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| The best CD player new or used for under 500 I am using an Arcam Alpha 7se as a transport. I have seen these used for around $250. They have very fine transports because they were made to be upgradable to the Alpha 9. That upgrade changed only the DAC meaning that the Alpha 7se has the ident... | |
| Bryston or Classe I was looking at the new Bryston pre-amps (I used to own an old 0.5b) and the Classe, but in the end I went with the Musical Fidelity A3cr pre-amp. It's only $1500 or so new, but it compares really favaorably with any of these other units. It offe... | |
| Converting from CAMAC/FISHER to XLR connectors Rather than go to all these risky solutions which will affect resale value. I'd talk to Siltech. They will probably be willing to reterminate the cables for you. While this may mean some delay, it will be much safer and not damage the long-term va... | |
| Signal direction Most cables are not directional and 8TC is definitely not (only some of the special geometry molecule cables are). However, when you reverse direction it will be a brand new signal path, so you will have to break in the cable all over again. It is... | |
| Audiophile beginner with a question... Not to be disagreeable, but I think the formula that Celtic66 gave you will not produce verey good results in a budget system. While it is true that nothing the source does not prduce can be reproduced by the speakers, the speakers are the musical... | |
| Best Budget Interconnect RCA I think the TMC analog interconnects are amazing values for the money (especially at auction prices). For digital, I tried several cables and the budget king is the Canare Digiflex Gold, but if you can spring for a used one, the Illuminati D-60 is... | |
| A bi-amping question Passive bi-amping as you describe will NOT double your power by any means, it will increase efficiency by simplifying the loads and should gain you about 3dB of headroom. It improves the sound more than the volume. | |
| Multi-channel amp question???? Bryston 5B-ST | |
| Audiophile beginner with a question... You might try a combined unit like the Linn Classik if you budget is really tight. If you can spend a little more, you could get something like the Musical Fidelity A3 or even A300 integrated amp and a good used CD-player (I've seen the Arcam Alph... | |
| Speaker length vs. I/C length I personally think that Mgottlieb's message points to the source of the confusion. Balanced ICs were designed to cover long distances. In recording situations there are sometimes 50 feet or more between even a mic and its pre-amp (this is a signal... | |
| Best speakers for 2000-USED I second the Magnepan recommendation, but if they are too big and bulky a used pair of Thiels has phenomenal imaging as well. | |
| Digital Interconnect? A 110 ohm AES/EBU connection is the only one designed to cover that sort of distance. | |
| Help My cables are too tight I have the TMC cables and you do need to unscrew the locking covers partway to slide them over the female RCA plugs. They should have no problem unless your plugs are recessed (the locking covers are fat and will not always fit in the wholes aroun... | |
| What spkr cable should i consider??? In your price range, I agree that the discount Audioquest Slate for Audio advisor is by far the best option. | |
| Arcam alpha 7 upgrade/alternatives/useds for 1000 Dac 1.1 just arrived and I can't believe the difference. I'm using it with an Illuminati D-60 and it definately sounds better than the Alpha 9 I tried. |