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| Are CD players dead The original post was: "Are CD players dead"?Dying.What HiFi reports that UK record player sales(!) exceeded sales of CD players as of July 2010.http://www.whathifi.com/blog/vinyl-turns-the-tables-as-decks-outsell-cd-players-3d-makes-a-slow-start-... | |
| Phono preamp under 1k new or used advice? I use a Grado phono pre which I like, but if upgrading would go to the Musical Surroundings Phonomena Nova. | |
| Smallish floorstander that sounds good placed just Arros are very good - strengths are imaging and tone. They were designed to sound good placed near the wall, which will give you more bass response and weaker imaging, but if anything, makes the excellent tone stand out even more. Tuning with mass... | |
| Help using integrated as power amp Alternative, buy a used NAD c272 and see what that does for you. Rainmakers well powerd can have some very strong bass. Trading the 747 for one of the bigger NAD receivers or one from another mark could also help. Adding a subwoofer to an underpow... | |
| Are CD players dead Reports of the death of redbook cd's are premature.CD's will survive for quite a while in the market space between availability, cost and convenience. By title, CD sales still reign supreme, correct? That will not last forever, but I regularly use... | |
| B&W 805 or Monitor Audio Silver for Creek 5350SE? Fair enough, glad you are enjoying the RS6 - Creek combination. | |
| Does 'Accuracy' Matter or exist ? All this talk about venue has me thinking about some recent concerts/live events I have attended recently. At the symphony mid-way back on the floor I found myself saying "huh, this sounds ok but I had trouble relating the instruments notes with t... | |
| Does 'Accuracy' Matter or exist ? From Wikipedia:"In the fields of science, engineering, industry and statistics, the accuracy of a measurement system is the degree of closeness of measurements of a quantity to its actual (true) value. The precision of a measurement system, also c... | |
| Does 'Accuracy' Matter or exist ? I think the op has a good point. Perhaps in this business from the perspective of the final listener or equipment reviewer "accuracy" has little value. "Detail" (as in the amount of sonic information or 'bits' revealed), "tone" (as in tone relatio... | |
| Under $500 - Used CDP or DAC/Transport? For a brighter sounding system I would recommend the NAD. | |
| Audiogon "RECORDINGS TO DIE FOR" list A friend just turned me onto John Hammond's 2001 Virgin Records recording "Wicked Grin", which has appeared on this list before. Fantastic blues collaboration with Tom Waits. Great production and as my friend who is a musician points out - not a m... | |
| Under $500 - Used CDP or DAC/Transport? the C565BEE is a nice player but not remarkable. If you like smooth, warm and safe sound - this is a good bet. For the same money a used Cambridge 740C will give you input capability with more detail and bass. Take your pick. The Cambridge 840C is... | |
| Under $500 - Used CDP or DAC/Transport? I would not get a separate DAC - in that price range with a cheap transport I don't think you win. Consider stretching your budget and look over CD players on Agon right now by: Exposure, Modwright Sony, Opera Consonance, Cayin SCD-50T, Quad, mayb... | |
| need to down size to monitors Good for Rock, but will do acoustic music well too:Revel M22PSB Synchrony One BDynaudio DM2/8 (old style monitor with big woofer)Dynaudio Excite X16Totem Acoustic Model-1 Signature | |
| Recommend using some fastener to speaker stand Blutack.http://www.artech-electronics.com/us/products/accesso/blutack.html |