lloydelee21

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Are the CD'S days numbered?
Hi Nonoisei also believe that as technology continues to advance, we are likely to see a continuation of a trend i have noticed...remastering of old albums onto CD. The entire Police/Sting collection, U2, and many other bands have had their stuff ... 
Velodyne DD vs DD18plus?
Hi Fplanner,how much to upgrade? What does the upgrade involve? thanks! 
Lamm 2L Reference vs CJ GAT
Hi Suteetat,OK...fingers crossed! 
DVD-A signal to my stand-alone DAC; problems
Hi K-King,i am no audio techie, but i always thought dvd-a and sacd do not "fit thru the pipe" on certain digital in/outs (like RCA, BNC)? I have an oppo 83 transport and i think the output on bnc/rca is not SACD...only 16/44? my dac is only 16/44... 
Velodyne DD vs DD18plus?
Hi Ulf,good to come across you again...i cannot say i have compared. i also have the dd18,so pls let me know. BTW, have you considered JL...F212 or Gotham 213? I have heard incredibly good things about these. Yes, more expensive though s/hand ther... 
Lamm 2L Reference vs CJ GAT
Hi Suteetat,Any luck with CJ GAT? 
Are the CD'S days numbered?
I think CD is going away...but it is a good medium (though clearly not the best), and is widely available (relative to SACD, blu-ray, DVD-a) for music. My suggestion? I like having a hard copy of music anyway...and when i can go to Amazon and buy ... 
Amps that can Rival A Levinson No. 332 around 3K?
Gryphon s/hand. Older Krell FBB. pls keep us posted! 
Speaker cables for Krell-B&W 802 D Speakers
Get a pair of s/hand Transparent Reference Cables. i own some and really enjoy them...if i go up...its to newer or higher Transparent Cables. pls keep us posted and good luck! 
Reference DACS: An overall perspective
GeraldedisonOne of the big magazines (Hifi+ ??) has a new review of the AMR 77 cdp...you may wish to check it out. pls keep us posted! 
Kondo, Zanden, CJ, Ref 5? Pre w/ Pure Tonal Color?
Hi ie,i agree...the key is i dont like spending money unless i am going to keep something for years to come. So at this point, i prefer to spend much less money and then upgrade i a big way. Specifically, i am thinking: Zanden Transport (S/hand of... 
Kondo, Zanden, CJ, Ref 5? Pre w/ Pure Tonal Color?
Hi Charles1,i am seriously contemplating a CJ GAT at this stage. i have spoken to some dealers of Zanden, Shindo and Wavac. I also have spoken to a few people who own/sell ARC Ref 40. Based on my current configuration, the guys who sell the Japane... 
Lamm 2L Reference vs CJ GAT
Hi Suteetat,Thanks!!! That is very helpful. I too am looking forward to hearing the GAT...and will post my findings if I do. Look forward to reading your post when you have heard GAT...thanks! 
Amps for Sonus Faber Stradivari Homage
Congrats 0461!!!!!i imagine you have read Martin Collom's review of these on hifi critic? i am particularly intrigued by msb's digital stuff. have been speaking with them about their new universal media transport. 
Tripoint Spartan
i have heard the Tripoint Spartan and the Troy...and we did get an opportunity to do a with/without on the Troy. Smokes, that puppy does work. just removing ONE of the silver grounding cables from one of the amps brought in a haze, tiny, tiny but ...