or Whest Audio PS.40RDT SE I had bought the MF Nu-Vista, but it didn't work in my system and I returned it to Music Direct and bought the Parasound JC3+ which sounds great in my system, I also bought a used JC 3Jr. which is also still in my main system. I have just recentl... | |
| Watt Gives? It sounds like the OP b_limo is getting a little stir crazy, since his posts seem to be bashing one thing after the other. | |
| Watt Gives? The OP has not listened to the Anthem P2 power amp, let him bring his 75 watt Belles amp over and I will put it into my system and then he can listen to my Anthem P2 amp and we will see which one sounds better at any level, the P2 will play down 1... | |
| My Last CD player See if you can find a Simaudio Moon 360D Cd player it was one of the best that they made or the newer 750D player, they typically run between 2k and 3k used. |