dorkwad
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| Considering getting a CD player (again). Used? New? Criteria? If you want to buy new, the NAD 546 BEE CD player is top rated for sound in the under $700 price range. I bought a NAD 502 as the first CD player I actually could live with sound wise as I was a longtime record listener. They now have the 546 BEE ... | |
| Considering getting a CD player (again). Used? New? Criteria? The tray mechanism opening and closing is the single most often repaired item. The rest rarely goes south. IF you have a good repair facility near you, Replacing this one item may happen to you one day. It's not a killer expensive part to have ... | |
| Considering getting a CD player (again). Used? New? Criteria? If, like me, you could get lucky and find a used Modwright either Sony, Oppo, Marantz, of Denon, at of near your price, you would have a really great sounding CD that you could use for a long time. You will have the best chance of finding the Den... | |
| Need under $1500 preamp for my system The MW 9.0 is a very nice sounding phono preamp. The MW errors from neutral in an ear pleasing way, rather than going for all out information retrieval. It is built to sever music first, not do aural gymnastics. The Anniversary Edition most likely... | |
| Upgrade phenomenon When you’re ready for a real ear opener, try the Perfect Path Technologies E-Mat+ to be put under most any component. Within a week or so, get ready for much more realistic sounding music in all ways. Just gets better with each mat you buy. Also, ... | |
| Need under $1500 preamp for my system The Modwright preamp comes w/ phono if you pay for it. There is always buy the line stage now, add the phono section later. Another great choice is the Audible Illusions 3A w/phono. I had a 2A for about 16 years and then a 3A w/ John Curl Gold pho... | |
| Sax, piano, guitar recommendations Dave Brubeck Quartet---Take FiveEva Cassidy---Live At Blues Alley my favorite vocalist (her group is also awesome)Michael Franks---Time TogetherGregory Porter---Be GoodEric Clapton--UnpluggedAll are very fine sounding albums also. Eva and G... | |
| Sax, piano, guitar recommendations Michael Hedges----Solos Janis Ian---Breaking Silence | |
| Help in putting together my system with used equipment on Audiogon and eBay. Although I have made a few recommendations, I have to agree with MrDB about living and learning about your present situation at your system--learning what it is in the music that really gets you going, and just hearing other's systems also.Bob | |
| Diminishing Returns It's nice to be at peace with yourself and listening to music. Just finding the joy and stimulation music can bring is enough. I was there for about 18 years while my kids were growing up and out with their own families. I had basketball to coa... | |
| Help in putting together my system with used equipment on Audiogon and eBay. I have more to add, now that I have some time. The VMPS speakers I mentioned are so good sounding and reviewed by experts that I put my speakers up for sale on Saturday last week, by Sunday had a full price offer and got another FP offer the next... | |
| Help in putting together my system with used equipment on Audiogon and eBay. imabucfan,I have a mega system for your money if you go used:Nuprime MCH-K38 amp $1250 (U)Audible Illusions 3 preamp $925 (U) if NOT going analogVMPS RM30, RM40 speakers $1800-2700 (U)Modwright Sony 9000, 9100, 5400 CD/SACD player $1000-1500 (... | |
| VMPS speakers--Who has had great success in bringing their VMPS speakers to new heights? to kcpo---Update from 8 months ago:I almost sold the RM40s after buying my pair of lifetime speakers. I hadn’t listened to the VMPS speakers for 17 months and I had made quite a few changes since buying the different speakers.1.) Now have used the... | |
| Has anyone tried Brass cartridge mounting screws? playpen,It is also possible that the brass screws are making the sound noticeably better. Followed a Forum link about 12 years ago that many said the use of brass screws to fasten the drivers of your speakers made the sound better in most ways. ... | |
| Merry Christmas! Doug, very cool. Mine are also sounding extremely good. You've got to try this! A friend brought over an 8 ou. bottle of Equate Lens Cleaner ($3.00 from Walmart). We listened to 2 good sounding CDs using about 2 cuts on each. He then took th... |