mdalton
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| Ruminations On CD Players Pro-ject has some well regarded transport and DAC choices if you desire matchy-matchy: DS2T Transport - $899; S2+ DAC -$399; RS2T Transport - $3199; RS2 DAC -$2249. (Maybe a little weird that they don’t have any DACs in range between $399 and $2... | |
| Anyone buy one yet? Thoughts? For $399 you can get an iFi Zen Stream - have one in my vintage system, and it’s performed well. I use it as a Roon endpoint with a Topping DAC. | |
| Who to trust when buying vintage ss ? I have positive experience with Aural Hifi - Jeremy Irwin. | |
| Who to trust when buying vintage ss ? I have positive experience with Aural Hifi - Jeremy Irwin. | |
| Why Don’t You Post Your System on Your Profile? @nonoise you shouldn’t make decisions re what to post based on feedback from lowest common denominator types. seems like it says more about you? | |
| Why Don’t You Post Your System on Your Profile? @kota1 Thanks. Re windows, we’ve always been surprised how good the room sounds in spite of the windows. Indeed, even the dealer who delivered them originally was surprised how good the sound is. And while I suspect some additional treatment ... | |
| Why Don’t You Post Your System on Your Profile? As others have expressed, I found the tool on this site much less intuitive than on the Asylum, for example. But I finally had a breakthrough yesterday. Thanks for the kick in the pants. | |
| Replacement Tubes fan of the tube store. ordered a pair of 12ax7s for phono preamp. called first to consult, as I wanted lowest noise tubes available. was steered towards a product that was well below their highest priced tubes. | |
| Moving again...system finally complete...back to starting over How about getting some help from this community? I suspect any number of us would be delighted to help you move and set up the system. What an opportunity, in fact! Where do you live? | |
| Turntable recommendation Pro-ject has a bunch of options within your budget. About 15 years ago I bought a $1000 Pro-ject, inc tonearm and cartridge, to get back into vinyl after a 20 year absence. Provided a great tie in the water - I’ve since added two restored vintag... | |
| Was I Expecting Too Much @waytoomuchstuff Again, I am going to have to respectfully disagree. There is no “interview process” in this transaction. This not akin to a job interview where the employee and employer - in the best of circumstances - have something closer... | |
| Was I Expecting Too Much @waytoomuchstuff Huh? Since when is it not ok for a consumer to say “I’m shopping for”? Since when are dealers immune from having to compete in a market economy where price and service are key components of a consumer’s buying decision? You s... | |
| Was I Expecting Too Much Wow! Get a grip. | |
| Was I Expecting Too Much @viridian Really? You’re suggesting that we can’t trust each other regarding our requests for help from each other? The OP was simply asking if his original expectation was reasonable. The only basis for our response is to accept his “side of t... | |
| Was I Expecting Too Much @audioguy85 Are you saying that because you’ve purchased a certain way, that the more traditional alternative - actually listening to a 5-figure product before purchase - is an illegitimate approach? If that’s not your point, what is? |