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| Performance of $1000 DAC's I once had a Bel Canto Dac1...it was well under $1K used, and it was most definitely not thin-sounding - in fact it was a joy to listen to, and one of the best value pieces I've owned.I would presume that at the $1K pricepoint, there will be compr... | |
| Ayre C-5xe, Classe CDP-202, Marantz SA-7S1 Just wanted to add a 5th company manufacturing its own transport - Simaudio/Moon. The new CD1 uses their own transport, but that's their low-end model and their better players still use a Phillips transport. In talking with their reps at the FSI s... | |
| Looking for a CD player with more life A bit of additional info...I am quite happy with the I5 - it is right up my alley sonically/emotionally when using my turntable. It's just the CD's that are lacking life relative to what I like, so that's where the change needs to be made. Basical... | |
| Looking for a CD player with more life Thanks for the input on the Cambridge - I've seen all the positive reviews for the 840C, and heard one recently, but wasn't impressed with the depth of soundstage given the price-point of the unit. It seems like a very solid all-around unit, just ... | |
| Looking for a Phono Pre less than $1500 I am using the Simaudio LP 5.3, and am very happy with it. Plenty of gain and loading options to match any cartridge, and the sound is very big and open with excellent width and depth of soundstage. The details are there and more importantly the m... | |
| Hey Thats the one I was getting Wow, the retip price has gone up on the Benzes...a Wood H2/M2/L2 used to be $500 if memory serves...$800 is a bit steep... | |
| Hey Thats the one I was getting Out of curiosity, why would you go from a Benz L2 to a Denon 103R? I can't imagine that would be anything other than a downgrade...if the L2 is finished, just send it to Benz for a retip. | |
| Turntable upgraded power supply vs. PS Power Plant Thanks for the info Cytocycle, that's exactly the type of detailed info I was hoping to garner here.A P500 would be sufficient to drive my whole system, since I just have a 70-watt integrated amp. In your opinion, would I be better with a P500 for... | |
| Turntable upgraded power supply vs. PS Power Plant Is there perhaps a distinction between whether a Power Plant works well with an AC-powered turntable vs a DC-powered turntable? The Gyro is a DC-powered turntable, but the VPI Scout is AC-powered.I have seen recommendations by PS Audio to use thei... | |
| Is turntable == phono stage == cartridge right? Hi,There are a lot of variables at play here, so it can be hard to isolate the culprit. From my experience when shopping for tables last year, I found the Oracle and Michell tables to be more involving to listen to, whereas the VPI had a more laid... | |
| Considering going Vinyl--Please talk me out of it I suspect that the fact that you're asking this question is simply because you want a new toy. If you really wanted to get into vinyl, you wouldn't be asking "if" you should get a turntable, you'd be asking WHICH one you should get in a given pric... | |
| Michell Gyro SE upgrade to Orbe clamp? Rockinrobin - what do you think of the clamp so far? I see you're talking about changing tables, should I take that to mean that you're not overly impressed with the clamp? | |
| Michell Gyro SE upgrade to Orbe clamp? Let us know what you think about the Orbe clamp upgrade when an opinion is formed. I am tempted by this upgrade, as going from a screw-down Oracle clamp to the light Gyro clamp has been a downgrade in ergonomics (if nothing else?). While I would l... | |
| Where to start with vinyl I came from somewhat the same place as you a while back. I'm running a very nice Meridien CD player, but came accross an old Oracle Delphi priced very low at an estate sale a few years ago. I picked it up, and it came with a Grado Platinum cartrid... | |
| Turntable around 2k I'll also echo the opinion on the Gyro. I was recently shopping in the same price range and preferred the Gyro to the other turntables I listened to. The others were VPI Scout and Aries and a Spacedeck. The Gyro just has a natural, flowing present... |