pardales
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| Good one-box CDP or good DAC? Well, I am awaiting an MSB Platinum Plus. I am going to give it a try and see how I like it. | |
| CD volume levels I cannot speak to the technical side of this topic either but can confirm that on my system I can definitley hear differences in the overall volume of the music recorded. I always assumed it was a matter of how the music was recorded. I have also ... | |
| Stereophile "confirms" Moncrieff's SACD comments ? After experimenting with SACD via a Sony 333 changer I have decided to maximize my extensive redbook collection. I have the new Mcintosh changer which sounds great and is utterly non-fatiguing, and I am going to audition an MSB Platinum Plus and a... | |
| Good one-box CDP or good DAC? My CD collection is too big to get into vinyl. I listen to everything from classical, rock, and international, to my recently growing love of jazz. The rest of my system is all McIntosh (MA 6900, and Thiel CS 2.3 speakers).You mention many good pl... | |
| Good one-box CDP or good DAC? I am aware of this problem as well, and have been assured by MAC that they can and will correct any problem if I encounter it. I am really wondering whether I should go for a one box, like a Cary 303/200, Marantz SA-14, one of the Sony 777's, or h... | |
| Has your system changed the music you listen to? I have really enjoyed reading everyone's responses. Just as a follow-up: I have been in "the high-end game" for almost 15 years now. My system has slowly evolved, with each evolution getting better in quality. My most recent change was from an all... | |
| Has your system changed the music you listen to? I have really enjoyed reading everyone's responses. Just as a follow-up: I have been in "the high-end game" for almost 15 years now. My system has slowly evolved, with each evolution getting better in quality. My most recent change was from an all... | |
| Personal speaker evolution Magnepan 1.2Snell Acoustic Type JMagnepan 1.4FriedMagnepan 1.5 QRThiel CS 2.3...............(3 yrs now) | |
| Opinions on McIntosh CD Players? See my review on the MCD 205 in a thread in this section from a few weeks ago. I think the sound of MAC cd players is very good. IMHO Mac digital products favor coherence over articulation, and produce a very non-fatiguing, effortless sound that i... | |
| Single box CD players with NO oversampling? There have been previous threads about the distinction between upsampling and oversampling. I think if you stick to players that claim ONLY oversampling, and not upsampling, you will have dramatically narrowed the field to the kinds of players you... | |
| Has anyone tried the new McIntosh CD changer? That digital-out problem is great to know in case someone is planning to use this player with a DAC. The player has both coaxial and toslink digital outs. I suspect for people really looking for ultimate digital playback, they will want to use thi... | |
| Perpetual Tech Dac vs DCS or Wadia Dacs This seemed like a good spot to ask this question. Is Arcam successful in adopting some of the dcs magic by using their ring dac technology in their new 23 cd player? | |
| Big Difference With New Source? In my expereince, the source and the speakers are the two components that will most dramatically change the sound of a system. Amps and preamps will change the sound as well but I think to a far lesser degree unless huge money is spent. Choose car... | |
| McIntosh MA6500 Integrated amp If you do a search in the Audiogon forum section for "mcintosh" you will find a thread that appeared a few months ago that asks: "has anyone compared the two mcintosh integrateds". In that thread there is personal responses about both of them. I h... | |
| cd player with volume control - under 500 I think one of the best players to use in this siutaiton is the California audiolabs CL-15. They do not make this player anymore but I saw one posted here recently for $750. This player has an actual volume control for just the purpose you want to... |