richardfinegold
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| Wadia 121 can anyone compare it to the PSAudio DLIII?also, didn't Wadia have a lot of customer service and reliability issues recently? | |
| What new CD/SACD player? Nice budget. Lots of choices. My recommendation would be to get a nice player in the $1000-$2500 range and spend the remainder on a great DAC, if you don't already have one. You don't mention if you need multichannel, but judging by your equipment... | |
| How many still listen to CD's daily. 60% CD/SACD/DVD-A/Blu-Ray, 20% vinyl, rest hard disc based | |
| Phono Pre Amp Recommendation Sound has definitely improved. At the time of my original post, I only had 5 hours listening time on the cartridge. Now after about 15 hours it is much more lively, if still a bit dry. This is my first experience with an mc cart. My previous two t... | |
| Phono Pre Amp Recommendation Maybe it is a break in thing. It is starting to improve the more that I listen to it, although it is still on the dry side, soundstage has definitely opened up. I'll give it more time and report back. Thank you to everybody. | |
| D links and i links are they compatible? it was discontinued years ago. Most HT and audio people have never heard of it. | |
| D links and i links are they compatible? Thanks for your answer, Kg. I am using a Pioneer receiver now that doesn't have an HDMI. When I bought it I didn't realize that it lacked HDMI. i have not seen any Pioneer HDMI/ilink receiver available. It's possible that they are on offer, but it... | |
| Multi-Format players of yesteryear, vs. Now I have a descendent of the same player (Pioner Elite ). Don't be so sure that the Oppo will trounce it, as they sound different. Oppo's tend to sound a bit lean. Oppos do offer balanced 2 channel output, if that is important to you. I would defini... | |
| Furtwangler's 9th on Arkipel. Comparing a performance from 70 years ago to a new recording with the latest technologies is nonsense. My point when I started the thread was that this particular remastering makes the performance more immediate and compelling than we are used to ... | |
| DAC = thin sound I have 2 DL3s. I don't agree with your assessment at all. The bass is detailed, nuanced, but not bloaty. There is tremendous detail and realism without being excessively clinical. My only regret is that I had to pay a higher price than what they c... | |
| Nad t187 v. Onkyo integra 5508/80.803 I would definitely look at Denon, Marantz and Pioneer Elite in the $ 1k range before concluding that Onkyo owns this segment of the market. I bought a used Elite that doesn't have HDMI from an AGoner recently because I valued it's "i-link". It sou... | |
| Nad t187 v. Onkyo integra 5508/80.803 How would i characterize Onkyo's sound? I find myself describing what isn't. It isn't in your face and super analytical. Nor is it soft and veiled. The treble may roll off a tad. The bass is tuneful and detailed, but this can be very room dependen... | |
| Nad t187 v. Onkyo integra 5508/80.803 I've owned both Integra and Onkyo AVRs for the past decade, in the 1K price range for both. They have great feature sets reliability and videoProcessing. From a purely audio perspective I've been happy until I hear something in the same range that... | |
| ok, lets talk about set up in a home theater How about chucking the whole rig for an ipod and some of them HiFi buds Apple supplies gratis? | |
| 'they blew'em off the stage' I was at a Chicago Symphony concert recently where the first piece, Samuel Barber's Adagio For Strings, completely upstaged the main event, Shostakovich's 5th Symphony. |