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Accuphase CDP Owners - Straight to Power Amp??
NOThe attenuator is digital, so it will throw bits out when you reduce the volume. The 2.5 Volt output of the DP500 is to high and will give too loud a volume from your amp, so you will be attenuating and removing information.I have Mac MDA1000 an... 
Power amp s for Avantgarde Duos?
I am running my Avantgarde Mezzo with a pair of Klimo Beltaine SET using TJ mesh-globe 300B. Fantastic and not missing any bass. Separate tubed power supply on the Betaines do it. Only 7 Watt but more than enough even at hurting levels. 
Life after Aerial 10Ts...
Not everything new is necessarily better than the old.The 10T was and IS avery good speaker and I doubt you will get much better sound and the same bass by spending 10K.Wait and save up for the 20T. You do not see many secondhand 10T up for sale, ... 
PC-Audio vs. High-end CD Player-GAME OVER
No other medium other than CD has ever issued as many tiles.CD has not killed LP, and DVD-A and SACD has not displaced the CD. I do not think CD will disappear in a long time. Maybe junk music will be downloaded by younger people, but for classica... 
Seeking opinions on best amp match for Aerial20T
McIntosh MC-501 did a good job with the 20T.ASR Emitter II Exclusive will be second to none. 
Jazz Recommendations
Many years ago I would really not know what to buy. Just buying a nice front cover did not help.Then I subscribed to JAZZIZ magazine, which once a month sends me the magazine and a CD with a selection of different Jazz artists. Their CD´s are ver... 
Do true audiophiles own Mcintosh gear
I have owned Mcintosh gear, a C-46, two MC-501 and an MCD-205 which I still have.Mcintosh is well built, looks good and has a high resale value. It sounds very good to. I like Mcintosh as much as I like Accuphase. They have been in business quite ... 
PC-Audio vs. High-end CD Player-GAME OVER
I purchased an arcus DAR300 music server which features a 160GB Harddisk, a CD/DVD PLAYER/RECORDER and software rip to Flac and to pull music from outside devices through USB and Enet. It has USB, Ethernet, Scart, digital in and out and analog out... 
it all sounds good, but.....
You have to get a system that makes you happy. No matter if it sounds real or not. Most mixes on CD' s are not real. Lots of music today is mixed in a studio from different recordings taken at different times at different locations. Anything real ... 
Jazz Recommendations
Jazz Standard Time by the Jacobs Brother.Boy, does that CD sound beautiful.I listen to it over and over again and don't get tired of it. 
new Accuphase dp 500?
I have had the dp500 3 full days at home for trial.It has been running uninterruptedly for 70 hours. It is very well built, has a very good sound but it does not sound any better than my old McIntosh MCD205. So I will keep my Mac and the dp500 goe... 
The best CD Player for the money
For me the best CD players are the Accuphase. The DP-57, the DP-67 and now the DP-500 are some of the best player in the market. They will last forever. And Accuphase has a terrific service, where you will get parts also 10 years from now. Remembe... 
Audio Aero Prestiges new transport?
Problem now with the transports is that neither Philips nor Sony make the pro versions because of lack in demand. The stuff going as Philips and Sony now is a cheap reproduction made somewhere in China, probably next to a cheap DVD assembly line. ... 
Blind Shoot-out in San Diego -- 5 CD Players
Ctm_cra: apart from the point I tried to make that the most expensive or best player in the world will not make you necessarily happier (especially if is has made a big hole in your pocket or bank account), I believe it to be exciting and interest... 
Blind Shoot-out in San Diego -- 5 CD Players
If I had $ 22.000 to spare now I do not know if I would buy the APL front end..I believe the shootout was well done and the results probably correct for the participants.The APL is probably one of the best CD players on earth.But there are more th...