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| CD player suggestions under $700 mahler123, you are correct that part of my interest in a new CD player is seeing what the new onboard DAC can do. I am currently running both my CD player and Node 2i through the DAC in my PS Audio Gain Cell Preamp that to my ears sounds better th... | |
| Time to upgrade my turntable? If you are interested in changing to a Moving Coil cartridge look into the Hana Shibata MC cartridges for $750 at a similar price to the Ortofon Black MM cart. They are offered in a low or high output. Hana makes a great MC cart for the money. | |
| CD player suggestions under $700 I think if I would go the DAC route I would select a less expensive CD player or CD transport as opposed to a cheap DVD player because I find the cheaper DVD players to have flimsy disc transports where the CD players have a better transport. Thanks. | |
| CD player suggestions under $700 Interesting thought that opens up another can of worms on all of the DAC's out there. Looks like the Ares II goes for about $1K. | |
| Amazon Music and Bluesound Node 2i I also find the sound quality to be excellent from Amazon HD in the BluOs app playing into my main 2-channel system. Try Stevie Ray Vaughan's Tin Pan Alley in HD from his Couldn't Stand The Weather album. Absolutely unbelievable sound. | |
| Amazon Music and Bluesound Node 2i I can't comment on Tidal but I use my iPhone and iPad with the BluOs app and stream directly to my Node 2i without ever having to go to the Amazon Music App. I can create, edit, and save playlists directly in the BluOs app. I can also search music... | |
| Amazon Music and Bluesound Node 2i Looking at some of the other comments I can create and add playlists directly within the Bluesound app and my songs will also show up in the queue tab without problems. With that said the Blueound app does lack a lot of the nice features that are ... | |
| Amazon Music and Bluesound Node 2i I find the actual Amazon HD app very good for navigating and much better than navigating Amazon HD within the Bluesound app. The problem is if I go direct to the Node 2i in my audio system wirelessly from my iPhone or iPad with Airplay from the Am... | |
| CD player suggestions under $700 Thanks for the info on my cable question. I didn't expect there would be a noticeable difference with that short of a run. I appreciate the input.Marantz released a new version of the CD6006 and is now a CD6007 with an updated DAC that looks like ... | |
| CD player suggestions under $700 Thanks. The Marantz is on my list also. A few friends of mine have Marantz CD players and they sound great and are very well built.Does anyone have any experience testing a short 3' run of balanced interconnects vs RCA interconnects from a source ... | |
| CD player suggestions under $700 Correction on my part. The cables between my Preamp and CD Player would only be 3’ so further raises the question if balanced cables would be an advantage over RCA interconnects. | |
| CD player suggestions under $700 Thanks guys. All good suggestions. I’ve been a fan of Cambridge Audio and Rotel over the years. Emotiva is new to me and the balanced audio outputs has raised my interest. Rotel also has their RCD-1572 fitted with balanced outputs but getting up t... | |
| Class D for a Tube Lover I am driving a pair of Vandersteen Treo’s with a PS Audio Stellar S300 Power Amp and am very satisfied with the performance. Class D output stage and Class A input stage. I needed a smaller amp and it has plenty of power, sounds great, and no heat... | |
| Best lower end cables for B&W speakers...? I have an 8’ run of Canare 4S11 with spade connectors purchased from Blue Jeans to my Vandersteen Treo’s and have been very satisfied with performance and the build quality of the cables. I am also using Wire World interconnects from the Cable Com... | |
| What would be your favorite 3 tracks that demonstrate how great your system sounds? Dire Straits - In The Gallery from their First Album.James Taylor - Carolina In My Mind re-recorded version for his first Greatest Hits Album.Led Zeppelin - I Can’t Quit You Babe from Led Zeppelin I.All on early original pressings. |