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Best Basic CD Player (no SACD, USB, etc.)
@cal91 Excuse me, check the archives. Here`s a list of retailers- Audio Advisor, Crutchfield, Music Direct, and Upscale Audio.    
System Advice required please
"even used these are more expensive than you want to spend." How about the Quicksilver linestage, or a Schiit Freya+?  
Jolida JD100 stock v. modded
Could be, long gone or dead. This thread is almost 20 years old.  
Snowballs
" What’s the Audio equivalent?" Someone throwing a tennis ball and hitting your Turntable w/ the cover down or hitting your CDP while playing. " But getting hit by a snowball-Dios Mio!" I don`t think you get it. There is a line that both specta... 
Product life cycle
@ebm +1 The point is, its at the end of it`s life cycle. Either trash it, or drop it off at one of the municipal collections for electronics.  
Yamaha CDS-1000 or Denon DCD-1600ne
Put that coin away! Yamaha`s are known to be slightly warm. I`d go with the Denon. And, yes, I have heard both.   
Review: Denafrips Ares II
You are an example.  I had an excellent chance to buy an Aries.  Instead, I decided on Yggdrasil at a good price.  Have to hold myself back, because  there is always something better.  
Review: Denafrips Ares II
Congratulations, on the puchase of your Aries II. Good that you like it. Now a word of caution, stay away from all DAC threads.  
Too Much Gain the Issue ? (preamp and amp)
i am willing to try attenuators but are they any more effective than the front panel level controls? Evidently, those level controls on the front your pre are not helping. You have nothing to loose by buying a pair of Rothwell Attenuators and p... 
Too Much Gain the Issue ? (preamp and amp)
An indication of too much gain is how much you need to turn the volume knob to achieve room filling sound. Say, for example: some here, find their volume too loud, when the volume knob is at the 8 or 9 o`clock position. Two ways to rectify this. ... 
Open Baffle Experience
@goose  You sir, make a good point, and have credibility.  
Open Baffle Experience
 The reality is most speakers are just wooden boxes with drivers in them. It has been that way for decades but the public have been duped.  Well, kenjit: here are some that have not been duped. Do not listen to folks who claim open baffles ar... 
What Gear Has Disappointed You?
Bought a new Rotel 975 cdp for $550, back in 1996, not cheap. 7 years later, the drawer went bad, controls unresponsive. This happened twice, in a three year time period, and had it repaired by two different techs. Well, as the saying goes- "the t... 
Polk L100s - tube integrated recommendation
@lmartinez_02170   Unison Unico: search the discussions.  
Are advances in technology making speakers better?
What should you do? First of all, relax. You are always being told to upgrade Good advice. I am so confused what should I do? Watch Steve Guttenberg videos.