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New or Old CD Player?
@imgoodwithtools Your last post made me smile...So I posted this...using my computer.Now I can relax.PeaceAl 
Antipodes customer service
+1 regarding Antipodes customer service--I haven't had to send my unit in at all but they are quick to answer questions when needed. 
Oppo 203D or 205D?
I own both; the 205 is better than the 203 in build quality and audio quality and justifies the price difference between the two (regular retail price not crazy mark-up price) IMO 
Should I buy the Oppo BD 205?
I have owned the 105D, a Modwright 105D and I currently own the 203 and the 205. If you are using the Oppo as your BD player or you have or conceive of having 4K, you should acquire either the 203 or 205. If that is not a goal at all, then stick w... 
Axpona 2018 Will you be there?
@dill Yep, I haven't seen Pink Martini live...looking forward to it. I own every CD (I think). 
Axpona 2018 Will you be there?
I'm going but only on Sunday...I have Pink Martini tickets on Friday and Bruce Cockburn tickets on Saturday... 
Jeff Rowland Model 6 vs Jeff Rowland 625
+1 ricred1 I own Rowland gear and Guido is the master I consult with on, well, almost everything Rowland related. 
Oppo to cease production -- Announced yesterday...
Based on Michael Green's post it would seem Oppo should be blowing and going, unless the point is that $1,300 for a UDP--All everything is High End Audio. I've listened to a lot of audio equipment and set ups, inexpensive and expensive. I haven't ... 
The absolute best and worst-sounding CD you own ?
best--Gaucho Steely Dan Redbook CDworst--Trout Mask Replica Captain Beefheart--I had my entire family listen so they would know what awful really sounds like :-)  
Cryongenically treated in-wall AC power wire
It has been said many times, and disputed as wrong many times, that with dedicated circuits for each monoblock and upgraded outlets you should not need a power conditioner for monoblocks. I agree with kalali that issue could be a separate thread. ... 
Oppo Ceasing production
I agree with falconquest that physical media will survive, but it will become a thin market for new releases. As we all know there is a time period where no LPs were manufactured for most artists because the market was insufficient to support reco... 
Oppo Ceasing production
@czarivey Brilliant! 
Oppo Ceasing production
By far the best BD player I've owned. For a BD player, the 205 is  expensive but worth it. For a CD/SACD player it is relatively inexpensive and very good value. Put them both together and you have a product that anyone should appreciate. BTW last... 
Oppo Ceasing production
Clearly seem to be doing other things though..."Chinese smartphone maker Oppo has been given green clearance to set up a mobile manufacturing unit in Greater Noida at a cost of Rs 2,200 crore, a senior government official said. The Union Environme... 
Cryongenically treated in-wall AC power wire
"Consider a minimum of three separate dedicated lines.  A separate line for digital sources, one for analog / low power equipment, and one for high power equipment or even a separate dedicated line for each mono block power amplifier if you have h...