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| Favorite Symphonies Quiz There's plenty of emotion in Mozart, though it's not the on-your-sleeve variety of later composers. That doesn't mean that in his formal restraint he isn't expressive. What brings one to tears may induce a yawn in another, which often tells us mor... | |
| I was told to put Kitty Litter in my new speaker stands. Was he joking? A friend of mine suggested rice. Another friend tried it, with good results, so I did the same. Plain ol' white rice, though I don't think it much matters. Very inexpensive, as well. If humidity is an issue with this choice, or cat litter, it'll b... | |
| Advice on CD transport The Schiit rumors have been around for a little while, and I'm also very interested. I wonder what the price will be, though I suspect it will be very reasonable.I'm currently using an Audiolab 6000 CDT, which I purchased only after reading a numb... | |
| Analog or Digital and why? Of course analog will be the baseline and reference, as it came before digital. Chronological priority does not, however, mean "better." Accidents of history don’t ever determine quality. What sounds better, more "real," more natural, lifelike, wh... | |
| Integrated brand choice -- Simaudio, Hegel or Mark Levinson? David Belles has a new integrated amp coming out soon, the Virtuoso (200wpc into 8 ohms). He's getting ready to retire, from what I've heard, and this is supposed to be his swan song. A little over $6000. Might be worth checking out. | |
| Will a $700 turntable outperform a CD player? Why such an insistence on either/or? I'm quite pleased by the various vinyl or streaming fashionistas who declare the cd dead, as they're loading up the shops with their discards. My collection grows each week as I raid the local record store; the... | |
| Building a new system for about 5 grand For the Buchardt S400's, 4 ohms, 88 db. They go down to 33 Hz, as well. | |
| Building a new system for about 5 grand Yeah, what's up with Schiit? I have a couple of their dac's and a headphone amp, and I like them very much. Their stuff seems very reasonably priced; I'm still thinking about the Ragnarok 2 for an integrated amp in a second system, if I can find o... | |
| Help regarding SACD/CD players That's a Sony universal player? | |
| Building a new system for about 5 grand And thanks for the Underwood recommendation; great looking site. Love the suggested systems they offer. | |
| Building a new system for about 5 grand Thank you all who responded; lots of things to think about because of your replies.I do have a turntable (Rega P3) and phono amp (Vincent PHO-8) already, and don't feel the need to replace either.As for speakers, I'm inclined to spend a little mor... | |
| Help regarding SACD/CD players Andera—Yikes, didn't mean to push any buttons. I'm certainly prepared to be corrected, but I've both read and been told personally that buying a used player is to be avoided. I didn't follow that advice, actually, as my NAD cd player was a few yea... | |
| Help regarding SACD/CD players D—No worries. Thanks for the information.Question: You note the risk involved in buying older units. I've been warned against buying a used player of any kind that's over 2-3 years old, no matter the quality when built. Difficulty in replacing par... | |
| Help regarding SACD/CD players D—Something like this? https://www.audiogon.com/listings/lisa1bi9-oppo-with-modwright-and-nuforce-mods-bdp-83-se-cd-sacd-players | |
| Help regarding SACD/CD players The Yamaha is more of any entry level unit, not one of the big boys. I will try it, though.I was actually looking at an SACD/CD player of theirs. Built like a tank, weighs 33 pounds, looks really cool. Goes for $1800 new, available for less at a b... |