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| Cambridge CD500se as good as Planet 2000?? I have listened to both, and found the Cambridge (which I listened to very carefully) to be bright for my taste. I listened with budget electronics (Cambridge and NAD integrated amps).The Rega sounded good, but the top-loader design wouldn't work ... | |
| Advise on used 1k to 1.5k pre-amp I brought the Adcom home about a year ago for an extensive in-house trial (a week), and compared it to several other units at the same time.It is indeed "incredibly transparent". The soundstage and clarity is amazing, especially in passive mode. I... | |
| Is my dealer lying to me? My impression is that Cambridge is well-regarded on this board as a line of affordable audio equipment. It's mentioned a lot for people who need CD player or integrated amp under $500.For myself, I liked the Cambridge amps better than their CD pla... | |
| The best new music is by a guy who is 60. This album is available in both vinyl and CD. Has anyone compared these?- Eric | |
| Christmas music Does anyone have a favorite (sonically and in terms of performance) version of Handel's Messiah? I have a very dissapointing version with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir on CD. I think the performances are good (it's hard to tell), but the sound is al... | |
| Aretha, favorite recordings? Great responses, thanks guys and gals. Keep them coming if there are more out there.I remember seeing the Blues Brothers movie back when it first came out in the seventies and Aretha played a waitress in a luncheonette. I had no idea who she was. ... | |
| Most achingly-beautiful music I've been listening a lot to a couple of albums. Both these are music suitable for being in pain.Etta James: "Love's been rough on me". A beautiful, pained, strong, bluesy sound. Rolling guitars and horns. Sample lyric "I was your rock, now I'm ro... | |
| integrated amp vs Pre&power amp combination. I think price range really does matter. I was looking in the $800 - $1500 range. I really expected to like the good integrateds better in this price range (no interconnects, synergy, etc.). But the opposite was true. I did head-to-head comparisons... | |
| How BIG is yours? Sean,I am a piker here, with maybe 250 or 300 CDs, and maybe 100 albums (got rid of a lot over the years, just kept the ones I knew I could never get on CD, mostly old blues).Even so, I had the problem you describe -- go into a music store, and co... | |
| DVD sound via audio-only sound system? Thanks for the reassurance guys (and for understanding my somewhat garbled question!).- Eric | |
| Inexpensive pre-amp with mono switch & remote? David,Thank you. I looked at their website, and the Rogue stuff looks beautiful. I need a more full-functioned remote, though (ability to choose source as well as volume control), and would probably prefer SS over tubes in this application.Maybe f... | |
| Inexpensive pre-amp with mono switch & remote? Sugarbrie, someone else mentioned this in an email also. But I had two concerns:1. Could it damage the source to have it's two channels tied together? (Since the Y doesn't isolate the two in any way, right)?2. I actually plan to use Y's already to... | |
| Speaker positioning? Thank you for your comments. To start, I tried sitting about 6 feet closer (about 8 feet from speakers that are 8 feet apart). An amazing difference, I can hear all sorts of detail that was lost further back. Still bright, but bright isn't as anno... | |
| Why does my computer sound better than my CD player? I found the Cambridge Audio CD player bright and harsh when I auditioned it. As others have suggested, see if you can try yet another CD player.- Eric | |
| Anntenna Question I want to thank everyone for their responses, especially Bob for his step-by-step advice.I went back to the cable that goes to the antenna, put an ohmeter on it (as Bob advised), and it's open. I can't "see" the Balun at the antenna. So something ... |