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| Ruminations On CD Players After much consideration and review of the preceding posts, I finally pulled the trigger on a CD player. I got a Cambridge CXC v2 and a Jolida Glass FX III DAC. They sound great together and are a considerable improvement over my Arcam CD-73. I... | |
| The greatest Pop song yet written and recorded. Lots of good and thoughtful selections. I vote for "Dirty Water" by the Standells (I hear you rolling your eyes out there). Great rhythm, good guitar hook, simple lyrics and it sounded good on a portable transistor radio or in the car, where peo... | |
| Maximum Upgrade Potential Thanks for all of the thoughtful insights. It seems a better choice to save some dough and plan on getting a new amp instead of spending $1000 on tubes. I've been chatting with Fritz of Fritz Speakers about a pair of Carbon 7 SE Mk 2s. If the d... | |
| Midrange Increasingly Harsh I replaced the Mullard EL-34 tubes with Tung-Sol EL-34B tubes and after some run-in time I replay the Hildegard Von Bingren CD which started this. The sound is much improved and not nearly as harsh. The higher register soars rather than screech... | |
| Midrange Increasingly Harsh I did some side-by-side testing yesterday and discovered that there is no difference between the left and right speaker. I swapped cables and no change. But when I changed from the eight ohm to four ohm output, the harshness decreased somewhat. ... | |
| Midrange Increasingly Harsh I listen at lunch and again in the evening with my adult beverage. I have post-concussion phonophobia, which I suspected at first. But my wife also noticed it so I can rule that out. I don't have any sources for spare gear around here to swap i... | |
| Midrange Increasingly Harsh Thanks for all of the information, as well as confirmation that I'm in the right place. I got this tube set from Upscale Audio, so I'll check with them regarding tube behavior. Room acoustics is an interesting idea, but I've been here for four y... | |
| Midrange Increasingly Harsh Thanks for the info. I get the harshness with CDs as well as records. I've changed around the speaker output taps and no change. I apologize if I offended anyone with my modest problems. I settled on the Audiogon forum since it looked like it ... | |
| Ruminations On CD Players I correctly titled this post. Ruminations, indeed. | |
| Ruminations On CD Players I just scored about 90 used MHS Mozart and Beethoven albums, so I'm listening to a lot of that. I mostly listen to classical from the romantic period back. I've also developed an interest in medieval choral and early instrument music. I'm tryin... | |
| Ruminations On CD Players I like that idea. I'll give the Orchid a look. I'm getting swayed toward the notion of separates. | |
| Ruminations On CD Players Thanks for the info and advice. One of the posters asked about my system. I have a Prima Luna Dialogue One amp and Forest Totem speakers. I don't have a streamer and hate to say never, but I'll likely stick with CDs and vinyl. When the time co... | |
| Ruminations On CD Players Thanks for the info. I don't recall if the separates were in my price range or not, just an observation that they exist. I want to learn if it is something to save my pennies for, or if the sonic qualities of separates are subjective or only aud... | |
| Thoughts On Turntable Clamps And Weights I also got a 1mm cork mat to replace the felt. If nothing else the dust and static problems are gone. I tossed the felt and did not do a "with" and "without" test on them. | |
| Thoughts On Turntable Clamps And Weights I digested all of your information and bought a lightweight clamp. It arrived yesterday and I did the "with" and "without" test on a few albums and noticed improved sound quality on all of them. Instrument separation improved, lower frequency so... |