fred60
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| My Last CD player Second the Esoteric. K-03XD reviews are fantastic (I have not personally auditioned). Esoteric has confirmed that the K-05XD and K-07XD will be available later this year. One of those 2 will be my last CD player. They haven't released what prices... | |
| A phenomenal new CD transport-Pro-Ject CD Box RS2 transport @riaa award: That is why I'm first getting an Esoteric to replace my Oppo 105. Server can wait! K-05XD and K-07XD will be out later this year. | |
| A phenomenal new CD transport-Pro-Ject CD Box RS2 transport @tweak1 EVS doesn't do Oppo 105 mods anymore, and no way I'm buying another 105 (modded). I do get the idea of burning CD's and putting them on a server, there are many folks who say that it does sound better vs just spinning the disc on a player... | |
| A phenomenal new CD transport-Pro-Ject CD Box RS2 transport I've been looking to upgrade from my Oppo 105D for a long time. I've considered transports, but there are only a few that will spin SACD's, like the new PS Audio PW SACD transport ($6500) and I believe that McIntosh has a SACD transport as well. ... | |
| Magico compared to Tannoy @gammaman I didn't buy the Oppo 205 because they do not have the HDCD chip. Only the 105/103 and previous do. Surprised that you didn't know that. Anyway-- not sure if it makes a difference. Have you auditioned the difference between a HDCD pl... | |
| Favorite Guitar Solo Jerry Garcia on New Minglewood Blues from Ladies & Gentlemen...The Grateful Dead recorded April 25-29, 1971. Absolutely incredible. Mid-song, about a minute of absolute genius. | |
| Magico compared to Tannoy @gammaman, i'm very jealous of your setup! I saw the Dead 9 times from 1973-78, and amazingly of those, the Dead have released 8 of them. The most recent, Dave's Picks #38, was my very first concert! The release sold out (25,000) in a matter of... | |
| Looking for my "last" CD transport jnovak: I see that you had a problem with Esoteric after buying a used piece. They have a 3-year warranty on all equipment. And the cost of shipping can be avoided-- there are many cheaper options. What about PS Audio? They sold their Directst... | |
| Looking for my "last" CD transport jnovak: Esoteric has service in the USA, it is only sent to Japan if they cannot service it in the US, which is not often. $3500?? I think you mis-typed it. More like $350. | |
| Looking for my "last" CD transport There are a myriad of choices-- but I haven't auditioned them, so you'd have to do that yourself.No SACD:Jays Audio CDT2-MK3 $2400Denafrips Avatar N/APro-Ject CD Box RS2 T $2999Primare DD35 $2295Primare DD15 $1495Simaudio 260D $2300Nuprime CDT-10 ... | |
| What do you have on order RIGHT NOW. Cheating a little bit here...will be ordering an Esoteric K-07xd or a Esoteric K-05xd when they are released at the end of this year, which has been confirmed. Been debating on getting a new transport and DAC-- yet what I hear about the K-03xd an... | |
| Looking for a ‘’No braine’r Integrated amplifier under 7500 or so Hegel. Current is H390, but since they have a H95, I would wait for the H395. Finest integrated around, the 390. My guess is that the 395 will come out shortly and have Roon integration. 250w per channel, and my H360 makes my Raidho's sing. | |
| 6000 dollars CD player Sorry-- both PS Audio's new Perfectwave SACD product, and their Directstream Memory product (no longer available new) are TRANSPORTS, not players. Just wanted to make that clear. You need a DAC with both transports. Jays Audio CDT2 Mk3 and the ... | |
| 6000 dollars CD player I would seriously consider a brand new release-- the PS Audio Perfectwave SACD player. Haven't heard it, but they say that it's a big step up from their previous Directstream Memory Player. It's $6500, but you can trade in old equipment for up t... | |
| Speaker upgrade Used pair of Raidho D-3.1's. You will never want another speaker again. |