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| Okay......best single box reference CD player Guys, I'll withhold judgment on sonic merits of specific high end players until I do some more listening, but I must confess all the talk about some of these vendors using older, scarce chips is a big red warning flag to me. If I drop a small fort... | |
| Okay......best single box reference CD player Larryi,You're scaring me. Are you saying that some premium manufacturers charge a premium for older digital CD technology because older CD digital technology is better? I love antiques myself. Antique technology may hold value for historical and c... | |
| Okay......best single box reference CD player Kops, Yep, the only way to know if an investment like that is worth it is to listen on the target system in the target room.Ironic isn't it that we discuss subtleties of high end audio in a place where we can't really listen to a darn thing? | |
| Okay......best single box reference CD player Dcstep, thanks for the info.My ears tell me that no two cd players sound the same. I have it in my plans to give some higher end players a listen over time and see what I hear and go from there. I think the CD is probably the place where I might f... | |
| Okay......best single box reference CD player Dcstep,My question is not about what specific parts do, that really doesn't matter, its what does the product as a whole do to justify the cost? Is there any specification or measurement or measurements available that can be used to quantitatively... | |
| Okay......best single box reference CD player DcStep,Unfortunately, I did not have enough time to do any comparative listening to determine whether the Puccini did anything extra special for certain. Also, I am highly skeptical that anything new or earth shattering is still happening at the h... | |
| Okay......best single box reference CD player Kops,I heard the $20000 dcs Puccini at a dealer recently. It sounded as good as anything I've heard probably, but can you explain to me what exactly the dcs Puccini does better than say good players in the Thanks. | |
| Okay......best single box reference CD player I'm not convinced that there is a best.I suspect very high end CD players may just reassemble the bits in unique ways that helps differentiate the resulting sound and justify the price, but I'm not sure that any of these variations are necessarily... | |
| If I like Dynaudio monitors, I would LOVE????? Yes, I am a big Dynaudio and monitor fan as well. I own Contour 1.3mkIIs that helped displace larger Maggies and B&W P6 floor standers prior. I've found Dynaudios in general do what they are designed to do extremely well and have a very natura... | |
| B&W 800d's or MAGICO V3's? Only a 2-3 year warranty for Magicos is certainly not what you would expect, especially given the hype and cost. If I were seriously considering buying a pair, that alone would make me think twice. | |
| Vinyl vs. top-notch digital I'm thinking electronic music that is mostly digital or electronic at the source (and perhaps lacking in higher order harmonics?) works better in general on CD than vinyl (perhaps also with SS versus tube amplification) but "acoustic" sources with... | |
| Small room, "budget priced" speaker advice, please Good advise from Tvad. | |
| Vinyl vs. top-notch digital The best vinyl played on a decent system properly set up beats the best CD digital in regards to sound quality, without doubt. Also, the artwork and liner notes on album covers contribute to a more enjoyable overall package than the CD equivalent ... | |
| Stereophile claims about Magico Dhaan,I think you stated the reason why people need so much affirmation. Its because it IS hard to know for sure exactly what something will sound like once you take it home, and, perhaps even more importantly, it is costly to make poorly informed... | |
| B&W 800d's or MAGICO V3's? Koegz,Its registering with me that you are looking for a sound with more "muscle", like perhaps only the very large, most expensive full range speakers, like the Grand Utopias, can generally provide. If you can afford it and have the space for the... |