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Resolving CD Transports Crowd Sourcing
Charles, the Teac is $2700 retail  
Dartzeel w/Other Preamps.
I’m guessing the likelihood of someone having heard/compared the Holo and the Dartzell is pretty remote. Maybe pm member mikelavigne regarding the Dartzell itself and see if you can assess from his comments the distinctions. Mike has Dart gear. A... 
Resolving CD Transports Crowd Sourcing
"To my understanding Pro-Ject is addressing and troubleshooting the problem " I have no skin in this, but based upon reading posts over the last year or so the QC issue(s) has been a known for some time . It would seem that Project would have lon... 
Resolving CD Transports Crowd Sourcing
@wharfy "The Sim has transport issues" I have a 260D in my second system , it was in my main system before I purchased a Neodio CD player last August . I have had no issues with the transport or anything else. I don’t know how it sounds vis a vis... 
Not sure for power conditioner my amp or not.
@smoorenc - I've incorporated ZeroSurge units into both of my systems and I haven't heard any sound degradation  
Not sure for power conditioner my amp or not.
@emergingsoul  - Maybe an option for protecting your amps would be a ZeroSurge or Brickwall unit  
Not sure for power conditioner my amp or not.
@hsounds - Thanks for your response. Regarding tube equipment, I don’t know what other folks do but I turn my tube equipment off after each listening session. My experience with each listening session is that after the tubes warm up 30 - 40 minute... 
Not sure for power conditioner my amp or not.
@hsounds "Then plug it right into the wall, wait three days, and play the same three songs."   help me understand what the 3 day wait is all about  
Not sure for power conditioner my amp or not.
I have had the opposite experience. in both of my systems I have found having the amps plugged into power conditioners improved the sound. May be it is the case due to the  "quality" or lack thereof of our local power.  
Not sure for power conditioner my amp or not.
@bikeboy52  I have a whole home surge protector and my electrician told me that it is advisable to still have surge protection units at critical equipment. Good advice as I have had lightening take out whole home protectors twice which you don't k... 
What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report
Alice in Chains - Jar of Flies  
What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report
Shawn Raiford - Man With A Horn  
Optical Conversion Not Working, Please Help
@kota1  - "Why would I want to BUY multiple sources, dacs, and preamps today that will be boat anchors within five years?" What hi-end manufacturers  are you seeing divorcing themselves from 2 channel audio that this is going to be the case?    
Old CD player back from the dead—prompting many questions!
@lalitk  Good call on the Aqua. @patrickdowns  If you like Sim they have another model up the line the 650D. The point is that you have quality sounding/build options at various price ranges for a separate CD transport; or for that matter a CD pl... 
Old CD player back from the dead—prompting many questions!
"I would appreciate any thoughtful advice on CD players (to be used as a transport, though the really high-end ones often have excellent onboard DACS)." You don’t need a CD player you can get a CD transport (connects to a separate DAC). Decent un...