mik971
Responses from mik971
| Sony CD player CDP XA 20 ES question I owned one of those units about 10 years ago... Sound quality is very good, and it is an exceptional transport! | |
| Integrated amp: jumpers versus cables I spoke with Bryston service about this when I owned a B60 integrated. They said don't bother. I tried jumpers anyways, it sounded a little different, but worse. I don't think it will help any.... | |
| Budget DAC vs Budget CD Player? Usb to usb mini. My unit is not async so the sound was not that great. I ended up switching to a PURE I-20 ipod doc (i have an ipod too) and used the toslink connection to the DAC. It sounded much better this way. I would recommend the new Emo DAC... | |
| Budget DAC vs Budget CD Player? Kray- I currently have the 1st generation Emotiva XDA-1 DAC in my system. It is a wonderful dac and a steal of a price but the USB input on my unit is nothing special. I would recommend the latest version if you go with Emo, I think they improved ... | |
| Budget DAC vs Budget CD Player? I think it would be very difficult to find a good cdp for $200. I would also recommend the Audioengine suggestion. | |
| Will a Marantz 2230 power B&W 650 speakers? I disagree with the above posters. I was able to drive B&W 602s3's (earlier model) with my vintage receivers quite well. (HK 590, marantz 1060) I was actually was shocked at how good the new speakers sounded with the vintage recievers! | |
| help on picking new old processor please... Agree with Mitch4T, Sunfire is a great unit! | |
| Why is my Rotel RA 1062 amp running hot? I have owned a couple of Rotel amps and they have NEVER run hot or shut down. Your speakers are easy to drive, this is not normal. I agree with trying a different outlet or cables but if it doesn't help I would definatley have it serviced! | |
| Potential DAQuestion - Tube preamps and Buffers Forgot to mention what Elizabeth did, "tube rolling" I use a Conrad Johnson pre-amp so the circuit is different from yours but I have definately fine tuned the sound of my system by changing tubes. NOS Telefunkens worked beautifully to take the ed... | |
| Potential DAQuestion - Tube preamps and Buffers I owned and enjoyed a tube buffer, they work great for less expensive solid state amps in my opinion. Your current set-up is very, very nice, my guess is it would not work in your situation. (especially cosidering you have a tubed pre-amp already) | |
| Best phono preamp under $250 I agree with Wolf Garcia on the Cambridge Audio. Very good phono stage for the money.. | |
| What, if any, component to upgrade? Advice? Your Rotel cdp punches way above its price. I use an older Rotel as a transport to a newer DAC, it works very well for this. A couple of people have suggested a DAC, and I agree also. Your speakers are very sensitive and is a good match for your S... | |
| Meridian 508.24 who provides repair service? I believe Meridians repair service is in Georgia. I had an old 207 cdp that I called on 5 years ago and they had no parts for it. They also warned me that the "5xx" series is very hard to get parts for.... | |
| CD Transport? I believe Musical Fidelity makes a transport for under $1,000. I assume this would be a nice match? | |
| Most Musical amp? Scott 222c is my favorite! |