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| Wilson Audio Haters I think a lot of people want to believe that they chose the "BEST" because of how much they spent for it and want to feel justified in the decision. People also like to complete and want to own the very best of everything. The wonderful news is th... | |
| High end vintage vs contemporary DAC's - are sonic improvements real? I had a Mark Levinson No 360s which did up to 96K music and really was very happy with it. They can be had today around $2500 so I compared that to the OPPO 105d that I bought for my theater system and I have to say the Levinson was much better in... | |
| Audio Research - DAC9 I am now at 85 hours on my DAC 9 and it is sounding amazing so far! I went from the Mark Levinson No360s which did 96k files from oh so many years ago and did them really well but the DAC 9 has so much more info in the midrange that its not compar... | |
| Best speakers for $3000 At that price point the Golden Ear Triton 2's deserve an audition. Very nice speakers and with powered subs have plenty of bottom end! Image very well also ... they hold a center image like crazy even with the speakers fairly far apart and create ... | |
| Is computer audio a bust? For me it took getting the synergies correct ... right digital cables, DAC and software to achieve what I thought is actually better sound with some HiRes recording than the CD. Running MacBook Pro with Pure Music 2, AudioQuest Diamond USB going i... | |
| Looking for advice on new CD player? Maybe ... the musical fidelity had a very nice sound. I had a Musical Fidelity M1DAC with my Modwright KWI-200 for a while before swapping out the DAC and it was a great match. You could do their transport and DAC for under $2k and it should sound... | |
| PS Audio DAC II or Bryston: two great machines I haven't heard the PS Audio but have auditioned the Bryston ... it seemed very neutral to me (not bad either). Super detailed and zero noise. Incredible imaging as well. I felt it a little analytical and went with the Musical Fidelity for that sy... | |
| Resurrecting CD Transport I would stay with separate transport unless you are just going to RIP all the cd's to the pc. A good quality transport certainly can make a difference in the right system, and I'm guessing from your description that the Wadia is ready for service. | |
| Upgrade advice please You may want to consider the Bryston BDA-2 or the Musical Fidelity M6DAC also.Both sound great just different. I've never heard the Arcam but some of the older transports can still hold their own quite well against newer models. I still am using a... | |
| Best sounding new DAC under $2500? My guess is that the Modwright will be well over $2500. Their new phono head amp is north of $7k | |
| Multicore CPUs: Any risk to audio quality? If you are going to buy a new pc and just use it for audio anyway you might want to consider a dedicated music player like the Bryston BDP-1 or BDP-2. Not sure how much you were going to spend for the pc but just another thought. |