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Bargain Priced SACD Giant Killer?
how did this thread get off track ? 
Which player has all this????
have you changed your cables yet ??? 
pass pre-amp house sound ?
bump...... 
Bargain Priced SACD Giant Killer?
hace to agree with cwlondon on this.... why have big $$$$$ invested on sacd player with limited software ? it is unfortunate that the high res formats didnt make ( why spend big $$$$ on a 2 channel multiformat player ? there is very, very limited ... 
recommendation for best low cost rca interconnect
art audio ic-3... world perforamce performance at insanely low price 
Bargain Priced SACD Giant Killer?
i think $1000 for a sacd player is a bit much given the original intent of this thread....cwlondon came up with a really good idea...put some money toward a differnt format that has a lot of software available(vinyl) rather than sacd that doesnt h... 
Looking to blow some more money :
the audience au-24 is a very good ic and speaker cable. HOWEVER, it really, really needs to be used in combination with the audience power cord to get the true sonic signature (imho..)the most netural ic i have heard to date at a reasonable price ... 
Bad idea? Budget int. tube amp with Maggie 1.6's?
i think a arc classic 60 might do it... has anyone tried it ??maggies like a lot of current and arent as sonically amp sensitive as other speakers...a really good muse, classe, pse would do the trick with a really nice tube pre (muse mono's for $6... 
terrible bass response / unevenness problem.
rel strata 3.... 
Starting Over--Amp First
your on the right line about buying "better used gear' than "new gear" at the same price.would suggest suggest considering muse, pass, and classe (i have a older pair of muse mono's and they are not outclassed by my classe cam 350's)going with a t... 
speaker cable suggestion for Magnepans
soundstring is a fantasic neutral cable... it isnt seen used that often, but a true giant killer.. 
Advice on stand alone DAC
electrocompinent dac ( goes for $1100- $1200)...a little on the lush side, but INCREDIBLEY musical.... 
How to tame the midrange???
if you are using radio shack interconnects, what are you usung for speaker cable ? is this a trick question thread ????the sunfire is a decent preamp/processor, and the denon and classe are fine(the dac in the subfire is prety decent too)....get s... 
BAT line stage and amp users: What power cords?
shunyata or audience.. both work well, the audience gets the nod for biggest bang for the buck.. 
Power cords with bass emphasis
would have to disagree with JD...no offense intended...i have owned and auditoned power cords and there is a very noticeable difference between the bass intergation, pitch, detail, speed, dynamics, and amount of bass.. compare cardas power cords t...