charles1dad
Responses from charles1dad
| BEST CD TRANSPORT @ggc Premier audio manufacturers use Esoteric VRDS Transports as a benchmark measure of the technology I would agree with regard to those desiring “tray drawer “ operation. As noted above, some of the very best sounding CD transport/CD player... | |
| Atma-Sphere MA 2s for Dummies (by a dummy) @gdnrbob I bought the Atma Class D amps, and trialed them for a few months. I took them to Audioconnection and had a ’shoot out’ with other amps-mainly Belles. In short, we liked them, but they had a drop off in the upper frequencies that co... | |
| BEST CD TRANSPORT @bigkidz 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. Agreed. Mirrors my l... | |
| BEST CD TRANSPORT @richdirector Truly superb and betters my Rega Rp8 Apheta often ... Annoying as it shouldn't Ha, seems as though Redbook CD playback via you RS2T transport caught you off guard and perhaps exceeded expectations.😊 I agree with you on the simp... | |
| BEST CD TRANSPORT @bigkidz Best hands down Pro-Ject Audio Then Audiomeca Mephisto II Next Metronome T1A & AL2 CD Transport & Power Supply Then CEC TL-2 This is an impressive list of very high quality excellent CD transports. Could not go wrong ... | |
| New, Very Interesting CD Transport @creativepart I heard other great reviews of the Audiolab CDT6000 in the same price range as the CXC. So, taking a bit of a risk I bought a used one of those, too. I really like the CXC but the CDT6000 is just that little bit better. These... | |
| New, Very Interesting CD Transport @mofojo, described in their own words. Built around the class-leading CD-Pro 8 mechanism from the optical division of StreamUnlimited, and developed in collaboration with Pro-Ject Audio Systems, the CD Box RS 2 T’s drive alone features a high-... | |
| New, Very Interesting CD Transport @mofojo I was thinking that. I just looked it up and it’s 3200 usd. I was drooling over it a year or so ago and had 4K stuck in my head for some reason. Again not saying the Shanling is anywhere near the sound quality As an owner (Purch... | |
| 300b lovers @atmasphere So the cap is not as efficient at the new voltage when new. It takes time for the cap to 'form' to the new voltage. Its important to understand that electrolytic caps have some properties in common with batteries and so are fundamen... | |
| 300b lovers @lynn_olson This is why the notion of an Absolute Sound is inherently absurd. That’s like saying an Absolute Dream, or Absolute Taste Hmm, Well if that’s the case how do you determine or judge the sound quality of reproduced or recorded music... | |
| 300b lovers @whitestix A friend has owned the Cube Audio Nenuphars for over 4 years and simply loves them. They’ve taken full range single driver speakers to a very high standard of performance. Charles | |
| 300b lovers @whitestix Now, with another 100 hours on the amps, I will amplify the comments I made in my OP--- these amps are the most stunning addition to my 50 year quest for more accurate and pleasant sound in my system I believe you. These amplifiers... | |
| 300b lovers Ralph, I understand that you are referring to the approach you use with judicious application of negative feedback. I was referring to Lynn’s comparison to the “golden age “ PP amplifier which typically used 20db of NFB. Your current class D ampl... | |
| 300b lovers That’s why I am agreeing with what Lynn wrote. Zero NFB seems to uncover a masking effect. The subtleties and nuance of virtually everything is revealed as noted. Charles | |
| 300b lovers @lynn_olson Another factor is sensitivity to parts quality. An amp with 20 dB of feedback (which is nearly all Golden Age amps) tends to wash out differences in the sonics of different parts. This is exactly what feedback is meant to do ... 20 ... |