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Heard the Abbingdon Music research CD player?
There's a difference between passion and zealotry. I am for appealing to all ages to interest them in fine music and music reproduction. The latter is unrelated to the first sentence in this paragraph. 
Heard the Abbingdon Music research CD player?
What Audiofeil said, with few exceptions. And let's not forget New Coke and "640K RAM ought to be enough for anyone." 
Einstein Tube Preamp
Jbm, that's easy for you to say since you're a dealer, as am I :-) 
Whats the best record cleaning fluid?
Hey Flemke (hi Tim!): Bring your shop vac and records over and we'll compare it with the Loricraft. Bring Roger along, too.Brian 
Heard the Abbingdon Music research CD player?
Hey Dennis, who you callin' 40? I've gotta tell you that I'm less of a geezer than Audiofeil, but yeah us boomers have to hang together :-) Kids these days!The kid in me can't wait. 
Heard the Abbingdon Music research CD player?
Cenline, actually lifting that behemoth around, as we dealers need to do, will make you feel like an old man (ouch! I shouldn't have done that!). Like Audiofeil, I'm pretty jaded by all the hype and hoopla these days about stuff. We'll see how it ... 
Transparency: What speakers have it in spades?
Since Sounds_real_audio is a dealer for Wilson Benesch, such comments should be taken in that context. 
Heard the Abbingdon Music research CD player?
The CD player weighs 86 lbs. I am awaiting delivery of the CD-77 within two weeks. By the way, the 6moons review has been updated with quite a few exterior and interior photos on the second and third pages. 
Kappa 9. Parasound HCA-3500 WILL NOT power them
Find a pair of Lazarus hybrid amps, 50 wpc in stereo or 200 watts as monoblocks. They are designed to be able to drive anything but a dead short and are unconditionally stable. They are one of a few amps that can drive Apogee Scintillas well, for ... 
Attn Vinyl lovers - what CD Player do you use?
Lector CDP-7TL, and an AMR CD-77 soon... 
SRA VR vs. Ohio
The SRA platforms are very good. I don't know if they have changed the design so they can be adapted to be used with different components or whether each is custom designed to work with a specified component. In any event at the prices of many of ... 
wadia 581, accuphase dp75, aero capital mkII, Mbl
Dazzdax, I heard the AMR at CES and was thoroughly impressed. Analog is my reference, and I see the AMR as being much closer to the music than other players. I cannot speak for reliability but have no reservations about the designers and the compa... 
Questions about and source for Kuzma Reference tt
I recommend that you call the distributor, Elite Audio Video Distribution in Los Angeles, 323-466-9694, and ask for Peder Beckman (extension 21) who will direct you to your nearest dealer.I am a Kuzma dealer, located in the Chicago area.Brian Walsh 
Blind Shoot-out in San Diego -- 5 CD Players
Ctm_cra: I see no justification after the fact for omitting the details of the system and the room. Magazines and online publications list details, and since this discussion is fairly involved it would be appropriate to do so here so as to interpr... 
Blind Shoot-out in San Diego -- 5 CD Players
Intriguing but not entirely relevant. Not description was included in the opening post on associated equipment used, the room, etc. except a little by Alex who mentions Pipedreams (unspecified model), some unknown model of Lamm amps, and some mode...