chelillingworth

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Any good and cheap CD racks?
I put the liner noets in folios that I got from cd gear. The jewel cases that's what everyone wants to know where are the jewel cases.....There in a boxin my closet where my cat can't find them. 
New Stereophile recommended list
search for the thread "reviewing the reviewers". The first post has a link to an in teresting website with a stinging commentary about the recommended list. 
Any good and cheap CD racks?
This will sound crazy,Sony Cdp-CX400 Megachanger $249Think of it as an electronic filing cabinet, you can link up two of them to store 800 cd's. Check out the Wes Philps review under featured products @ www.onhifi.comIt works out to 62 cents a cd.... 
Japan cd player with HDCD under US 700
Rotel rcd 971 is an excellent hdcd player for $699 I have seen quite a few used here for 350-400$ it has dual differential burr brown 20bit dacs. Excellent value.... 
Anyone heard "O Brother Where Art Thou?
"Why is this music so great?" my wife asked as we were listening to this album today. She'd just been out at a guitar lesson learning a couple of the tunes. This is honest music played and sung by the most talented and accomplished musicians in th... 
Looking for a good 1000- 2000 CD player
oneyke the bel canto dac. you can find them used now for around $700. I'd try one out with your cd player and see how that compares with the other units that you are thinking of. You could save yourself som*e *m and get what I believe would be bet... 
Audiomat Arpege tube amp
I've had the arpege for a few moths now and it has worked flawlessly. It is nicely built and treated with care looks as though it will last a long time. It has proved very revealing and incredibly enjoyable to listen to. I would call Jon Goldman a... 
State of the Art? I don t care anymore.
I have really enjoyed my Audiomat Arpege. Good price, great sound. Along with the Bel Canto Dac I don't feel as though I am missing out on much compared with the big guys. and of course my humble Meadowlark Kestrels which have been with me a few y... 
Comment on ECI-3
I heard this amp in comparison with an audiomat arpege. The front end was an audio refinement cd complete driving a audiomat tempo dac and reference 3a speakers(which are very efficient, probably negating the power difference between the amps. The... 
help with absolute phase
Hey Cornfed,How do you use the stereophile test disc to check phase. I only saw a track to check if L&R were in phase. I'd love to have an easy way to check with my sytem is in or out of absolute phase. I look forward to reading any other thou... 
Audio Refinement cd vs. MF A3 cd
ps your system looks great a good digital upgrade is going to make a huge difference 
Audio Refinement cd vs. MF A3 cd
I would consider a bel canto dac 1 used $700 on the digital out of your cambridge otherwise I have only heard the audio refinement player... I wasn't to impressed and bought a rotel 971 for less money eith better sound . I believe that the MF woul... 
Help with speakers in 1500- 2000 range
$1250-1500 Meadowlark Audio Kestrel and Kestrel Hot Rod$2000 Audio Physic Spark IIIThe Sparks are Gorgeous and sound fantastic. A note to be sure to budget an extra few hundred for very good stands if you are thinking about monitors, B&W etc..... 
B W Matrix 805 or CDM 1NT for music.
I have compared the cdm1se with the 805 matrix. Both speakers need decnt power to sound their best. The 805 performed like a real monitor speaker, very neutral and extremely detailed. With good power they can go deeper than the cdm1's. The cdm 1se... 
Reference Vocal/Piano/Sax/Guitar CD s
solo piano .. John Lewis "evolution" The pianist reworks materpieces such as "Afternoon in Paris" and "Django" and the recording is the best of a solo piano that I've heard.For Saxophone I would recommend "Oscar Peterson meet Ben Webster" for Ben'...