ruxtonvet
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| I can't handle digital after analog light my fire I do not care how much the CD player costs it sounds like digital to me. Try SACDs with the Sony ES1500 for $1500 or less and you will not be sorry- no digital fatigue and superior to vinyl in some ways (dynamics) but in general vinyl still rules. | |
| Who listens only to vinyl? 95% vinyl 25% SACD less 1% RBCD. SACD close to vinyl at about 10% of the cost. Very few CDs are worth the listening. Sony ES5400 SACD. Lyra titan i, SME V SOTA Cosmos III. | |
| Speakers with deep base The large Nola and Genesis speakers. Try Lyric in NYC for audition. | |
| Three best audiophile CD/LP in your collection Belafonte at Carnegie HallMiles of Isles J. MitchellWeavers at Carnegie HallCasino Royal All the above have been extensively reviewed except Miles of Isles.the Pearson TAS lists are the most accurate I have seen. | |
| SME 30 compared to current favorites Very expensive compared to cost in England. Importer jacks the price up way past what it should be. If you go to England try and buy it there and get the VAT removed. Great table. A much less expensive alternative would be a SOTA Cosmos with an SM... | |
| Vinyl reissues Age and condition of master tape determines the outcome. With age most tapes deteriorate and the hall ambience is the first thing that is lost. Most reissues have fuller bass, better dynamics but the loss of ambience can make the original pressing... | |
| The best speaker you ever heard? Double KLH Model 9's Large Nolas at LyricLarge IRS at lyric |