brayeagle
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| Why Does CD Sound So Good? magister, Well, we're alike i several respects; however, I only listen to classical music - symphonies, chorales, concertos, operas, requiems, etc. I grew up where there was no electricity, so I began listening to the old 12" Victor Red Seal rec... | |
| Why Does CD Sound So Good? jafant,Agree, another + vote for CD player over computer audio.George | |
| Why Does CD Sound So Good? mahgister15,000 files! Wow! How do you select the one you want to listen to? And, will you ever be able to hear them all again?Just curious, from a guy who has over 1100 classical CD s and wonders how he'll able to listen to all of them once a... | |
| Why Does CD Sound So Good? To the Expert HiFi Audio folk, I must be considered an antedeluvian.My CD spinner is a Bryston BCD-3 It has a superb transport mechanism, and the internal DAC has the same chips and input-output circuitry as their DAC-3. One super-accurate clock p... | |
| What is the most FUN pair of speakers you've ever had and why? A DIY pair using JBL midrange and woofers plus Altec tweeters. Picked up the drivers at an estate auction and built the cabinets in a local hobby shop. . Didn't know too much about crossovers. but built several sets. This was in the very early... | |
| What's your profession? Age? Thanks, guys. | |
| What's your profession? Age? 96+ years old. Retired Air Force officer, Retired hi-tech company VP. MBA ,MA History., Trained electrical engineer. When completely retired, working vocabulary decreased to two words, viz., "Yes, Dear!" Began this hobby right after WW11, DIY pre... | |
| Thiel Owners Once more, I must agree with prof.I had several speakers before ending up with a pair of 3.5s and then 2.7s.I use BlueJeans Cables for my speakers, made from AWG 10 Belden stock, with superb terminal connections - - spades and banana plugs. I've ... | |
| Thiel Owners Tom, Thank You!George | |
| Thiel Owners Tom"Thiel was always going for pistonic driver behavior and the wavy drivers take that way up."Did you make use of the Thiele/Small Parameters ? | |
| Looking to get the best out of Redbook Cd listening with Dac a d Transport under 5K? Agree with dbautista about the Cambridge CXC. IMO the newer model might be a better choice.Prior to getting the BCD-3 spinner, I used the Cambridge CXC with a Cambridge DAC. Not disappointed; however, the current BCD-3 provides better resolution, ... | |
| Thiel Owners sdecker wrote:"For me, like the rest of us, -- in this forum -- how my Thiels actually sound with proper setup and upstream hardware is far more important than how they measure. "Amen!(the ancient fud) | |
| Looking to get the best out of Redbook Cd listening with Dac a d Transport under 5K? From The Absolute Sound: https://www.theabsolutesound.com/articles/bryston-bcd-3-cd-player/ | |
| Looking to get the best out of Redbook Cd listening with Dac a d Transport under 5K? Or, you can get a Bryston BDA-3.14 that has streaming capability built in, and add a Cambridge CD transport. Superb DAC + streaming + excellent Redbook CD playback. Just a thought. | |
| Looking to get the best out of Redbook Cd listening with Dac a d Transport under 5K? Suggest the Bryston BCD-3 spinner. Like you, I have an extensive collection of RedBook classical CCDs, and the BCD -3 works wonders with them. I really have no reason to resort to streaming..The BCD-3 has a superb transport and an internal DAC th... |