calvinj

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Parasound CD-1
New. Got a good deal. It's worth the price if you are a 90 to 95% cd guy. Cd playback on my Viennas through my classe gear is wide deep with no digital glare. It makes bright CDs more listenable and gets the most out of CDs that are already great. 
Parasound CD-1
@audiolabryinth. I have played with the setting and they make subtle differences. I'm very happy with the player. I have 1000 CDs so it good to have a player that handles differently recorded CDs as well as they can be handled. This player is grea... 
Parasound CD-1
I got one. It sounds great. Happy cd1 owner. Excellent player. 
Nordost Tyr vs Audience Au24e
The nordost Tyr is great it is full and open sounding which allows you to have a great mix of body and dynamics. 
Parasound CD-1
Thanks. I have narrowed my choices down to the cd1 and the Marantz sa7s1. They are used in my price range. I also may look into mods eventually when I educate myself more on what they can and can't do. I will be on the lookout for one of these two... 
Parasound CD-1
@larryng did the power supply mod help the player a whole lot. 
High Fidelity Cables CT-1designed by Rick Schultz
If high fidelity ct-1 comes out with balanced xlr I'm all in. The RCA are still great I can only imagine how the balanced would sound. The technology rick uses is tight, clean, fast and clear without being bright. 
Parasound CD-1
Well I have I had marantz and now parasound cd1 on loan from a friend. I have it today again and it is smooth but it's still has enough dynamics. It increased the soundstage. It's a little deeper and wider. It has separation without being analytic... 
Parasound CD-1
@nonoise. Have you heard it yet? 
Parasound CD-1
Listened to parasound cd1 with vienna acoustics beethoven baby grand se. I got a glorious sound out of the combination. No digital glare. Deep soundstage. Great separation. Warmer fuller sound. A friend loaned me the parasound. I hated to give it ... 
High Fidelity Cables CT-1designed by Rick Schultz
@ everyone. Remember things are system dependent a lot of the times. Some things will match and others won't. For example, the hi fidelity ct1 cables and eric love romance cables are both great cables but it depends on what kind of system you put ... 
High Fidelity Cables CT-1designed by Rick Schultz
@ everyone. Remember things are system dependent a lot of the times. Some things will match and others won't. For example, the hi fidelity ct1 cables and eric love romance cables are both great cables but it depends on what kind of system you put ... 
Parasound CD-1
Ayon cd2s eventually changed in sound. It started sounding forward. 
High Fidelity Cables CT-1designed by Rick Schultz
@ everyone. Try the cables yourself. Different strokes for different folks. I see a lot of people impressed with them and not complaining. I am impressed. I have one ct1 interconnect. I have an ultimate interconnect and the enhanced speaker cables... 
High Fidelity Cables CT-1designed by Rick Schultz
@i believe. I have owned MIT. I have owned Nordost TYR. I have owned clarus crimson. I have tried a buch of different audioquest cables. I have tried the KCI silkworms. The HF cables are bell clear. They are also have great speed, pace and seperat...