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CD Player recommendations for a SET system
Tickfight, you asked if it is possible for a SET system to produce dynamic sound. For me, the answer is an emphatic "YES"! My system (see link below) consists of a pair of Cary CAD-805AE SET's which put out 50W/ch, these are running a pair of ProA... 
CD Player recommendations for a SET system
Tickfight, I think that Larry gave you the best answer A good CD player might improve your problem but it won't solve it. I would be looking at room acoustics and speakers if I were you. Having said that, I recently had a good listen to a Consonan... 
Amp/preamp recommendations for Quad ESL 2905
Daniel here (Amfibius's friend). Congrats on your ESL's! Valves are ideal for ESL's as they are inherently a voltage amplifier (SS are current amplifiers), and that's exactly what electrostatics need. Whilst solid states amps start to get a bit sh... 
Amp/preamp recommendations for Quad ESL 2905
One of my friends has a 2905 and he thinks that valve amps are ideally suited for Quads. When I pointed out the very low impedance and questioned the ability of a flea powered valve amp to drive the speaker, he said that that is why valve amps are... 
How Cary 805 will go with Kharma 3.2
Aleksander, if you are in Melbourne be sure to check out the Audiogon Melbourne Chapter. We held our first meet a couple of weeks ago and may have another one soon. 
Classical SACD's to die for
Ajahu I am very familiar with the Mahler Symphonies. I have not heard the Ivan Fischer works that you speak of. What is it about Fischer's Mahler #6 that you think makes it so special? (I have the Horenstein, Haitink, Karajan, Zander, and Szell ve... 
Thinking about selling my CD collection = MP3
Heck if they are not interested then I am! What CD's do you have for sale? Will you send them to Australia? :) 
Melbourne, Australia
Well we had our first AudioGon Melbourne meet in my place on Saturday, even though it strictly speaking wasn't in Melbourne. It was in sunny and beautiful Torquay :) Many thanks to Andrew (fatgen) for making the long trip down. Pity you couldn't c... 
Proac 1SC and Mark Levinson No. 27-good match?
I would agree with all the opinions posted above recommending a SET for the ProAc Response 1SC's. I have not had the opportunity to listen to the 1SC's, but I have heard the Response 1's driven with a Cary 300SEI 17W/ch SET. The combination was ma... 
Cary sli-80 owners
I don't have a Cary SLI-80, I have an SLP-05 preamp and CAD-805AE monoblocks. I listen to background music for 60 minutes before I sit down and enjoy myself. 60 minutes is about the time it takes me to fix myself a very nice dinner and get a nice ... 
The most revealing redbook/dsd player under 10k?
Considered a Cary Audio CD-306? It has been very well reviewed. I have not been able to compare mine with equivalent high-end CDP's apart from the Musical Fidelity kW. The Cary yields more detail and sounds more dynamic, but the MF sounds sweeter.... 
Melbourne, Australia
That's great Fatgen, thanks for your email. I have replied. Hopefully more Melburnians will see this thread and join up :)