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| Cambridge Audio 840C Naim CD5X and CD5i just sound very musical compared to other digital sources in their price categories. Not as highly resolving as say, Moon, or Arcam, but with terrifically engaging and rhythmic output. Combined with Naim amps and decent speakers... | |
| Food for thought for all us audiophiles Curious all this. My wife's sister's husband is an engineer, music lover, and wire skeptic. Big amps and Ohm speakers? OK. But wire is wire. He also says old men (which he is rapidly becoming) can't hear the difference if there is any anyway becau... | |
| Solid integrated pre amp for beginner? If you have a relatively small room, a mid 70s Kenwood KA-3500 integrated amp. Only 40 Watts per channel but great phono stage and really clean sound.No matter what you get, if it is old it will probably have crud on the potentiometers and switche... | |
| Considering Cambridge Audio Amp/CD - Need Advice Soulgoober,I have carefully compared many of these budget CDP units over a several month period and reviewed them together briefly here:http://www.audioreview.com/cat/digital-sources/cd-players/cambridge-audio/PRD_299480_1586crx.aspx#review0Review... | |
| iTunes Importing? Thanks, that is helpful. | |
| Considering Cambridge Audio Amp/CD - Need Advice Soulgoober,Ready for number and letter soup? I have the 640C v2 and really like it. I think the all-640 combination you suggest is over your $1000 budget new, yes? Unless you are looking to buy these used, which may be a good idea, you might consi... | |
| iTunes Importing? Jefferybowman2k, OK, so iTunes is locked into a weaker digital format by their attachment to the original iPod. What about other music servers like Real Networks? Is there any online music store that allows audiophiles to purchase and download ind... | |
| iTunes Importing? Is there a way to change the format of files downloaded from iTunes Store?I just downloaded some Bill Frisell songs into iTunes and then burned a CD for use on my red book player. I am not completely happy with the quality - not terrible, but not ... | |
| Chamber Music - your best pick. This is not unique in terms of material, but the small group rendition, acoustics and recording quality are outstanding:The Four Seasons: Violin Concerto in G Minor, Antonio VivaldiArtist, Janine Jansen with Candida Thompson, Henk Rubingh, Jan Jan... | |
| Jazz Recommendations For something completely different, try these:****Bill Frisell, Matt Chamberlain, Tucker Martine and Lee Townsend  "Floratone"****Charlie Hunter Trio  "Mistico"More fun than a barrel of monkeys. | |
| Cambridge Audio 540 vs. 640 The most significant technical difference is that the current Cambridge 640C uses two Wolfson DACs verses the single DAC in the 540C. I reviewed both first versions of the two CDPs and the 640C V2 and compared them to some other popular budget HiF... | |
| Which Cable Makes the Biggest Impact? "For example, a blind person using his fingertips to read Braille will never get his fingertips to see the color red"Touche Stenho! You either missed the sixties or were very, very focused...;o)My system has a long way to go before it approaches t... | |
| Jazz guys: Bebop, Hard Bop etc. All this is great stuff - the Rudy Van Gelder's Blue Note redbook re-releases of jazz artists recorded in the late fifties and early sixties are terrific. Don't miss Lee Morgan's "Sidewinder" or Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers' "Moanin'". | |
| Which Cable Makes the Biggest Impact? Since I helped hijack the thread, I try to return to the original point, sort of...1) The cable that makes the biggest impact is... the last one you changed. Before you completely dismiss this dopey statement, here is my point: your system as a wh... | |
| Maple or Granite Yes, I find Bamboo works great to isolate, TT, CDP and speakers because of its hardness and density. It is currently difficult to find bamboo blocks in greater thickness = higher mass/dampening capacity like the larger maple chopping blocks that a... |