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| What is the best redbook CD player for 6K to 8K? Alex, only Babybear, who is currently away on vacation, has the exact list of ECs and value of his unit, which was not however a basic modified unit, but a maximized one. He only can comment on its cost further on his return. On the other hand, at... | |
| ARC LS1, LS2, LS3 , or LS7, which to buy? JAFOX, is your experience with both the original LS2 and with the later LS2B? I can definitely fault my LS2B for lacking top-2-bottom extension, harmonic definition, and for sounding relatively hazy, but not really for lack of staging. Furthermore... | |
| What is the best redbook CD player for 6K to 8K? TVAD, yes of course you are correct, the comparison of an APL 1000 vintage late 2004, even sporting the very latest engineering changes available at that time, is not a fair comparison with a player which retails for approximately twice as much, e... | |
| What is the best redbook CD player for 6K to 8K? I find it amusing that modded units are always compared to the Esoteric UX-1, whose audio implementation is intentionally almost an afterthought, rather than with the X-01 Limited, which is optimized for Audio only. I do admit that my only exposur... | |
| ARC Ref 3 or VTL 6.5? Right on Dgad! | |
| What is the best redbook CD player for 6K to 8K? Jp1208 , I guess I do not believe in revolving-door equipment. I purchased my first CDP in 1984 (a MCIntosh MCD 7000, replaced it in 1994 with an EAD P100 D7000 Mk. 3 combo. Replaced these in 2005 with Esoteric X-01.Alex, supply chain challenges a... | |
| ARC Ref 3 or VTL 6.5? It looks like all new VTL 6.5 are born with the update. According to Bea at VTL, Dr. Scialli's device, which came out of the furnace in April, already was born with the new circuitry. | |
| ARC LS1, LS2, LS3 , or LS7, which to buy? Marty, John is absolutely correct about the balanced design of the LS2B being half baked. The device has XLR and RCA outputs, but only RCA inputs. The XLR outputs are using some kind of technical alamagoosa to fake the balanced signal. . . . and r... | |
| Esoteric DV-60 Ah yes of course DBLD, no magic to it. . . up to 800 hrs the beast was on full time almost 24/7 for almost 6 weeks, with the rest of the system turned off unless I wanted to do some listening. After that point I slowed down a little. | |
| Esoteric DV-60 Anthony, After 850 hrs of playing time I thought the X-01 sound had stopped changing. However, with hindsight, I realize now that a subtle evolution still took place until the unit had approx 1200 hours of playing time on it. | |
| What is the best redbook CD player for 6K to 8K? Alex, I am delighted to see that you have lately addressed some of the considerable outstanding APL customer service challenges. I do understand perfectly that not being the OEM makes it more difficult, as control of parts sourcing is per se more ... | |
| What is the best redbook CD player for 6K to 8K? "keep an opened mind to the modded players,"Right on JP, and please be understanding of those original manufacturers when they look at you real funny like, the day you bring them that little beauty under warranty, just because it stopped working p... | |
| Many reviewers will lead you down the wrong path. Right you are Mak. I am 52, and I never listen to anything I have to say. | |
| ARC LS1, LS2, LS3 , or LS7, which to buy? Viridian, I have used an LS2B from 1992 to Jan 2006. Into an Aragon 4004 Mk. 2 via RCA until 1998, then into Rowland 7M monoblocks via XLR. LS2B has always performed flawlessly without a single glitch. Lots of gain. . . Could only turn the volume ... | |
| When is digital going to get the soul of music? Mak, let me say it bluntly, pre 1982 digital is TERRIBLE, unless it is absolutely awful. If you are fixated on recordings prior to that year you should stick to analog vinyl and worry no longer. life's too short for fussing about trivia! |