hifinut604
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| Best interconnect for Sony SCD-1 w/ss I'm using Cardas Hexlink Golden 5C with my SCD-777ES to Sim I-5 amp and the sound is smooth and rich. | |
| How much does your system retail for? ~$10k retail... I guess not enough to get me into this audionut asylum yet! :) | |
| Sony SCD-1 vs Marantz SA-1 choose 1 According to the latest review of the Marantz SA-1 in Ultimate Audio, based on double blind tests conducted by two reviewers with mega-buck associated components, they came to the conclusion that they sound absolutely IDENTICAL playing SACD's and ... | |
| Amps for Dynaudio ? In Canada, Simaudio is the importer for Dynaudio speakers, and I have heard several Dynaudio models (from Audience line all the way up to the Evidence) and they all sound spectacular (especially the Simaudio W-10 monoblocks driving the Evidence). ... | |
| Which speakers use the Revelator tweeter The Tyler Acoustics Taylo Reference series, Focus Audio, and Kharma speakers are a few I can name off the top of my head. The other great tweeter is the Dynaudio Esotar, used in Dynaudio Confidence series (and Evidence, if you got $85k to blow), M... | |
| Boulder price help I believe that Boulder is quite a high-end name, with their current flagship products selling in the five figure range. An auction will always determine the market value and current demand for it. Start the bidding at $1.00 and see how high it goe... | |
| Best Class A Int. Amp? Simaudio Moon I-5. You can go to www.simaudio.com site and they have links to several rave reviews on this amp. If raves from the audio press isn't enough to impress you, how about a rating of 4.95/5.00 on www.Audioreview.com from owners own exper... | |
| What makes / defines an audiophile ? My understanding is that "audiophilia" is more about the aquisition of better equipment, which is what most people talk about in these message boards and why 95% of the stuff up for sale/auction is hardware. It is an obsessive-compulsive disorder ... | |
| Any advice on CD player upgrade? I really like the new Naim CD5. The CDX is even better but not as great a value at twice the price. The CDX/XPS combo is staggering, but the >$8k price tag is really hard to swallow. | |
| Best very small Speakers (at any price)? IMHO: If your "to be named" portable CD player is of the "Discman" variety, it really doesn't matter what kind of speakers you get, or whether or not you use your $4k Gaincard amp with it. I've listened to a portable Sony Discman (a high quality o... | |
| Naim CDX or BAT VK 5CD? I'm just starting to get on the Naim bandwagon, and awaiting my newly purchased CD2 next week. The rest of my system isn't Naim yet, but from the music I've heard from a my local dealer's all Naim system (CDX/102/Hi/180/SBL), the CD2 might be the ... | |
| Naim CDX or BAT VK 5CD? The SE upgrade on the BAT may be a subtle on, but the upgrade available with the Naim CDX is not. Of course, it's not 1200 bucks either. An XPS power supply upgrade ($4k retail) will take the CDX to a whole new level. After that, you keep the XPS,... | |
| Integrated Amps vs. Separates. Just a little comment regarding state-of-the-art, price-no-object integrated amps. They do exist, but are admittedly quite few in number. The Jeff Rowland Group Concentra comes to mind as offering some serious goods for their $5k+ price. Then ther... | |
| Yba amp and Classe pre-am ? I haven't got a straight answer for you, but the answer should really come through your own research and audition. However, I hope you won't mind if I make a few critiques on your post since you seem to be headed for possible disaster and disappoi... | |
| Integrated Amps vs. Separates. I agree with Tml2. I've owned the Sim Moon I-5 for almost a year, and can't be happier with it. If the I-5 were just a high quality solid state 75W/ch power amp, it would be worth the money. With the preamp section included, I think it is a downri... |