kbarkamian
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| Naim CD 5X worth 2x the cost of the Naim CD5i-2? The CD5x is an excellent CDP. Worth it or not depends on your finances.For around the same amount of money, the Bryston BCD-1 is a must hear IMO. I'd love to hear them side by side, but have been told the BCD-1 is better. That came from a Naim fan... | |
| B&W 683 floor standers Have you heard the 683? I've heard them a few times and didn't like them at all. The bass is a little improved over the previous model, but not much IMO. My biggest complaint is that they sound very un-cohesive. The lows, mids, and highs all seem ... | |
| McIntosh MA 6500 reliability etc.... As others have said, McIntosh wrote the book. You can send McIntosh pretty much anything they've ever made, and they'll be able to bring it back up to original specs, if not better. Its not cheap, but you get what you pay for. Look at the Mac gear... | |
| NAD 304 - Best SS amp ever? I owned a 304 for quite a few years, then passed it down to my (much) younger brother after I upgraded to a 320BEE. It was an excellent amp for the money. The only reason why I replaced it was for the remote control.While its a great integrated, i... | |
| College student stuck w/ bad speakers: advise pls Ferrariguru,A lot of good suggestions have been posted, and I don't have much more to recommend. I too find the Tukans very engaging and a fun speaker. My point for posting...Are your speakers properly set up/placed? Imaging has a lot to do with r... | |
| Next Upgrade to My Totem Arros Setup - Need Help I agree with pretty much everything Mike said. I can't comment on which will synergize better with the PrimaLuna, because I've never heard it. As far as using a brighter sounding CD player to liven up a warm amp, warmer CDP to smooth something out... | |
| Next Upgrade to My Totem Arros Setup - Need Help Naim and Totem go very well together. But that doesn't mean that a CD5i will pair up well with your PrimaLuna. Also keep in mind that the Arros are a very difficult speaker to drive. I don't think adding a sub will make them much easier to drive. ... | |
| looking for new speakers $2 to $3K If your priorities are soundstage, detail, and trasparency, Audio Physic may be right up your alley. Dealers are pretty tought to find (e-mail their distributer), and reviews are even harder to find.JR | |
| What is the story with Rega Appolo? The Apollo has its quirks. But so do a lot of other components. I've lived with mine for about a year and a half. The problem I had with it was easily fixed by leaving it unplugged over night. I'll spare you the rest of the details.As with anythin... | |
| Anyone use CD tweaks I use Pledge Anti-Static to clean my CDs. My results are pretty much what others have said regarding other cleaning/shining products. Very effective and cheap. A bottle cost me about $3 or so, and I've cleaned about 200 or so CDs with less than ha... | |
| Audio Dropping Out on Rega Apollo and Saturn Since I've unplugged it overnight on approx 3/17, I haven't had any problems. I've tried doing all the things that made it freeze up before, and it hasn't happened. For arguement's sake, I don't leave it on 24/7 (never have), and listen about 3-4 ... | |
| Audio Dropping Out on Rega Apollo and Saturn I haven't ever had a disc fail to initialize. Are these originals, or are they CD-Rs? I read somewhere (maybe the manual?) that CD-Rs shouldn't be burned at more than 6x. Every disc I've burned, I've burned slower than that for this reason.Maybe m... | |
| Audio Dropping Out on Rega Apollo and Saturn I just bumped into this thread. I've also had some problems with my Apollo freezing up. If I fast forward or rewind too much, it'll stop responding to any commands from the remote or face controls. It'll keep playing the current track, but won't d... |