bigkidz

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BEST CD TRANSPORT
@magnuman - what other transports have you compared it to?  It is a very nice sounding transport no doubt.  The other transports we tried were more to our preference and that is what this is all about.  We build our own components/DAC included and... 
New, Very Interesting CD Transport
Years of experience actually do not mean anything, it comes down to what you have heard and in how many different systems. If you don’t think CD transports make a difference come to my Listening Room in Northern NJ. We have around 6 different ones... 
BEST CD TRANSPORT
While the Esoteric is a very well made component and it also sound really good the top ones on my list better it in sound quality. The Esoteric has less of an organic sound if that is what you are looking for. The Audiomeca was one of the best sou... 
Ethernet Switch- what's the point?
The switch in every system we have tried really makes an improvement in clarity, noise floor, etc.  Silent Angel makes an inexpensive one that works very well. It is not one you have to go back and forth to hear the improvement either.    
BEST CD TRANSPORT
Best hands down Pro-Ject Audio Then Audiomeca Mephisto II Next Metronome T1A & AL2 CD Transport & Power Supply Then CEC TL-2 Then Nano Then Rega Saturn modified Then the rest go down from there        
Cable re-termination in NJ area
My listening room is in Boonton, NJ so PM me.   Happy Listening.  
Help me choice Audioquest speaker cables
Better off changing a few capacitors and resistors as cables can vary depending on your components especially if you buy and sell them at various times.  
user poll on seperates vs integrated
It comes down to the design and parts quality not the price. You can get close with a very good integrated unit but it is difficult to design something with having the chassis limit your overall design. It can be done but then you might as well go... 
Poll: Most impactful component
As a manufacturer, every time we build a piece that becomes the best component since the last one. I always begin with the source because we start with piano recordings. If the piano is not right, nothing else in the chain matters to us and can al... 
Is there a ceiling limit on what you are willing to pay for an audio component?
@vonhelmholtz - wisely spending. Well maybe if you know what makes sound and how to put it together.  But  since we manufacture components and repair and upgrade components, most people do not have a clue as to what impacts sound.  Most people and... 
"But it sounds better at night...."
@aewarren it should say wash it. Lol    
Is there a ceiling limit on what you are willing to pay for an audio component?
Again, money has nothing to do with sound quality.  
"But it sounds better at night...."
I find my Audi drives better after I was it also.  
Question about wpc on tube amps
ditto @mulveling  his advise is sold. I am not sure if you can find one but search for the old Lafayette KT-550 tube amp around 50wpc stereo.  Probably would be the only tube amp I would attempt in your price range.  I tubes 7025A tube (if I reme... 
Counterpoint SA-2000 Hum
Johnson knows his stuff.  I am in NJ if I can offer assistance.