robertbrown

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Which is the best cd player under $10k?
look at MSB TECH I own a platinum DAC III OR THE NEW IV NOTHING OUT THERE CAN TOUCH IT YOU SPEND $30,000 AND FOR A DAC AND IT STILL WOULDN'T TOUCH YOU CAN PICK UP A DAC II FOR ROUND $2500 TO 3500 GET IT WITH THE 16X FILTERTO START AND WORK YOUR WA... 
Digital upgrade, Why Can't I make a decision?
look at MSB TECH I own a platinum DAC II and it can be upgraded to be close to the new DAC iV the DACII is so good you don't need to do any changesIf price is a problem you can look at the earliers series and I have a 10 year old CD Player hook up... 
multichannel amps with individual level controls?
I took a 7 channel amp and I am using three different Pre amps. every DVD recording is different and thus you need to adjust separatedly it made a big differenceI have a plinius Odeon which has 200 watts per channel plenty of drive 
Why aren't all CD players also DAC's?
I order to convert the digital recording which are 1's and 0's thus you must convert to analog which amp and the speakers they drive.Note the quicker and most complete the conversion the better the sound Look at Meridian I beleive they are digital... 
DAC recommendations?
Check out MSB they have various models 
Help with speaker choice
Your correct to get rid of the Hawks I had them for one week and sold them you should try the Winds. I have the Sharmans,winds and Forest for my home theater and I like the winds the best. Great sound stage and detailThe hawks have totally diffent... 
Integrated amp for Revel Studio v.1's
Plinius 9200 integrated 200 watts even the earlier models8150 with modes is awsome 
advice for cd player
take a look at MSB Ilink and one of there DAC's you will be set for a long time 
LPs of Clarinet pcs
I have one by Mozart Concerto for clarinet in A Major K.622 
Best speakers for home theater/voice clarity?
totem forests or winds I have found the best voice clearityone thing about HT there is no standard in mixings of DVD and the voice doesn't alway come out of the center channelso I made sure that all 5 of my speakers went down to 30 hz 
Best new or used speakers for under 3K?
totem forests or winds 
integrated or separates...on a $1200 price point?
I second Brian27b 
changing from rotel and peach to plinius 8100?
I know the 8100 is quite old but my thinking is it will give me a taste of how a good integrated can sound, am I correct? you will not be disappointed plus I think the 8100is better as the new 9100 also you can do an upgrade thatwill make it even ... 
Recommendations for 5-Disc Carousel Player
try this its not a caroucel i think they work betterNakamichi MB-3s 7 CD Changer 
DAC For CounterPoint - Atma Sphere - Wilson System
I would look for a MSB Tech Platinum DAC I it should go around $1500 max this will give your Wilsons a lot of warmth