perrew

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Want to buy Ayre C-5xeMP but...
Well you can always get a player that has a digital input and then you have both CD and music server. One that comes to my mind is the new Esoteric DV50. 
Why is the price of new tonearms so high
Dwhat in your opinion constitutes a good tonearm? 
Want to buy Ayre C-5xeMP but...
My conclusions follow my experience and my experience follow the theories Ive been able do dig up so far.This is not a proof.I have had the same experience with other good DACs as well. They sounded better when fed with a CD transport than with a ... 
Why is the price of new tonearms so high
Axel, the naming must be pure coincident:-) 
Why is the price of new tonearms so high
Cerrot, always nice with a nice watch although I think there more of a status item than a tonearm. I think a tonearm can be better or worse at reproducing sound than a watch at showing time.My take is that the Physics was available many years ago ... 
Want to buy Ayre C-5xeMP but...
Well from my understanding even cheap CD players have good error correction and memory buffering with large enough memory chips, so I dont buy the myth that the reading of the disc is superior with computer vs. CD.Relentless, I think you should de... 
Why is the price of new tonearms so high
Buconero and Syntax I agree with you, manufacture dont seem to be high. And the Physics shouldnt have evolved as much as electronics so old sound concepts should still aply. I just dont understand why nobody starts to manufacture the old(not all o... 
Why is the price of new tonearms so high
Those are very nice arms but Im thinking of Venomous prices like twelve Grand and more. 
Want to buy Ayre C-5xeMP but...
Herman, its a PC with parallel Hard Drive running Win XP and Squeezecenter. Plextor 760 CD/DVD-Drive and Audiograbber for ripping. Its connected to the DAC with Wireless connection. My player has built in WiFi. As I said the sound is very very goo... 
Want to buy Ayre C-5xeMP but...
Herman,if you look at my system page you can see what DAC Im using, its the same DAC for the CD transport as for the music server. Software are .wav files. 
Want to buy Ayre C-5xeMP but...
Relentless,even though I have a very good music server and it doesnt make any disturbing detectable noise since its situated away from the DAC/Player the CD drive still sounds better. If I had to choose between the music server and the CD I would ... 
Phono PreAmp with less than a 12" x 15" footprint
Lake513, could you tell me more about the cable and what it does better and where can you read about it? 
Phono PreAmp with less than a 12" x 15" footprint
I second the Lukasceck PP-1. I have it and it looks amazing, unfortunately I have not hooked it up yet so cant comment on sound. 
ONKYO TX-NR905
I could drive my Wilson WP7s without a problem and got the best sound with the Audessy calibrated and Stereo mode. I used a Velodyne SPL1200R sometimes but found it a bit slow when listening to music(but nice for movies). I think the 905 is an exc... 
Koetsu vs Dynavector vs Lyra??
Audiofeil,Im not familiar with the My Sonic Lab Eminent Ultra BE, but have heard the XV-1t and think it is very good. Can you tell me what you prefer about the My Sonic Lab and also what phono do you use with the two?Pär