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| Ruminations On CD Players I recommend spending more time listening and a bit less time thinking about how there cannot be a difference @ghdprentice BIG +1!!! | |
| Hegel H160 -> Hegel H390 upgrade suggestion Well, in addition to the power differential with the H390 you’re also getting overall higher parts quality in both the preamp and amp sections (don’t discount that as it’s huge), a much better DAC (if that’s even an issue), and apparently a smooth... | |
| Ruminations On CD Players If you want to call if "Neanderthal", that’s OK -- I don’t take it personally! @stuartk Sorry, that wasn’t meant toward you at all but rather how the act of spinning CDs today seems to me. That said, I do find it surprising you’re not discover... | |
| Hegel H160 -> Hegel H390 upgrade suggestion Apparently Hegel has tweaked their house sound a bit with the H390 (and H590) to skew a little smoother and less incisive so that’s something to consider. Here’s a review with some thoughts on the H360 versus the H390… https://www.soundstagehifi.... | |
| Level the floor You could try something as simple/cheap as hockey pucks. | |
| Lyngdorf cd-2 vs. McIntosh mcd- 350 your thoughts Why just these two? Plus, it really comes down to what sound characteristics and improvements you’re looking for over what you have now. Share more info and you’ll likely get more and better-informed recommendations here. | |
| Ruminations On CD Players Call me a "dinosaur", a "nostalgist" or even a "nostalgic dinosaur"; I enjoysearching shelves for a CD, pulling it off the shelf, removing it from it’s case and placing it into my Jay’s. Perhaps there’s a ritual aspect to it -- I haven’t psy... | |
| Playing two Bluetooth devices simultaneously from iPhone and/or MacBook @kota1 Just wanted to follow up that your splitter idea worked perfectly, and I like that we’re only using the one transmitter. Sorry I forgot to take a pic but really not much to look at. Of course now that it’s working my son informs me today ... | |
| The mistake armchair speaker snobs make too often @fleschler I’d suggest adding the Joseph Audio Pearl, Usher TD20, Verity Audio Arindal, Vandersteen Kento, and Boenicke W13 SE to your list given what you’re looking for. FWIW, and happy hunting! | |
| Why scratchy sounds Denafrips DAC to Drop AAA 789 Can you reword this in a way that it’s possible to answer without us having to embark on a research project? Please think this through as if you’re the recipient and ask a more straightforward question because this thing seems all over the place.... | |
| Ruminations On CD Players Regardless of the format the key is to enjoy the music. @jimmyblues1959 Big +1 there brother. In the end we all pick what’s most comfortable and sounds the best to us. That’s the ONLY thing that matters in the end. | |
| Ruminations On CD Players Meanwhile lots of enthusiasts still own many CD's, so CD players and transports are experiencing a similar type of resurgence to Vinyl and turntables. @jimmyblues1959 Yeah, while you make some good points I have to disagree with this one. Ther... | |
| Spendor, PMC, ProAc, ATC- Sonic characteristics and differences? I think you’re going about this backwards. This would work much better and more efficiently if you’d share what sound/speaker characteristics are most important to you, what the rest of the equipment is in your system and (including what speakers... | |
| Ethernet streaming I’d keep them separate unless you’re severely space constrained. If you’re happy with the Aurender then I’d just add the best streamer you can that’s in your budget. A good bet is the new Innuos Pulse Mini that’s $1250 and includes their Sense ap... | |
| Moving up???? For rock music one of my top choices by far would be ATC, and in your price range the SCM40s would be at the top of my list, period. There are actually a couple pair available here now for around $4k, so you could try them and if they don’t work ... |