jond

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Yes the Grateful Dead 
Line Magnetic 219ia vs Mc225
I have to agree with Charles I almost exclusively listen to Redbook and what matters most of all is the mastering and initial recording quality.. If your not starting off with a high quality recording you can make the resolution as high as you wan... 
Who listens primarily to Redbook CD?
@rhyno LMAO best case yet for cd's and no one seemed to get it. But dear lord dude that's a lot of cd's I have to admit I've never been happier since getting into streaming,  jewel cases are the work of the devil! 
$10k DAC in a 3k system?
A few thoughts here:1. Nothing is "wrong" it’s your money do as you wish.2. That being said and all things being equal, DACs generally display the least degree or perhaps the most subtle degree of difference. Meaning the qualitative distance betwe... 
Anyone Using Crystals?
It wasn't really mockery just good natured poking fun as the OP was extremely vague in the role of crystals.  
Synergistic Red Fuse ...
lol was just trying to perk this thread up a bit.  
Mislabeled album
That's pretty cool actually. 
Anyone Using Crystals?
Do you mean quartz crystals? I have some in my old hippie neck pouch in a box of stuff someplace. How exactly would I use them in my system? Do I need to smoke any weed or light any incense to make the crystals more effective? 
Synergistic Red Fuse ...
Fuses fuses fuses! 
CD players = dead?
Agreed CD spinners of all types seem in steady decline production-wise. As far as sound quality vs streams as with most things it depends. You can put together an amazing great sounding CD based system or a great streaming system these days. Just ... 
Tidal free trial subscription
I am with grannyring here Tidal on my system sounds fantastic and really the overall quality of the master used seems to be the determining factor in sound quality vs my cd rips. No ethernet cables here totally wireless the chain is Aries Mini>... 
Who listens primarily to Redbook CD?
@tommylion thanks for the phtotos I always love looking in AN gear. So my AN Dac-3 Signature predates their use of that AMD chip and uses the PCM63K chip which is a multibit chip. For that reason, and the overall AN overbuilt power supply and robu... 
When and what was your last significant equipment upgrade?
Ah maple nice I took another look and I see what you mean about Martin Logans. They look great much more elegant fit and finish than the pair I listened to. And heard that same system at Cap Audiofest loved it and also at Deja Vu of course. Runnin... 
Snell J-III Question
The jumpers are needed unless you are using biwire speaker cables. 
Is buying from the Ciamara.com safe
How else would you want to contact them besides phone and email?