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| $2500 CD player with digital input and volume cont I agree with Mijknarf. The RA Opus 21 is a fantastic CD player and it has the features you need. It is $2500 +/- about $100 for a nice newer used one.Another good choice for a lot less money is the Quad 99CDP cd player. It is also a great sounding... | |
| Beware Sony CDs on your PCs Where's a Class Action Attorney when you actually need one?TIC | |
| Best redbook player for under $1000 CTP,I really like the Quad 99-CDP CD player (not to be confused with the inferior Quad 99 CD player). It is a very articlate player that is also very smooth sounding. Some of the shillness you notice with your current system may be "digital glare"... | |
| What amp do you use with your QUAD'S? A good friend of mine drives his Quads with an Audio Research D-115. It has way more power than necessary, but it provides tremendous synergy with the Quads. His current speakers are 63s, but he has also run a pair of 57s with the Audio Research a... | |
| How do I easily add surround to my 2 channel setup Shawn,You will get a lot of different answers here and you will have to decide which is most appropriate for you. I can give you a suggestion based on my experience. I've owned lots of dedicate 2-channel music systems priced $500-$5000+. I'm neari... | |
| If it's snowing, I'm going Sno man,I was checking out a new snowboard last night. I'm generally a skier, but small midwestern ski areas around here are more fun on a board (the runs are too short for my skiing style).I can't wait for snow! I missed last season with a new ba... | |
| Paypal question-pin number Ed is correct. Forward the e-mail to spoof@paypal.com which is Paypal's security e-mail address. They will authenticate the e-mail or tell you it is fraudulent. I'll bet it is the latter.BTW, I got a timely "fishing" e-mail last week that looked v... | |
| Advantage to receiver with HDMI? Elizabeth is correct! Many systems have (or will soon have) multiple HDMI compatable sources in use. My Cable Box and DVD player both have HDMI. Most TVs have a single HDMI port, so using the receiver as a switch allows you to use the superior HDM... | |
| HT 2.1, dumb question. Lej1447,Sorry, I didn't understand your original post until I read it again. I think you are correct that the pre/pro is recognizing the format that is output from the DVD player and breifly flashes that format on the display, then it goes into th... | |
| Sound of chip amps / gainclones? I own the Channel Islands VMB-1s which are 40 watt/channel "Chip Amps" built by a well respected designer/builder. They are excellent at their price point. There are no high frequency anomolies and the bass is excellent. It is very easy to follow ... | |
| HT 2.1, dumb question. You need to go into the DVD players audio menu and change the default output from Dolby Digital 5.1 to PCM or stereo. Otherwise, you are likely missing the signal that was intended to be sent to your center channel and surrounds.Enjoy,TIC | |
| Quality CD player to also serve as external DAC? The Quad 99 CDP CD Player (not the older non-CDP version) is excellent for the used price. It has 6 digital inputs and it also has an excellent built-in analog volume control. If you have an all digital system, you can connect the Quad directly to... | |
| Creek CD43 v. Linn Genki v. Cairn Fog v. Cary 308 Greg,I have not heard the Cairn. I like the idea of a DVD/multi-function player, but the slow loading is kind of a turn off.Later,TIC | |
| Creek CD43 v. Linn Genki v. Cairn Fog v. Cary 308 Greg,It is true that I've owned a lot of equipment. I've owned about 10 different CD players or DACs and most of them had built-in volume control because it makes logical and economic sense in a single source system. Heck, with the money most peop... | |
| Creek CD43 v. Linn Genki v. Cairn Fog v. Cary 308 Greg,I have a great recommendation for you! Take a look at the Quad 99 CDP CD player. I've owned the Cary CD-308 and the balanced version (better than the single-ended version) of the Theta Miles and IMHO the Quad is better in every respect.Some o... |