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What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report
Lisa Stansfield Affection  
Stack Audio Auva speaker isolators
@jerrybj  Okay txs  
Driver Tubes 6922
Brent is open Monday - Thursday.    
Stack Audio Auva speaker isolators
@jerrybj  - What is your follow-up assessment of the Auva70s?  
Best 845 tubes on market as of August 2023
A couple of months ago I purchased the Linlai Global 845 Dream Series 845s and have been pleased thus far with the sound, quietness and bias stability. I purchased them from PremiumVacuumTubes.com (Grant Fidelity) ;unfortunately, they are out of s... 
If the DAC is the same, how different do CD transports sound?
Your cherry picking comments that simply support the video conclusion did it for you.  
If the DAC is the same, how different do CD transports sound?
@hilde45  A few of us have mentioned that there is an improvement moving from the Cambridge CXC transport, which incidentally you have. Do you know anyone who is relatively nearby you who has a Jay’s, Simaudio, or Project CD transport , or a deale... 
If the DAC is the same, how different do CD transports sound?
Harley Lovegrove of Pearl Acoustics is known for designing speaker enclosures states that from his listening tests transports don’t matter. Benjamin Zwickel who designs and builds highly regarded Mojo Audio DACs tells his customers that the quali... 
What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report
Lizz Wright - Grace  
If the DAC is the same, how different do CD transports sound?
I posted this on another thread : Transports are not all the same SQ wise and will either hold back or release the potential of the DAC. Benjamin Zwickel, Mojo Audio DACs, clued me into this when I was purchasing one of his ,and he was correct. I... 
Ruminations On CD Players
"Several in the high end stores. Did not pay attention to the brand but hooked up to very high end systems. One was a Moon, Another a Mac" I'll go out on a limb and say that the front end digital equipment was Sim and McIntosh since they make the... 
Ruminations On CD Players
@tvrgeek  Your perspective on things fits right in with ASR. Whatever works for you have at.  
Ruminations On CD Players
@tvrgeek "I am not aware of any CD player for any price with a DAC that can beat some I know of for $100, let alone a RME, CORD, Denifritz etc"   Hyperbole! What high end CD players have you listened to please detail?  Any of these for example a... 
Ruminations On CD Players
@mahler123  "These technologies are not mutually exclusive. One can happily play their physical media and also listen to streaming. Or not. I don’t think that we have to badger people to do it one way or the highway"   +1  
Lush and Romantic Tube Amps
"Leben CS600"  "Decware ZMA"   - 32wpc and 40wpc amps for 87db speakers and a large room?