mattkimb96
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| Threshold T upgrade to Stasis My understanding is that the upgrade costs $1,850. Even at that I am inclined to agree with your thought process with buying of going after additional T-200 instead of springing for an upgrade. The current T-200 sounds phenomanal going through the... | |
| Best female vocals on CD Check out Dido on the CD titled Life for rent...track after track of simply outstanding recordings. Let track 11 keep playing through about 1:00 of silence to a hidden bonus song that is as good as anything else on the CD. Others in my top 10 incl... | |
| Best DVD Player $1000-$2000 Into the previous mix I'd throw in the Cal Lab 2500. Can be had for under $1,000 on Audiogon. Best of Luck.Ken | |
| SSP Digital versus Analog inputs Actually my processor and CD player were both made in the USA coutesy of California Audio Labs. The Cal Processor (SSP 2500) does have 24 bit 96kHz Dual Colinear DAC's as well as analog inputs. My assumption is that the analog inputs in the proces... | |
| One Box CD Units vs Transport & DAC Appreciate you taking the time to respond to my DAC question...I have seen a couple of the Classe in the $800 range and had been leaning that way. The Cal 2500 DVD player has an AES output so I am intrigued abount what the the system would sound l... | |
| Redbook CD Upgrade Thanks Stehno, the Cal SSP does not accomodate balanced connections. I had thought of going to a dedicated CD player but thought I might get a better bang for the buck going with the DAC and utilizing the Cal DVD as the transport. The last big upg... | |
| CD Player Integration into HT Setup Thanks again for the additional feedback....you are correct in your assessment that bringing a unit home would be the best way to evaluate potential additions, however there simply are not any shops in or near Charlotte NC that carry higher end CD... | |
| CD Player Integration into HT Setup Have not even considered the DAC converter....Getting back to my original premise, would the incorporation of the DAC drive a significant improvement of the CD quality in the existing setup. The Cal DVD unsamples CD's to 88kHz or 96 kHz utilizing ... | |
| Connection Help Please on Cal Audio CL2500? Golfnut,You would connect the AES output to one of the digital inputs on the lexicon. It's important that the lex have 88.2/96 KHz capability. No need to connect the analog cables if you go the AES route. I'm running the same Cal unit throught the... | |
| Surround Sound Processor Pre-Amp Performance TJ,Thanks for your response to my processor thread. If you would not mind I'd love to give you a call with a couple of questions regarding front speakers, video switchers and 5 channel amplifiers. It appears you have heard some JM Labs as well as ... | |
| 200 Watt versus 300 to 400 Watt Amplifier Comps Appreciate all of the feedback so far. It would certainly appear that more is generally better, with the caveat that the longer the amp maintains itself in class a power the better. I have looked through my owners manual for the Classe 100 watt am... | |
| One Amp Stereo versus Two Amps Mono Salevick...Thanks a ton for your reply. When you say power treatment, I'm assuming you mean a voltage regulator...have you found that piece to make a differnce and if so what is the brand/model you'd reccomend. I'll be running two classe 101 amps ... | |
| Stereo versus DSP Bypass JP Thanks for the feedback. The processor is the Cal Lab 2500. As you may know they are no longer in business and I have not been able to located any type of web support for them.The sub is taken out of both configurations and frankly I don't want... | |
| Home Theatre Processor reccomendation For what its worth I ended up with the Cal 2500. It's to bad these guys went out of business because the piece is simply awesome. The unfortunate part is that I now need to find a complimentary 5 channel amp. That can wait as the B&K amp is wo... | |
| Home Theatre Processor reccomendation Appreciate all of the inputs. Listened to the B&K Ref 30 and while its a solid unit, (very solid for the price) it's come down to the Classe SSP75 and the Cal Audio 2500. Likely I'll go with the Cal and if it doesn't work out I'll post in onto... |