sdecker
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| ML No.39 or Proceed transport + BelCanto DAC2? Well I took the cheaper route and found a just-rebuilt Proceed CDD: all-new current-model drive mechanism (now identical with No. 37/39/390s) with the new SW and HW to support it. As a transport it sounds no better than my $700 Yamaha single-drawe... | |
| Audio Transport 2004 I couldn't agree more with the original poster. Many of us have excellent standalone DACs that would benefit from not only top-level transport sonics, but take advantage of the newer formats w/o the video or multi-channel overhead. There are some ... | |
| transport sound quality of good modern CDPs VGrubb, I would love to audition a Levinson or equivalent transport, but don't know anyone with one, nor live near a dealer that carries high-end transports for home audition. Which is why I posted the question...Brawny, I was using the MF308 as a... | |
| transport sound quality of good modern CDPs rkeman, did you compare any of the listed transports to your dvd player or the transport of an everyday one-box CDP? I would imagine the differences between good transports would be less than between any good transport and a generic CDP transport.... | |
| Why can't I hear 20 years of phono 'progress'?? Wow, I sure sparked some good discourse. Thank you all for your varied inputs. Some clarifications and comments:> My intent of listing the 1980 msrp of my TT/cart was only to underscore these were not high-end-priced components of the day, pure... | |
| Hum a problem with Planar 25/ Grado cartridge? I recently bought a Planar 25 to go with my Grado "Reference Reference" ($1200/high output). Yep, it hums. Motor off, nothing; running, more hum closer to the spindle. No surprise as the wooden cart body offers no shielding, and Rega's too cheap t... | |
| Personal amp evolution Realistic STA-14 - Fisher 400 - Pioneer SX-525 - Advent 300 w/ mods - McCormack DNA-0.5DLX - McCormack DNA-0.5DLX SMc Rev C (=DNA125). 1972-2003. Not a very exciting progression compared to most of yous... | |
| What's under YOUR turntable? four (obviously dry) kitchen sponges. Really. On a 3/4" MDF shelf in a large CWD stand. I may have lucked out with the right mix of materials, but it makes a difference: no acoustic or structural feedback, and greater bump resistance. It helps tha... | |
| A200 - should I keep? KEEP THEM! I bought a pair cheap in '92 and they still sound as good or better than many of today's sub-$3K speakers. They have been my 'reference' speaker through last year's entire system upgrade, resolving differences in cables and electronics ... | |
| Oppinions on the Thiel 2.3's I concur with the above two posters. Though I haven't yet heard the 2.4s, I can't imagine the updates are worth twice that of a used pair of recent 2.3s. Yes, a high current solid state amp with a 4ohm power rating double its 8 ohm rating and full... | |
| Gershman RX-20 /Thiel's 2.3's:Too Soft or Bright?? The Thiels can definitely sound bright with the wrong choices of amplification, interconnects and room, but I've been fortunate with all of the above and they sound just right, though perhaps not 'cool'. However, I'll take a risk and say that ther... | |
| Thiel 2.3 amplification Thiel 2.3s are between 2 and 4 ohms between 100 and 1000 Hz. This makes for a real current demand on any SS amp. You should use be looking at amps with a power rating into 2ohms, and preferably a doubling of power into 8-4-2 ohms. They are reasona... | |
| McCormack DNA amp options.... I had my DNA 0.5 dlx upgraded this year to revC+, a worthwhile improvement. But if you're looking for more power, sweet as it is, the upgrade won't make the 0.5 any stronger. It would make sense to me to get the DNA amp that by itself gives you al... | |
| Anyone compare the B&W CDM9NT & N804 Actually I did not too long ago as both were high on my list (I bought Thiel 2.3s instead and haven't looked back). The biggest difference between the 9NT and N804 to me was the far better vertical dispersion of the 804 tweeter, and the resultant ... | |
| How much does your system retail for? $23,474. Just did the paperwork today, as I'm "Done For Now" -- funny how I happen upon this post just now. That's the MSRP of all the components (and cables) in my current system as set up. What I actually paid for these same components over the ... |