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Cables for Conrad Johnson and Proac D25 system
Alextychkin, Unless your speakers have to be bi-wire my experience is you don't really gain a lot there from just a good speaker cable. That being said, I highly reccomend you get power cords first accross the board. You really need to audition th... 
Cables for Conrad Johnson and Proac D25 system
Have you upgraded the power cords of you components first on the cdp and ca? What is the budget on cables if so? 
YOUR Favorite Bookshelf/Monitor below $500
I heard Usher for the first time this week and was quite impressed. 
what is this noise caused from possibly
I did the test at the dealer and it didn't do it there. They took my player back and I upgraded to the Mcintosh Mt10, it plays wonderful. I think it may have something to do with the cartridge reproducing the sound of certain things like maybe its... 
Am I getting it all?
Hey Dan,if your budget can stand it. I noticed a lot of people here say get an active tube pre. If you got one here on a'gon and tryed it a couple of weeks and it didn't help you should be able to turn it around and get your money back or close to... 
Help- why do my Definitive Tech BP7001's sound Bad
I would second the better amp and pre or better integrated amp. Also don't know if this is possible with your room but try to create a symetrical triangle with your speakers to the listening position. Meaning if the speaker are 9' apart the listen... 
mcintosh MT10 turntable good or not.
You are correct piediper the two units compared were useing there internal DAC's and the ones in the cdp are more advanced than the servers even though they are the same brand. I didn't even think about that. 
YOUR Favorite Bookshelf/Monitor below $500
OOP'S, sorry I see now that the 805N go for twice the 500 dollar budget here. I had the pardigm's mentioned by christiancoach above. They were very nice. 
YOUR Favorite Bookshelf/Monitor below $500
That is what I meant (a pair), sorry. I've seen several pairs of 805's but can't remember if they were 500, though I think they were close. If I started another small system in a smaller room in my house, which definately may be coming soon. The 8... 
mcintosh MT10 turntable good or not.
John, also forgot to mention. I have a couple of xrcd's from music direct and I find them very nice even in my rotel player. Have you tryed these at all? 
mcintosh MT10 turntable good or not.
John, I listened to a music server and a good one I think. I also listened to the same Cd on the same system at same volume and the disc sounded better than the server. These just happened to be in the same cabinet togeter and I asked the store to... 
YOUR Favorite Bookshelf/Monitor below $500
B&W 805 N. you may find a used one in that price range. Hard to beat the sound especially if you can drive them with 100 watts or better. 
Amplifiers for B&W 803D/802D
Statusnine, A few things in MHO. I've owned B&W's now for 8 years. I've heard all of the 800 series and matched with different amps. I would say don't buy 803D or 802D unless you can buy the proper amps to push them. Good power and plenty of r... 
mcintosh MT10 turntable good or not.
When you're right, you're right John. I geuss I just wanted to see the SACD side of thing even though I'm sure a didn't give it a good test (not a great Player) but I just didn't want a reason to start buying another kind of cd now with the record... 
mcintosh MT10 turntable good or not.
Hey idiotec, is there any way to tell a good pressing from a bad one on the used market. I've heard to stay away from the 80's pressings, but other than that how do you tell. What about to tell if it is the original pressing. Also to Johnny, I lov...