jl35
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| WHY IS THERE SO MUCH HATE FOR THE HIGH END GEAR ON AUDIO GEAR? not to mention the bottle of Scotch that sold for $2.1 Million yesterday...certainly high end audio is a tiny little world in a huge economic/social/political... | |
| magnepan LRS+ is on the website, as are the long promised Magnepan stands... | |
| WHY IS THERE SO MUCH HATE FOR THE HIGH END GEAR ON AUDIO GEAR? Lots of the different views on these threads have always been here, but the rhetoric has certainly gotten much nastier the last few years...and yes, many researchers believe Dunning-Kruger operates in both directions...ultimately, I believe it's j... | |
| Entry CD player question? agree, 1072 over 4001 | |
| magnepan it is odd though, to look at the website, and see all but the 1.7i listed as Sold Out without explanation ...does give the impression they sell direct...when I purchased the LRS & LRS+ it was direct sale, and Magnepan was very responsive to ca... | |
| Entry CD player question? yes, the newer Rotel and Marantz models sound much better than both the 1072 and 4001...I currently have a Marantz CD6006 and Rotel CD11 Tribute , both excellent and reasonably priced... | |
| Speaker Efficiency limits dynamics | |
| Entry CD player question? The 1072 came out in 2004...if you are set on Rotel, the new lower cost Rotel's are better than both...and they just introduced some new MKll versions so the remaining stock of the MKl's are available at good prices... | |
| Resolving CD Transports Crowd Sourcing agree Charles...I primarily use CD and LP for listening, but love exploring with streaming...and good quality streaming can be inexpensive, especially if you already have a DAC...this is an especially good time for streaming, with both many new re... | |
| Anyone with similar equipment I've found the Cerious Technologies Graphene Extreme cables, to be a significant improvement over my Ohno lll, which I like and now use in a second system. I had an earlier version Parasound amp. Certainly an upgrade of minimal cost relative to u... | |
| Getting into the music some music I prefer on secondary system, some in car... | |
| Resolving CD Transports Crowd Sourcing awesome music ... | |
| Can you provide context on First Watt? agree, there are lots of good speakers for your setup...and the journey is a big part of the fun... | |
| Can you provide context on First Watt? Each First Watt amp has a somewhat idiosyncratic sound, and all are low power - they are great amps but your choice of speakers for each model is limited...many/most amps are designed to work with a wide variety of speakers, First Watt's are not... | |
| Entry CD player question? very happy with Rotel CD11 Tribute |