coralkong
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| Loki vs new streamer and new DAC. Well, I mean if you've unhooked the Loki and you can't tell a difference, I think that's your answer right there. You can always stash it in the closet and play with it another time, after you get used to the new equipment in the room. | |
| Sharing my experience with cables The OP did not use blind testing! His opinions/conclusions are highly suspect! So are yours. I like Synergistic Research cables (and still use some other brands in the mix for power), but like you @lucmichaud1 , certain equipment seems to bene... | |
| Sharing my experience with cables So all cables sound different. How about that. Not only that, but some cables pair up better than others with certain equipment. *GASP* Shocking, I tell you. ;) | |
| Cable recommandations I like Synergistic Research stuff (for cables especially), but there are several other brand names that I could heartily recommend as well. Shunyata makes a good cable. So does Van den Hul. Personally, I’m looking forward to trying out a pair of ... | |
| Synergistic Research Foundation Cables The conditioning process is separate than break in. You can expect the sound signature to "mellow" over the course of a few weeks/month (depending on how often you listen). It will retain all the details, but will sound less "sharp". As an as... | |
| Beryllium Tweeters - Your Opinions & Comments ?? It's all in the implementation. I dropped some Be tweeters into a pair of Tektons. The results were extremely noticeable, but in the end, I upgraded to a different pair of speakers that were more seemlessly integrated across the whole sound range... | |
| Doge (China to USA) Tariff Yep. I think they’re built to order at this point as well. So you’re going to wait, and then pay through the nose for shipping/import taxes. Maybe should have gone with a CDP. ;) They do come up for sale used every once in a while.... | |
| CD Transports: anything in between? Looks like a winner! Congrats! | |
| CD Transports: anything in between? @swvaaudiofan , I, too, have a Doge 7 tube DAC (the special edition version with tubed XLR outs) on my list. I think they are built to order at this point, though (last I checked was a couple of months ago). I don’t have any real-world experience... | |
| CD Transports: anything in between? @swvaaudiofan , Sorry, see that now. I read right past transport and just thought player. My bad. | |
| CD Transports: anything in between? Accessories4less.com has refurbed Yamaha CD-S2100’s for $1499 (w/ a 3 year warranty). That’s a stupid good price. | |
| CDP under $2K recommendations, please The Yamaha cd-s2100 is on sale (refurb) at Accessories4Less for $1499. That's a stupid good price on a nice CD player. | |
| A CD PLAYER whose sound quality NOT AFFECTED by the DAC? Wut? Why buy high quality? Because it sounds better, feels better, and pulls more details out of the disc. I dunno. Don't run your CD player through your Bluesound DAC? Maybe I'm missing the point of the question? | |
| ISOTEK - Full System Enhancer CD I’m all for tweeks, but this is a bridge too far for me..... a $35 CD that demagnetizes and helps break in my new CD player? Wouldn’t playing a regular CD on repeat do the same thing? How magnetized can a brand new CD player be? | |
| First CD player help! Check out the Emotiva ERC-4 CDP with a DAC solidly built around $600 I’m sorry, but I have to disagree with that one. Non gapless playback and all. Without getting into a pissing contest about it, I returned that one. With vigor. Just get a de... |