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Jan Allaerts Cartridge Experience?
I own the JA MC1B. Its mounted on a Simon Yorke S7 arm/tt combination. I find it a wonderfully musical combination.I've also heard a MC1B on another TT with a Moerch arm and it was superb in this system too.I've never compared it to another cart o... 
All the Emmlabs dcc2/cdsd hoopla..
Spraglow - many thanks for the information. 
All the Emmlabs dcc2/cdsd hoopla..
Spraglow - would you happen to remember the CD player used as the transport for the DCC2 you heard? I ask since I'll soon be the owner of a DCC2, but it will be a while before I can afford to partner it with the CDSD - in the mean time I will use ... 
EMM Labs DCC2 with Sony SCD-777ES
Folks - many, many thanks for all the excellent information. My apologies for the delay in responding - I was out of town for the last few days.Ron, the output from the Sony SCD-777ES is as your correctly surmised, RCA.Chuck, I did consider going ... 
Who has heard the Blue note Stibbert cd player ?
Many thanks for the information regarding the digital inputs - much appreciated. I suspected as much since none of the descriptions of this player had digital inputs in its specifications. 
Who has heard the Blue note Stibbert cd player ?
Please do keep us posted on the comparison with the modified Esoteric DV-50.Does the Stibbert Tubed MK II have digital inputs? Specifically, does it support a Toslink input? I ask since my next CD player needs to support this since I would like it... 
H.P.Caravelles owners, are you still Satisfied.
First, many thanks to everyone on this thread for taking the time to post their experiences with this speaker - based on all the feedback it sound like a superb speaker.Have any of the HP Caravelle owners had a chance to compare it with either the... 
JRDG Concerto + Amphion Xenon
Andy,Many, many thanks for the advise. I'll check out the Rowland Concerto as soon as I get a chance. As much as I'd like to stay with separates, I will not have a dedicated music room for too much longer so my stereo equipment is going to have to... 
JRDG Concerto + Amphion Xenon
Hooper - first, many thanks for taking the time to post an excellent description of the JRDG Concerto integrated. It sounds like exactly what I'm looking to downsize my current amp/pre/phono stage setup to. By any chance are you using the on board... 
Thoughts on the Jeff Rowland Concerto integrated?
First, many, many thanks to all for the response so far. Please keep the information coming.Streetdaddy - many thanks for information. I agree completely - I too was surprised that I didn't find more information on the Concerto on audiogon or for ... 
Better sound quality than the I-pod?
Larry,I have the 40G iPod and think the sound quality is superb - not thin or shrill at all.(1) I use it at the gym with a set of Shure E2c's and it provides very good sound quality. The key with in-ear phones is to get a good seal to the phones o... 
Airport Express compared to High End Transport.
Guys - many, many thanks for the information - it is much appreciated. 
Airport Express compared to High End Transport.
Graham,Thanks for the update. I loved the sound of the Chord DAC64, especially when engaging the 4-second buffer. Let us know how the Audio Research DAC-5 works out for you with the Airport Express.All the best,Neville 
Review: Whest 0.20 Preamplifier
Excellent review - thanks for taking the time to put it together. When you say "...there is a reference in the pipeline..." do you mean a reference version of the Whest 2.0?Many thanks,Neville 
Anyone heard Zu Druid speakers?
How do they do in terms of soundstage width, depth and height? Are they fussy on placement?Many thanks,Neville