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Digital as good or better than YOUR analog?
>I do not claim the Sony 9000 is a perfect CD player, only that for $700.00 it was pretty darned goodand this is a heart of the matter, because even I wanted after buying SONY to have "good" CD/SACD player I just could not hear it, this is what... 
Digital as good or better than YOUR analog?
Albertporter,I have SONY DVP-S9000ES too, and I bought it to be replacement of my old Arcam ALPHA6, unfortunately even SACD layer of hybrid disk sounds disappointing in comparison to CD layer on Arcam of the some disk. My old CDP beats it EASLY. E... 
Moving to UK, what to do?
Food will not be a problem as far I had travel (several countries so far) America have the worst food :) (I'm talking only about taste, not about toxicity which is 10-20 time higher them in Europe, hundreds them in Asia).And it is true about Briti... 
Moving to UK, what to do?
Very interesting posts I will face similar problem in some foreseeable future.Seems it would be not worth for me to send my power amp to manufacturer in the future to change them form 110V to 220V for $400 if I can buy 2kW step down transformer fo... 
Stupid question of the day: Should I leave Amp on?
Does not living power amp on shorten his live?My Clayton monoblocks do not have standby feature.Shoud I leave them on or off for the sake of longevity not sound quality? 
Digital Front End: Critical Listening
Hmm, my $1500 DVD/SACD player SONY DVP-S9000ES vs old $300-400 Arcam ALPHA6 player just lost. I have already placed full review on Audiogon and Audioreview. I was so dissapointed with SONY.(SONY was playing SACD layer of hybrid SACD disk, Arcam CD... 
McIntosh C 352 vs. Bel Canto evo
It depends if you like that kind of sound. On HE 2001 in NY I hade extensively listen to Grand Utopias with dCS+Accuphase source and Lamm monoblocks (the best sound for me), two years latter Grand Utopias Be on HE 2003 in SF was playing with Bell ... 
How international is your system?
power amp: Americanpre: Britishcables: Americancdp: BritishSpeakrers: AmericanDVD/SACD: JapaneseHeadphone: GermanMe : Polish :) 
About the EMM Labs DAC
There is no such thing like DCC2 on their web page ?http://www.emmlabs.com/audiophile.phpHow much is it suppose to cost?Who is selling it ? 
About the EMM Labs DAC
fact that SACD player is so good as CD is amazing to me, especially that I hear SONY's SACD in CD mode and it was not good, I have read that even Accuphase 75V is amazing CD player his SACD successor 77V is as CD player not that good at all. So I ... 
About the EMM Labs DAC
Fmpnd,What a review!>If you are ever in the Metro Detroit areaI really appreciate your honest review and invitation.because of this I have read all information on EMM Lab on their web page. It is former pro equipment.I wish they build 2 channel... 
Tube Equipment: Gimmick?
I always had SS equipment, always was SS guy (did not know any better).But bad thing happened to me, I heard good tube equipment on audio show (Lamm, Hovland, others), and behold the best ML or mbl gear just sounded like canned music. Spectral was... 
About the EMM Labs DAC
Are you saying that this cheap modified Philips with EMM Labs DAC beats in CD mode Wadia 861 or Accuphase 75V players?Asking only about CD playback. 
Sony 9000ES better CD/SACD than 999ES
My stock 9000es sounds really awful (as SACD/CD does not matter) with comparison to old Arcam CD, I would not have courage to put $1700 to make it sound right. I believe that for ($2500 = 900ES+$1700) I can buy cdp far beyond squared(super-extra) ... 
Accuphase dp75v vs dp67
How would you compare DP-75V to Wadia 860x ?