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| High End CDP's that play CD-R & CD-RW's? I have a Sony DVD player that won't play CDRs at all, even Sony media. My Electrocompaniet EMC-1 and Marantz SA-1 play all CDRs, no matter the brand of blank disk. An older Marantz 67SE also plays CDRs. You need to try a recorded CDR on the machin... | |
| tough sounds to reproduce ??? Yes, I agree that the sound of the piano is very difficult to reproduce correctly. I have heard very few systems that get all the notes (seemingly) right. The overtones and harmonics of the mid and treble notes can really grate or ring or be shril... | |
| A great SS preamp with separate power supply Ayre K-3 is a fantastic preamp and can be had for your price (used) w/its magnificent phono section and remote included. Power supply separate. | |
| It's Been an Allison Kind of Month...... If you're on an Allison kick, pick up the CD by Allison Brown, also a bluegrassy type w/great voice and great backing musicians. and then there's the yet-again-reissued Elvis Costello disk w/his "Allison" on it. | |
| Anybody willing to admit? I only have 12 Opera cd's, and don't like or listen to any of them. I shelve them (7 are box sets) on top of my CD bookcase, not even on the shelves, which must be used for more valuable disks, and they are gathering dust. I should sell them I gue... | |
| Question about inverting polarity Cornfed and Sugar, thanks for the additional info. I don't know if the BAT "polarity" switch actually reverses phase or not, I'll ask them. That Boulder piece is certainly a marvel, wish I had a chance to hear it, or even see it, around here.Off t... | |
| Tubes for ARC LS15 Preamp I bought new tubes for my LS-15 when I had it from Upscale Audio. I got Siemens 7308 gold pins--exquisite! Not cheap but much better than the Sovteks the preamp came with. | |
| ? for Proac Response Owners Immediately REMOVE those terrible pins that ProAc provides as jumpers and buy yourself a set of real terminated jumper cables, either spades or bananas, whichever your actual speaker cables aren't. The pins are really crappy and I kept losing mine... | |
| Question about inverting polarity I hope this is not a tangent, but my Marantz SA-1 SACD player inverts polarity through its balanced outputs, which I've been using (inverted) for 1 1/2 years. Since I was recently alerted by another thread about this player, I have been reversing ... | |
| Best "Used" Audiophile speakers for 1000-1500 Yes, try the ProAc line. I have the 1SC's, which are small monitors, available used here for $1350 or so, but you will also need good solid stands (I use Sound Anchors, but there are other good ones out there available used as well). Also, conside... | |
| Budget CD / DVD or D/A solution Everyone speaks very highly of the Pioneer DV37, a DVD player that has excellent CD playback. It's also a great DVD player, though you say that's not that important. I use this unit upstairs in my bedroom system, where it's the only CD player, and... | |
| Best 1,000 complete system for girlfriend ideas If you're worried about "matching the decor," remember that the Linn Classik is available in about 7 colors; also the B&W LM-1 Leisure Monitors are small, have their own little integral stands, and also come in various colors, including white ... | |
| Tarbishaw is back best pre amp for my system. Ann Marie, do NOT be afraid of more than 2 tubes! These are preamp tubes, and as others have said, they last a LONG time and are SIMPLE to replace when the time comes. The BAT is a great preamp and available now at such great prices on this site t... | |
| Sistrum Platforms Yes, I've got to say that Dml1's experience w/Sistrum and StarSound is completely the opposite of mine. Robert was 100% available and responsive to all my inquiries and questions and offered full return policy. Meanwhile, my Sistrum rack and speak... | |
| Vandersteen 1C with 2Wq or 2Ce Sig or 3A ?? Why not call Richard Vandersteen and ask him? (JOKE! JOKE!) |