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Responses from mesch
| Need a SACD DVD player on a low budget. I own the Yamaha B-S681 proposed by rwortman. At it's price level it is a fine sounding unit. I use mime primarily for movies however CDs sound great via analog output. It has a CD direct mode which removes unneeded circuitries from signal path. | |
| Help me build a $2,500 system I agree with keeping the CD player and DAC. I would invest in a used, however recent vintage integrated amp with phonostage. Search out speakers that are not difficult to drive, thus saving money on amplification. As an alternative you might check... | |
| Dip Switch settings for Ortofon 2M Black Possibly switch 3 would add 1Kohm to the 47Kohm provided by switch 7. | |
| Best budget preamp for my entry level system? Congrats on your purchase! | |
| What is the right choice? Jrpnde, yes at the time I heard the Synchrony 1s they were the PSB flagship speakers. I did not hear then with NAD amplification. They were driven by a Rouge Chronous Magnum. I can't comment regarding comparison with the Imagine series. | |
| Good CDTransport (player) without DAC? Thanks Peter. | |
| Am I asking for too much?? I find the impedance, phase angle, and sensitivity measurements provided by JA to be very useful. Other than that the reviews provided by any of the 'rags' serve only to stir interest. I only get a chance to audition speakers when traveling. Look ... | |
| Good CDTransport (player) without DAC? Are there CD transports that have I2S outputs? | |
| A moderate priced dac Cutthroat has provided very good advise. A DAC with the right compatibility to your system and 'flavor' for your tastes could be purchased for ~$500. | |
| What do you consider "loud" for your system? Given the dynamics of most of our systems, in the average in room, at the listing position, loudness is very hard to measure. I believe if listening at an average loudness of 80dB, most of us are likely experiencing peak levels above 100dB on many... | |
| What is the right choice? I believe what constitutes 'warmth' is subjective. I have owned several NAD amplifiers throughout the years and have listened to several others. I would not declare them to be, as a class, warm, however in comparison to the A-S701 it seemed to me ... | |
| What is the right choice? I own a Yamaha A-S701 and the NAD 356BEE. Though the A-s801 has a different DAC than the A-S701 I believe the pre/amp stages to be the same. I don't believe the A-S801 to be an upgrade from the NAD356, rather a more lateral move with sonic differe... | |
| Help with an Amp/Receiver for Polk RTi a7's What is your budget? Do you know the impedance and sensitivity of the speakers? | |
| The Best Compliment You've Gotten On Your Rig? A friend sat own in the chair for a few songs, her comment was 'Wow, sooo holographic!" | |
| Your favorite Small Apartment Speakers Though no longer available in the US, I think my Esoteric MG-10s to be excellent. I drive mine with BEL 1001 MK5 in a small room ~12'x15'. Haven't seen a pair show up used for a while. |