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| Indicators of worn/bad capacitors? Thanks for the replies! 1) No hum or other noise that I can detect but I haven't removed the top of the amp to look (but, following your advice, I will do that tomorrow) and, 2) I leave the system off almost all the time. I only listen on weeken... | |
| Solid state amp recommendations for Maggies? Following on a couple of postings here on class A and Classé (an intentional pun on an intentional pun by the original Canadian company), I'm using a vintage Classé DR-9 (David Reich's final design for the company) class-A amp with very few hours ... | |
| What were the radio stations of your youth that helped you on your music/audio journey? KCAC 1010 AM Phoenix, "The Joint That Gives You The Heaviest Hits", a daylight hour only underground radio station. Frequently broadcast alerts ("Bad brown acid" at the concert, "Don’t come bustable, or you’re likely to be burned") and was non-com... | |
| Better CD Sound: The Search I agree that an external DAC + transport is a good, cost-effective option. I'm using a Cambridge Audio CXC-V2 with a Mytek and it sounds quite good. The Cambridge Audio CXC seems very well built and (reportedly) has good customer service/warranty.... | |
| Upgrade my CD player or futile effort? Personally, if you intend to stick to the CD medium at all, I suggest a transport + external DAC option as have many others posting so far. The Cambridge CXC-V2 is inexpensive ($550) and has a good reputation for reliability and customer service (... | |
| CD Player Recommendations… I recently purchased a Cambridge CXC-V2 transport. I hoped to wait for the fabled Schiit CD, but it seemed to constantly recede over the far horizon. I’ve read that the CXC-V2 uses the same drive as the 851C.In any event, I’m quite happy with it. ... | |
| Cambridge Audio CXC Series 2 jl35,Thanks for that news. I was sorely tempted to buy the Simaudio CD unit because (supposedly) the company has a 10 year stock of drives and ancillary stuff in stock and the warranty (3 years) was longer than the Cambridge. I've never worn out a... | |
| Cambridge Audio CXC Series 2 I just purchased the V2 of this transport, so I’m reviving an old thread.In brief, my NAD CD player (about 8 years old) stopped reading discs: "Disc Error" messages persisted. I cleaned the lens with a commercial product to no avail. I waited and ... | |
| CDP or DAC? Georgehif, I've been waiting "hopefully for not too much longer the Shiit UrD transport to be released, https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/schiit-cd-transport-on-the-cards-soon" but my expectations are this will be a very long one, indeed. Sin... | |
| Schiit CD Transport on the way soon. Given all the uncertainties of the Schiit player (will it appear? when? cost? reliability?) I've pretty much decided to buy the Cambridge CXC V-2. It's been around for ~5-6 years, has a good reputation for sound quality and I haven't found any onl... | |
| Schiit CD Transport on the way soon. Thanks for your comments Nonoise and docknow. I'll search for an alternative. Further suggestions welcome!Keith | |
| Schiit CD Transport on the way soon. Good idea! Naive perhaps, but would some ultra-cheap CD "sled" equal the sound quality something more costly? I know this is a disputed topic (at least by manufacturers) and I admit to being swayed by clever advertising. I am open to opinions and/... | |
| Schiit CD Transport on the way soon. Nonoise,It seems the TEAC PD-H600 has been discontinued with doesn't auger well for company support, if needed. I fear the Schiit CD may have vanished into the ether as it's been rumored to exist for a long time but yet it never appears. Supposedl... | |
| Schiit CD Transport on the way soon. And here is news as of yesterday (which I posted to another thread on this topic already):As an update to this, my NAD transport died. I hope(d) to replace it with the long-rumored Schiit CD. So, I wrote to Schiit asking if:1) The company is actu... | |
| Schiit CD transport on the cards soon? As an update to this, my NAD transport died. I hope(d) to replace it with the long-rumored Schiit CD. So, I wrote to Schiit asking if:1) The company is actually building this unit and,2) Approximately when it would be released and,3) Tom E. replie... |