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| The anachronistic CD Transport? And do I really need one. The risk of buying an older CD player is that you will not be able to find a replacement for the transport when it fails. That's happened to me twice over the last ten years. As the demand for discs declines the incentive for manufacturers to prov... | |
| Does the Rogue Cronus Magnum III have any real competition in its same price point of $3k? shtinkydog -- Yes, 20 watts per channel is more than enough. I didn't miss anything about the Rogue. It's a fine amp but just not quite as good as a couple other tube amps I've had and I found the way the bias adjustments were implemented to be so... | |
| Does the Rogue Cronus Magnum III have any real competition in its same price point of $3k? I've used two pair of speakers with the Raven Blackhawk LE, Nola Boxer S1s that are 90 dB and currently the Reference 3A di Capo i. The di Capos are advertised as being 92 dB but SoundStage measured them at 89 dB.The Raven will easily drive either... | |
| Does the Rogue Cronus Magnum III have any real competition in its same price point of $3k? I've owned both a Rogue Cronus and a Raven Audio Blackhawk, though not at the same time. For me, the Raven is a much more musical, better built piece of gear and you get exceptional customer service from Raven (never had a reason to ask for help f... | |
| The anachronistic CD Transport? And do I really need one. My situation is very similar to yours and, as lowrider57 recommended, the Cambridge CXC was my choice. It's well built, the operation is straightforward, it sounds very good connected with a coax cable to my Bel Canto DAC and the price was very re... | |
| Spotify premium doesn't see node 2i as avail. device Spotify on my iPad and iMac see my Node 2i and connect through wifi without any issue. | |
| Looking for new (to me) Speakers for Leben CS300XS---Devore, Harbeth, or Reference 3A? I’m using a 20-watt Raven Audio Blackhawk with the Reference 3A de Capo i speakers and it has considerably more than power than I need for anything in the wide range of music I listen to in a medium size living room.I owned the DeVore Super 8 spea... | |
| North Star 192 transport: Need remote The Harmony Remote database lists the North Star 192 as being supported by their universal remotes. You plug their remote into your computer and download the commands to it from their site.https://support.myharmony.com/en-us/compatibility | |
| Raven Audio Nighthawk I have the Raven Blackhawk LE with Reference 3A MM de Capo i speakers and it is a perfect amp for those wonderful speakers. Exceptional build quality and the best sonics of any of probably 20 amps I've owned over the last several decades. Exceptio... | |
| From Canada to USA - buying used stereo from private sale I agree, Canada is not trouble, my post about the tariff rules was only to give a simplified explanation of the process. I've bought and sold lots of items without problems to and from Canada through FedEx, UPS and Canada Post as well as driving t... | |
| From Canada to USA - buying used stereo from private sale As audio2design said, what matters is where the gear was made. Last I dealt with it, gear built in the countries that are partners with the U.S. in the NAFTA free trade agreement, Mexico and Canada, is duty free. So a pair of Paradigm speakers bui... | |
| McCORMACK DNA-1 You should be able to reach Steve at https://smcaudio.net/ | |
| Help teach an old dog new tricks Go for it. I'm 74 and, remarkably, have hearing my audiologist says is better than most 30-year-olds. Starting at age 19 I've gone through most every change in audio reproduction, vinyl, FM radio, reel-to-reel, cassette, CD and now streaming. Not ... | |
| Which mac mini to get for Dirac 3 Good advice from mikem. The combination of the new M1 chip architecture and new Big Sur operating system that will be installed on a new Mini mean almost every software application other than those that are Apple native will have to be updated to ... | |
| Original Nola Boxer Replacement, Maybe? I've had both the original Boxers and the S1 upgraded version and both were better than anything I had previously. The only serious competition among those others I've owned has come from DeVore and Reference 3A. |