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| GMA Callisto VS. Merlin TSM Perhaps Minbean can give us some details regarding the specs of the amp he is using? Tube/SS, power, feedback, etc... | |
| Very short speaker cable length recommended? I would say it depends on your amp. High feedback amps work better with short speaker cable runs. At least mine does. I went through a selection process using long and short cable runs - both cheapo 12 ga twisted strand copper and high quality cab... | |
| Help me put a system together for under $1k. Maybe this is cheating but an Eastern Electric CD Player with Audio Technica Headphones might be found used in the price range you are describing. 6 moons review.Unfortunately won't be something he can play for the gang when they come over, but he... | |
| Can you help or do I have to get divorced? The speakers do not have to be out from the wall all the time do they? I imagine this would only apply during those times when you are in your 'happy hour' and doing critical listening. Would she be happy if you left the speakers against the walls... | |
| When is digital going to get the soul of music? Well you'll never know until you try. There must be some reason why so many people (including myself) are raving about their Naims, Wadias, Carys and Ayres. I've heard a number of lower priced CD players and you're right. They do all sound the sam... | |
| When is digital going to get the soul of music? Shadorne I've taken the time to research the components you list, and as you say, they are pretty ordinary. The processors described in the reviews on the Anthem site are nothing to write home about. You appear to have drawn your conclusions witho... | |
| When is digital going to get the soul of music? I have found that one advantage of Digital is that it is relatively inexpensive to get high league sound. I, for one, can confirm that I am unable to hear audible benefits of a higher quality CD player or DAC converter.Surprised you feel that way ... | |
| When is digital going to get the soul of music? Maybe when the original poster buys a decent CD player. I find many (not all) people who trash CDs have two things in common:1) they love rock music - many, many rock music CDs are abominably produced. Classical and jazz fans have better luck with... | |
| Audio Aero Prima 24/192 Mk II cd player...... So what was it that made you decide to go ahead and buy the Prima, Blue? Why did you decide to buy new as opposed to used on a'gon?Happy Listening! | |
| new updates in transports or are they obsolete ? All very convincing. The jukebox feature would be nice, but I am a classical/jazz fan, so maybe not as important as for others. And I wasn't meaning to cast aspersions on Audioengr's credibility. I do find in this hobby though that enthusiasm can ... | |
| new updates in transports or are they obsolete ? Audioengr can you provide links to any industry reviews which support your claims? The computer setup you are recommending is two to three times the cost of a decent used transport, and since we are talking about the transport level only here, imp... | |
| new updates in transports or are they obsolete ? Audioengr: read the paper, sorry I missed this. With lossless compression, looking at about 300 MB per CD. If we factor in RAID/mirroring, then let's say 500 MB per CD or 2 CDs per GB. A collection of 1000 CDs would then require 500 GB of mirrored... | |
| new updates in transports or are they obsolete ? Audioengr, can you comment on the amount of hard drive storage space that is required per CD in lossless format? Thanks. | |
| Denon Service... Yeah or Nay? Had a 1600 dvd player. Went on the fritz a couple of months after the warranty expired. Fortunately I had bought the extended warranty! This is a scheme where the out-of-warranty work is sold and paid for by some insurance company, but the work is... | |
| Bang For Your Buck Best Value CD Transport They seem to be offering just the diy bare essentials, but no chassis, pre-assembled boards, caps, etc. as a kit. ken@diyzone.net was offering a very nice kit that didn't require a degree in electrical engineering. Maybe possible to find a good th... |