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| CDP Upgrade If it were ME with those parameters, I would unhesitatingly pick up a used Ayre CX7e, they are going for $2200-$2300, and since its a recent model, they can't be too old. You will not be dissapointed! Others worth considering (also used): Naim, Me... | |
| CDP Upgrade how much you lookin to spend (give us both the $$ you're going to tell your wife you spent, as well as the ACTUAL amount you'd be willing to spend. There is a LOT of relly good used digital gear out there..... | |
| Sonus Faber V's Sonus Faber The guy who started the thread bought the Cremonas, so in a way, the 'market' was spoken. I had both in my home at one time and chose the Guarneris. Different strokes for different folks.... | |
| Sonus Faber V's Sonus Faber I have to agree with Mfslgoldcd here, its simply LUDICROUS to even compare the cremona to the extrema. Sorry, Semi | |
| Please educate me on tubes Great points, Jim, and sorry (though not totally surprised) to hear about your Ebay tube buying woes. I recently was looking at some ECC803S telefunkens also from a guy in Germany, but decided the risks were just too high, esp at those prices!Anyw... | |
| Best interconnects between Nagra PL-P and Nagra VP Once again stereovox between my VPA and my PL-L, for all the reasons I mentioned in the other post. Never tried siltech, but i have heard they also 'do silver right' | |
| K-1X preamp and V-5X power amp Yes, i used to own both. A lovely match. If you're going to get a 'better' component, it might as well be the preamp, and the K-1x has few rivals, and is FAAAAR better sounding than the K-5x. Some even think the V-5x sounds better (albiet with les... | |
| Sonus Faber V's Sonus Faber Well, you did the right thing, even though FOR ME the Guarneri would have been a better choice, its YOU who are buying these, not ME. This underscroes the highly subjective aspect of this hobby and why hearing gear is more important than all the o... | |
| Thiel CS 1.6 vs ProAc speakers vs ? you say tomato, I say tomatoe - I prefer the ProAc's - more musical, better tonality and less 'high-fi' sounding. You must audition to know which YOU prefer. | |
| Opinions on deHavilland Mercury 2 Audiogabby - Any news on your preamp search? | |
| Nagra Service? Yes, john once its back on-line, I would love to have you over! | |
| Sonus Faber V's Sonus Faber Once again - Gaurneri's, no question about it..... | |
| Nagra Service? Hi - It was a ffairly straight forward repair once it was diagnosed, two resistor failed. The guy's name is Steve George, and as I mentioned he's now the authorized Nagra repair person for the US. I was referred to him by Nancy Belt from Nagra USA. | |
| Sonus Faber V's Sonus Faber The Guarneri are in a different league vs the Cremona. No comparison, and no question, get the Guarneri. I listened to both and ended up with the Guarneri | |
| Nagra Service? GREAT NEWS. Nagra USA has fixed my amp, for a grand total of $220 - hardly a 'wallet-lightening experience'! More importantly for all of you, they have enlisted a very experienced and friendly technician (whose been working on McIntosh gear for ma... |