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| Would Oppo 105D be good for "recording" process? One thing I learned about my 105 (not 105D). Previous CD players I've owned -- all of them -- would automatically put a track marker on CDRs recorded via my Tascam CD-RW700 so that you didn't end up with one continuous track. The Oppo won't do thi... | |
| Verity Audio or Reference 3a ? A friend has the latest model De Capo and it is a really great-sounding speaker. | |
| CD Recorder Died - Best Replacement Option? Yes, get the Tascam. My CD-RW700 may be newer than Minkwelder's but it also makes superb CDs on data CD-Rs and hasn't missed a beat in 12 years. | |
| Help with System Musicality Couple years ago, a group of audiobuddies and I, all experienced listeners with high def systems, visited one of our kind who had just bought a RR-777. We spent quite a while trying to hear what he said he heard and there were many A/B comparisons... | |
| Comparing Audioquest cable to Morrow I have used Morrow for both speaker cable and interconnects. Good cables, and the more you spend (i.e., the more twisted pairs), the better they sound. I've tended to replace them with another high-value brand, Clear Day. Both brands are sold dire... | |
| Help with System Musicality I'd suggest as a first step replacing the SS monoblocks with tube amps like the Air Tights. Your "favorite system" sounds to me as if it would outscore the current one in many ways. So why not try to duplicate it to the extent possible? Good luck. | |
| Help with speaker cable under $500 for new system I second the Clear Day suggestion. Great sounding cables and within your budget. | |
| Retired audiophile? I seem to be some kind of outlier. I'm 85, retired 15 years, still buying open reel tapes, vinyl, and SACDs/CDs, still investing in new gear (most recently an Oppo 105 with ModWright tube mods), currently comparing balanced interconnects between t... | |
| Empire cables/cartridge I have an earlier model Empire table/arm. There is, or was last year, both a cartridge holder and a tonearm connector, available via the aftermarket. The connector was terminated with RCA jacks and an integral ground wire. I found them both on Eba... | |
| Is revealing always good? Since I've never experienced your "too revealing" problem and have had a ton of CD/SACD players -- from $60 Toshibas to my current $3600 Oppo/Modwright -- I have to believe the problem lies elsewhere in your system. Without knowing the components ... | |
| Average price for a lenco gl75 made in Switzerland Suggest you visit Lenco Heaven for more info. If this is a 60Hz machine and you're in the U.S., it may well be worth more than Phasecorrect suggests. Most Lenco lovers (I'm one) will immediately ditch the arm and build a massive plinth (mine weigh... | |
| What's your experience with fine phono preamp s ? Correction. My CJ Premier 17LS2 was a linestage, not a phonostage. | |
| What's your experience with fine phono preamp s ? Aesthetix Rhea. I bought mine used 8 years ago and couldn't be happier. Extraordinarily flexible, with 3 inputs, 2 outputs, adjustable gain and loading via the remove, built-in cartridge demag. Uses 10 tubes (8 12AX7, 2 6922) but very quiet for a ... | |
| In defense of ABX testing ABX testing is stone-age personified, and Hydrogen Audio is where all the stone-agers gather. I guess I should add "IMO." | |
| Attn Vinyl lovers - what CD Player do you use? Vernneal, do you mean "Oppo 105 D" or have I missed a new model? BTW, the "D" (Darbee) suffix doesn't buy you anything in the audio sense, just enhances the video, if I recall correctly. |