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| Best CD player under $5K? My only problem is that, now that Mr Sprey's offer for an upgrade of the 840c is finally a reality, it's too bad they've been discontinued so long you now can't find a single one on the web anymore, new or used... :( | |
| Best CD player under $5K? Know what you mean on that Kiwi and ordinarily I agree with you. But, in my book Mr. Sprey is also one of the very few modders I feel I can trust implicitly. In fact, as far as I'm aware anyone apart from Ric or Mr. Sprey personally I'd have to th... | |
| Best CD player under $5K? Just noticed where Mr. Sprey now offers an upgrade program for the 840c for $700. | |
| Best CD player under $5K? Hi Kiwi, I do indeed recall that the 840c turned lots of heads when it came out. But, what I later found that looked even more intriguing was Mr Sprey's (Mapleshade) mod for the DacMagic which is said to use the same DAC stage as the 840c. The mod... | |
| Best CD player under $5K? Hey Mrtennis, when it comes to tube-based CDP's I'm not necessarily the one to ask since I've always managed to do well by solid state (at least so far, anyway). Although I've considered tubes in the past for a variety of gear, for me it has not y... | |
| Best CD player under $5K? Hi Mrtennis, didn't mean to imply to anyone that I actually have Ric's OPPO, although I've considered getting it at some point. Currently I use a Ric Schultz-modified Behringer DEQ-2496 as a DAC. He modded the power supply, upgraded the DAC chip a... | |
| Best CD player under $5K? I believe the Ric Schultz-modified version too has comments on it here at Audiogon...come to think of it there may be modified versions from other makers that have comments here as well. | |
| Best CD player under $5K? You bet Bbyb, take a look at what others have said about it here on Audiogon. | |
| Best CD player under $5K? Hi Mrtennis, the way I understand it, the tubes-or-no question may be less relevant than you might think (though I'm certainly not doubting your experiences in the least), but generally it may come down more to 1) whether or not a piece has been m... | |
| Used cables $1k - SF Amati and Bel Canto RF1000?? All things considered, I actually tend to agree with what Jkj25 is saying. If you do indeed have a considerable frequency response problem, then cables are likely not the best solution. That's partly because cables very generally fall into one of ... | |
| Bi-amping LF with high-powered pro amplifiers The issue Rrog raises is real but it may come down to whether the crossover point is low enough to avoid any soundstaging or tonal disparities between the 2 amps. If near 100hz or so it shouldn't be any big deal, but much above 200hz or so and thi... | |
| Used cables $1k - SF Amati and Bel Canto RF1000?? Just want to say that when it comes to balanced IC's be sure to take it real slow. There's a lot more disparity in performance among single-ended IC's than balanced (exactly why I've never found a satisfactory answer). My point is you may be able ... | |
| Best CD player under $5K? I dunno for sure, but it's at least possible that the Ric Schultz-modified Oppo 95 is the best player on the planet right now. | |
| Direct connect with the Emotiva Yep, NOW you're cookin' with grease, right?? Lotsa 'philes have discovered the joys of going preampless. I haven't had a linestage for years. Anytime you can get rid of an entire component in the signal chain, you're doing something right, I think... | |
| Hardwood floors in basement music room? Hi Tatool, I think I can sympathise with your plight, but the main sonic advantage in having a wood floor to begin with is indeed the air cavity created by the riser. A concrete slab will at least tend to cause unwanted bass reflections. If you ha... |