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| Current Faves that "Swing"? In my experience, Naim and Ayre CDP's earn top marks for "swing". Those two brands have quite different overall presentations, so you might prefer one over the other, but they both get that toe tapping! | |
| Personal CD player evolution 1) Sony boombox with a CD player (1989)2) Sony Discman (1993) (this led to a solid move from cassette to CD's)3) JVC CD player (part of my first "component" system with JVC receiver and PSB Alpha's) (1994)...then comes University graduation, follo... | |
| Is a Meridian 598 a great music CD player? I haven't had a Meridian 598, but I had the similar 506.24, and like Cerrot, found it too uninvolving. That said, I feel the same way about the Cambridge - I guess a component either hits "that spot" for you or doesn't, and neither of these player... | |
| Replace Magnavox CDB 650 with Ayre CX-7e ? I don't think you're comparing apples with apples here...for the price and age difference, the Ayre had better be significantly better than the Magnavox.You need to compare the Ayre to others in its price class to get a real idea if it's right for... | |
| Marantz DV8400 + Bel Canto DAC 3 or Ayre Cx7 Having previously owned a DAC 1 (that I used with a Marantz CD player as transport), and currently owning a CX-7e, I can say that the presentation of the 2 solutions is not at all similar. Both should be very good, but the Ayre is more focused on ... | |
| Simaudio Moon Equinox integration problem. I found that using a PS Audio power cord instead of the stock cord on the I5 resulted in a huge improvement - more than any interconnect change has yielded for me to this point. I was quite surprised, as I wasn't convinced that the power cord woul... | |
| Simaudio Moon Equinox integration problem. I don't have a Moon Equinox, but I do have the same I-5 and Totem Hawk combo, which I love, but which required an aftermarket power cord to sound its best. I had the same feeling with my setup in the past (when I was using a Meridian 506.24 CD pla... | |
| Top 5 sounding cd player in the 1000-2000$ range I would listen to:Naim CD5iSimaudio CD1Cambridge Audio 840CRega ApolloMarantz SA8001That's new of course. The range changes with used players...you can generally go up 1 notch in each company's line if going used. | |
| CDP Recommendations Listen to Ayre, Simaudio, Naim and the above-mentioned Meridian and Esoteric. All sound great, but all sound different. If you want tubes, that's a whole other kettle of fish... | |
| Cambridge 840c vs. Bryston BCD-1 vs. Ayre CX-7e Can't comment on a direct comparison or what would work in other systems, but in its first 2 weeks in my system, the Ayre CX-7e has been fantastic. A night-and-day improvement over my last player (a Meridian). | |
| Unipivots Hadcocks Vs Grahams My 2.2/1.5tc is identical to a new 2.2 deluxe in every way, except that the mounting plate changed from model 1.5 to 2. While the design is the same (with the exception of the availability of a Graham mount from model 2 on), the materials changed ... | |
| Musical Fidelity A5 CDP My feeling is that you should be looking at Naim for a "thick" sound that also brings plenty of PRaT. Also, while I haven't heard it yet, I'd presume (based on their house sound) that the new Bryston player may fit your needs too. | |
| Unipivots Hadcocks Vs Grahams I am using a Graham 1.5tc that was upgraded to a 2.2 (but still with the SME base). I'm running it on my Gyro SE, which I have heard in my system with a Michell Tecnoarm before (which is a highly modified variant of the Rega RB-250).In my opinion,... | |
| Musical Fidelity A5 CDP What type of sound do you like? Laid back and relaxing or rhythmically involving? I don't remember the exact models I've auditioned, but when auditioning MF CD players, I've always found them to be very laid back players that are somewhat lean in ... | |
| What's a good beginner turntable at $2500+- range? Based on your system, I would search out a used Michell table. I've heard the Gyro SE Mk II both on Avalon speakers and through Ayre electronics, although not at the same time. It sounded excellent both times though. It provides a pacy, musically ... |