coralkong
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| 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... | |
| First CD player help! In the $500 price range, I think your choice of players is going to limited. If you want continual music, I’d second a changer. You can pick up a 2nd hand Sony ES changer from the 90’s for dirt cheap. Onkyo (and probably a few others) still make ... |