sammie
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| Cars. What does the typical audiophile drive? Current Ride: 96' Mazda 626 DX. Power nothing, no cruise control. 2.0L 16V DOHC, 5 spd.....Smokin'!!! Expected ride: Next Generation Volvo S60 expected 2008 or 9 (most likely), Prius (if my wife gets her way), or Charger RT with RT package (if I g... | |
| Help with deciding on a small power conditioner Thanks everyone for all the helpful responses. I'm having great fun looking into your ideas...will post when I decide what to try. | |
| Shunyata Hydra 8 vs Audio Excel. World Power Wing well, how aobut comparing the power wing to the audience adept response unit. Has anyone compared these two beasts? | |
| Please define Oops!, Sorry, yes, the term is "listener fatigue." | |
| What is purpose of a cd transport? Go listen and judge for yourself....... | |
| Recommendation on hard driver based CD player Ok, good point...LOL.BTW, Dream, here is the 2nd company I meant to, but did not paste into previous posting:http://www.vrsaudiosystems.com/ | |
| Any experience with Pass Labs Rushmore Kamil, nothing specific, I'll wait for your review. Thanks! | |
| Recommendation on hard driver based CD player If you don't go with the Mac as gently suggested, check out these to companies:http://www.olive.us/p_bin/?cid=home-or-http://www.vrsaudiosystems.com/I don't get the "since you appreciate engineering." How do you know that? | |
| Which cd player: New /w Mod or just plain new? Wow, nice system....I think just about any higher end player would be a nice addition and give you a better presentation in comparison to the A3. Right off the bat, I'd recommend a resolution audio opus 21, which can be had used for $2.5k or the G... | |
| Rotel RCC 1055 I used it for a few months. Rotel upgraded the power supply from previou changer and power cord is now detachable so you can use aftermarket cords. I think build quality is good and sound is decent. I also used a 955 for years and never had any pr... | |
| XM radio tuner for home I would recommend using the coax digital out on the Polk. I had the pleasure of listening to the Polk tuner linked to the digital input on an Accuphase DP-65 and it sounded fantastic. | |
| Recommend used digital source for $3K used Resolution Audio Opus 21, Ayre CX-7e, Meridian G08 are all very good players with LOTS of INFO available here on the Gon. | |
| Best Sounding Red Book CD Changer Under $400 If you can stretch your budget, there's a guy selling new Cal Audio CL-10's here on Audiogon. This is a player that retailed for $2000 at one point. Since Cal Audio is belly up, you'll take your chances a bit, but Jim offers a 90 day warranty. I b... | |
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| CDP Upgrade I made a similar move way back when from a decent Rotel player, such as yours, to a Cary 306-200, then to an Ayre CX-7. I also thought the Rotel player was fine, but I can assure you, you'll be amazed and very suprised with the sonic differences o... |