randy-11

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Shopping for an integrated, advice s'il vous plait.
Creek Evolution 50A  
High Quality Universal Player??
I bought a refurbed BDP-103 and it has arrived.  I haven't tested it A-B against the same CD or pressing vs. my Cal Audio Icon yet, but it sounds good and is pretty easy to operate as a disc player.BUT, I am having trouble getting it to play music... 
High Quality Universal Player??
Can the BDP-103 receive audio from Apple Airplay in iTunes? 
CD quality differences
There is a thread on here about better remasters of some Stones CD's.  I think it is the 2002 abkco one.  I am replacing my 1980s Stones CDs with those.But note that these are all based on alterations in the studio of the sound from the original m... 
High Quality Universal Player??
Thanks.Oppo says the sound quality difference is in the analog output - if I wind up feeding digital out into a digital pre-amp, it shouldn't matter.I found a refurb 103 for $415 so I bought that.  I have 30 days to think about it, with shipping f... 
High Quality Universal Player??
Thanks. It looks like Oppo sells the BDP-103 via Amazon as well as directly. I am finding the $500 price a lot more interesting than the $1200 to $1300 cost on others.  Maybe it is made in China?  (Oppo is owned by Chinese company BBK Electronics.... 
High Quality Universal Player??
No, I read the link.  It states: "the Cambridge player lacks the BDP-105’s 32-bit DAC..."I assumed it had a 16 bit DAC.  Does the Cambridge player have no DAC at all? 
High Quality Universal Player??
Are any of these able to function as a DAC?  I have the DacMagic which has an Apple TV3 plugged into it.  If I could kill off those boxes I'd have a nice clean installation. 
Upgrade my DAC or buy more weed?
Buy a tube DAC and use it as a vaporizer 
Who's absorbing the cost?
HMV's policy is irrelevant.  You purchased good playable discs - they did not provide them.Dispute the charge on your credit card.  If HMV doesn't like it, let them take you to small claims court.  You can also complain to your state attorney gene... 
Cable Controversy
First, if you can't hear the difference in cables using a double blind test, then you should not waste money on them.As Buffalo Sproingfeld put it:Confirmation Bias Strikes DeepInto Your Life It Will CreepStarts when you're always afraid of testin... 
Dick's / Dave's picks
LAte to the Party... but the Dave's picks releases are using technology to "retrieve" better sound quality than was available during the Dick's Picks era.maybe they will re-release some selected shows from the Dick's Picks releases...there are als... 
Pros & Cons of Buying an Integrated with Built-in DAC?
what about the two Creek units?  don't they have good DACs? 
Newbie With Magnepan 1.7is
look for a used 5 channel Sunfire amp like the Cinema Grand - set it up to bi-amp your Maggiesit sounds like your room configuration is unbalanced with a big open area on one side - you'll just have to suffer with it like me 
Best Pre-amp for $500??
Thanks!