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Why HDCD did not become a dominant format?
Differences with the hdcd are subtle .I had a arcam cd92 with hdce it sounded good,with hdcd cd's it still sounded good,but definitely was nothing groundbreaking.I've heard from more then one who said it definitely should have did better then it d... 
Rega Saturn. Is it really a giant killer?
Listen for yourself,thats the only way,And dont forget for one minute despite what people will say,its all about the money. 
Seeking best digital amp for $2000
Bel Canto 2 week try period 
A challenge: Reference system from 15yrs ago
Tandberg 3012,Creek cd 60 Legacy studio monitors.As above from somebody ,maybe not sota,but will still blow away alot of new stuff. 
Most resolving, transparent amps.
I've had a couple digital amps lately and frankly I'm still trying to come to grips with them,sure they sound good,have good bass,good clarity.Now I'm listening to a Tandberg 3012 well if you have ever heard one of these ,lets just say way back wh... 
"Warmer" high-powered amp/int stable w/ low load?
Tandberg 3012 
Can I get some info on the Onix CD-3?
MBL platform 
Naim amps??
Naim is using switching,in their new ht 
Whose got best class D at this point?
And the high resolution enables one to listen at lower volume also,and still get plenty of impact.Turning it up louder and louder is un neccesary,although loud does sound quite good. 
Class D amp driving Thiel
who said anything about the Ayre amps being class d? 
Class D amp driving Thiel
Two points,bear with me,what does this 10k wave prove or not prove?In one of the last Stereophiles,with Ayre on cover,in Man. comments Charles states that his amps passes a 10k wave fine,what is the point of it? 
Arcam CD player history
Also there is the models with text cd92t and 23t,total of 5 models with the ring dac 
Best CD Player under $1200
Any Arcam as long as it has Ring dac 
ARCAM CD23 Transformer Buzzzzzzzzz
Also cd 92 had the hum,its from being in standby mode.Noise was inconsistent in models some loud,some not loud but a wee bit noticeable,when they went to the T models they dropped the standby on them. 
Conrad Johnson's Sonographe SA-250 or the SA-400?
Red is supposed to be on,i never saw a green light ever when i had my amp on