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What CDP gets really close to vinyl?
>>03-21-11: TmsoroskWith digital like this who needs vinyl<<When you hear a real honest kick a** vinyl front end, you'll get it.Until then, enjoy your bytes.Digital has made terrific advancements in the past 5 years or so. However, a S... 
What CDP gets really close to vinyl?
Mrt, be assured you have absolutely no influence over anything I do, read, or say.Like all reviewers, you are nothing more than entertainment. 
What CDP gets really close to vinyl?
I have very nice digital stuff here when I want to hear material not available on vinyl. Very expensive gear in fact. But if you want to bring your toys here and have a Muralboy vs. Vinylfeil shootout you'll be embarrassed.Stomped, crushed, and wh... 
What CDP gets really close to vinyl?
>>03-21-11: Mrtennisaudiofeil, this is probably the first time i agree with you 100 percent<<This is not good.Perhaps I need to re-think my position. 
What CDP gets really close to vinyl?
Zmanastronomy,Thanks for the clarification.You are indeed correct that very good digital costs far less than very good analog.Enjoy the NAD. 
What CDP gets really close to vinyl?
>>03-21-11: Muralman147 Lab Flatfish + super Audio Note DAC surpasses vinyl set ups I have heard.<<I suggest you've not heard many decent vinyl front ends as that pairing will be trashed by most good analog combinations. 
the guess who vs the rock and roll hall of fame
Alice Cooper? Guess Who?Why stop there?How about The Archies, David Cassidy, 1910 Fruitgum Company, and Boston?Let'em all in and make a complete mockery of rock and roll. 
What CDP gets really close to vinyl?
>>03-20-11: ZmanastronomyI just picked up a NAD C-565BEE cd player and it is very close to vinyl.<<Maybe to your vinyl.Not mine. 
MC loading at 47K
>>03-20-11: GeochI think that he meant "lowering the loading" (not the value).<<I don't. 
MC loading at 47K
>>03-20-11: StopsI ended up at 680 ohms. Lowering it beyond that thinned out the sound too much<<That's rather odd.In most cases lowering the value makes the presentation more thick, muddy, or congested. YMMV 
Best sounding MFSL LP
Crime of the Century.If there's a better release, I haven't heard it. 
Tube Research Labs Dude vs. Shindo Labs preamps
Shindo makes terrific products. Love their stuff.Never heard The Dud.No financial interest in either line. 
The sound of glasswear
>>03-17-11: StringreenSolid state tends to come online more immediately than do tubes. As tubes warm, they sometimes create low sonic pulses that can damage a speaker under certain instances. When the 2 units are turned on together, the prea... 
Uni-Protractor Set tonearm alignment
Thou shall useth Lofgren and have no other geometries before thee.For I am the light, the soul, the oracle, the mathematician, your audio deity.Book of RaulChapter 1Verse 1 
What is a better speaker than Totem? for = $$$
Agree with Unsound; it is certainly a high value product at that price.IMO