clio09
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| Naim CD player question Which one Look into SimAudio Moon Equinox or Moon Eclipse. I thought these players sounded better than the Naim 5x when I did purchase comparisons. I've heard a CDX before and thought that sounded better than the 5x as well. Today's Naim CDPs are somewhat s... | |
| Need advice on speaker cables Thanks for the responses. Nordost SPM was under consideration even before I started this thread. I am using an older pair of XLOs now circa 1996. I don't know the model, but the cables are thick and are of the green/lavender variety (the shrinkwra... | |
| Dedicated CD Player Recommendation I own an Alesis ML9600 which I use as a transport with my Audio Mirror D-1 DAC. Cost me about $2200 for this set-up. Before that I too was impressed with the SimAudio Moon Equinox and nearly bought a new one for $1850 (Audiogon member, if you're i... | |
| Vac Avatar or Cary SLI-80 I own a Cary V12i and find it quite musical. I have just paired it with a Cary SLP-98L and am using a pair of Spendor 1/2e speakers in the set-up. I'm familiar with VAC and they have a great reputation. Your decision to buy Cary or VAC should come... | |
| What's Absolute Best Upsampling CD Player $2K-$3K? Tekhifi,Since you dropped the upsampling requirement I'll weigh in. I went the non-upsampling route. I purchased an Alesis ML9600 CD player/burner and hard drive recorder (40GB) that was modified by Tube Research Labs($1500). I also purchased an A... | |
| Need some advise on DAC's please.... You may want to look into non-up/oversampling DACS. Audio Note and Shigaraki (47 Labs) have good information on their sites about the concept. Both have good products as well which I looked at closely before deciding on an Audio Mirror DAC availab... | |
| CDP or Transport/DAC- Need help I just went through this process and ended up with the following:Alesis Masterlink 9600 (modified by TRL). These can be bought for about $800 new and the mod is $550. Vh (Chris Ven Haus) Pulsar coaxial digital cable with WBT nextgen connectors as ... | |
| Which Used CD Player for Under $1,500? I too was looking at the Sim Equinox. It was my goal to do an in home audition with a Jolida JD-100 (I still may). However, as fate (or fortune) may have it I ran into an Alesis Masterlink 9600 CDP, Recorder, and HD unit. This one is a TRL mod and... | |
| Looking for a good pre-amp to mate with Cary V12i Jond,Thanks for the response. Reason I ask is that I have read some posts regarding matching based on whether the amp has a high or low sensitivity rating. My current preamp, about 9 years old now is a N.E.W. P-3 (designed and built by Cary). It h... | |
| Looking for a good pre-amp to mate with Cary V12i Jond,Thanks for your response. I have been following the Supratek discussions on Audiogon and recall seeing a post or two of yours there. The input sensitivity of my Cary is 3.5 volts, would the Herron be a good match in that respect? | |
| Should I pay a lot for a DAC? I have just gone through this process and looked at many DACs: Ack, Benchmark, MSB, Bel Canto, Scott Nixon, Audio Note, 47 Labs and more. I finally settled on an Audio Mirror D1 DAC for $499. It's available on Audiogon brand new from Audio Mirror.... | |
| Jolida JD 100 vs. Simaudio Moon Equinox Goatwuss,Thanks for the reply. I own a Cary V12i and have a tube pre-amp as well. I think you could be right about overdoing it with the warmth. I am slowly coming to the reality that the mods may be overblown and that less is more. The mods Reads... | |
| Jolida JD 100 vs. Simaudio Moon Equinox Readster,Why do you prefer the modded units? Do you have a preference for Underwood mods or some other shop like Sound Odyssee. It seems a basic mod package might be enough to improve the sound but not enough to dramatically change the unit. Any t... | |
| Jolida JD 100 vs. Simaudio Moon Equinox Kck,The Sim Equinox lists for $2200 I believe. I saw one on here for $1350 but decided against it. They are very good quality players, but my thoughts now are that if I go with Sim I would want the Moon Eclipse, which currently is out of my budget... | |
| Jolida JD 100 vs. Simaudio Moon Equinox Thanks for the responses. It's a tough call on my end. I would be running the Jolida or Sim with the following gear: Cary V12i stereo tube amp, N.E.W. (Cary) P-3 tube pre-amp, Spendor 1/2e speakers. I currently have a Quad-77 cdp and have been tes... |