fred60
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| Differences between cd transports? @tweak1 are you saying the Wireworld Starlight 8 coax? | |
| Differences between cd transports? The Hegel has a built in DAC, and apparently it's really good (I've never used it!!) | |
| Differences between cd transports? @tweak1 I also have a 105 and use XLR's out to my Hegel H360 integrated. Wondering if coax out (with Black Cat Silverstar MkII coax cable) might be a better option for red book CD's. Should I give it a try? Was thinking about Wireworld, but eve... | |
| What are the top 3 dream speakers you wanna buy next regardless of price? Dream speakers are Raidho D-3.1's, matched with a pair of JL Audio Fathom F112v2's. That or Magico M3's or Rockport Atria II's. My current speakers are Raidho XT-2's, matched with a pair of JL Audio E-110's. Dream on! | |
| Differences between cd transports? tweak1-- so you are saying that the Oppo 105 can't output SACD via coax digital? I think that you might be right about that... | |
| Differences between cd transports? tweak1-- so what was better, the Oppo 105 via coax, or the Marantz HDCD1 via coax? I'm curious because I use my Oppo 105 via XLR's to a Hegel H360 Integrated to play SACD's and HDCD's and was thinking about trying the coax digital output to compa... | |
| Sloppy, muted bass response on Hegel h190 It's NOT the Hegel. Hegel amps are fantastic. | |
| Cd's to make a come back in the future? I think Darko's point was that with DAC technology advancing-- that a CD transport and an external DAC-- makes the sound quality, in many cases, sound better than the HiRes download. So why pony up for a HiRes download of a CD that you already ow... | |
| Thinking to upgrade speakers Don't know about anyone else-- but it is so hard to get to demo speakers! I live only 50 miles from NYC, but I either have to go to New Haven or NYC, and even with that, the options are very limited.Anyway-- sound is very dependent upon listener ... |