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| Audio Electronic Supply AES/Cary AE3 MkII preamp Roblanger,I'm glad to hear that the AE3 MkII matches well with the SixPacs. I've alway thought they may a great pair of amps.I love my SuperAmp2.Did you buy your six packs new or are they a later version? I understand that Cary improved the SixPac... | |
| Audio Electronic Supply AES/Cary AE3 MkII preamp I was hoping to hear more from AES MkII owners. Maybe there aren't many.I had the DJH version a few years back and the basic AES model too. The DJH was much better than the basic model. While it was very good, it was prone to hum in my system, bec... | |
| Plinius 9100 vs 9200 The Benchmark may get some of criticism, but one thing it is not is harsh. I would not consider it to be the culprit. I've only heard it to be very pleasing, slightly laid back, crystal clear with absolutely no distortion or harshness. | |
| Cambridge 840c vrs used Cary 303/300 Yes, Tomcy6 is correct. the Cary is very versatile. The various sampling rates and tube or SS output really allows you to match the player in your current or future system, plus with the quality of the recording. It is quite impressive. | |
| Jolida 302B Like many manufactures these days, the Jolida does no have a phono stage so they make a stand alone phono stage, but you can use any brand phono stage to it for your turntable.Incidentally, Jolida's integrateds are essencially power amps w/ a line... | |
| Why does Cary Audio keep discontinuing good amps? I understand planned obsolescence, but look at companies like Audio Research. They keep improving on good designs with MkI, II, II, etc. This makes more sense. I wonder if some of Cary's designs are not so good, or they didn't sell well, while the... | |
| need help with my Oppo To take the edge off the Oppo go into the menu and do the following: Speaker output to L&R (not stereo)Upsampling to 96 (44 is to forward, flat, and harsh. You may like 192- I thought it was too spacious with a light bass)Set the digital out t... | |
| Budget DAC for Oppo VS. Orig. Rega Planet I went through the same process as you. I had a 970 and added a Bencmark DAC1 to it vs. modding the 970 or buying the Planet. The sound is beyond belief in presentation, musicality and involvement. My next step was to purchase a used original Plan... | |
| Best tube amp $2000-2500? Do consider the AES Super Amp MkII. It is made by Cary and it sold with EL34s or KT90s, but 6550s, KT77s, KT88 and a host of other tubes can be used. The manual clearly outlines biasing values for many tubes and no mods are needed to roll tubes. W... | |
| Jolida JD-100 vs. Ayre CX-7E Jolida is just so-so to my ears. | |
| Best Blu Ray video and for 2 channel transport? Denon, Marantz, Pioneer Elite, NAD all make excellent units with good transports and better BluRay than the entry level units. Oppo will be coming out with one soon. | |
| Recommendation for vacuum tube CD-player Used Cary CD 308T. Now discontinued. Was $2.5K, now can be had for $1K used. | |
| What's the bottom line on Oppo 980 for CD playback Dart6,I'm glad you love your modded Oppo. I considered a modded Oppo for some time, but in the final analysis I chose an outboard DAC because I'm not locked into one player. I have the option to change transports and still have world class sound. ... | |
| What's the bottom line on Oppo 980 for CD playback Ckung,I do use the 970 as a transport, but started out using it as a stand alone unit for 1 year. When I bought it, the 970 and 980 were both available similtaneously. I bought the 970 because the Absolute sound said the 970 was better sounding an... | |
| Benchmark DAC-1, Lavry DA10, Altmann Attraction Shadorne,Sorry about my defensive response. Thanx. |