stuartk
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| Replaced CDP w/ Transport; Now, Soundstage Changes Dramatically w/each CD. Why? geofkait: you left out tiddlywinks. . . and whether genuine tortoise shell, ebony or titanium 'winks yield superior sonic benefits ! I've had the Heed DT in my system for a couple days, now, and am really liking it a lot. Although the resolution ... | |
| Replaced CDP w/ Transport; Now, Soundstage Changes Dramatically w/each CD. Why? geoffkait: thanks for the explanation. So then, what does one use for shims ? | |
| Replaced CDP w/ Transport; Now, Soundstage Changes Dramatically w/each CD. Why? georgehifi5: yes, I'd agree that (even my modded) Jolida does exhibit "fuzziness". Funny-- it was Chris Templer's review of the JD 100 that inspired me to look at it in the first place. williewonka: I guess I'm in the minority re: brass. I have s... | |
| Replaced CDP w/ Transport; Now, Soundstage Changes Dramatically w/each CD. Why? williewonka, jond: thanks for the cable suggestions. Will check them out. boxer12: I haven't heard of Isoacoustic before. Presently, I've got the old style Stillpoints under the Heed. Will look into it. | |
| Replaced CDP w/ Transport; Now, Soundstage Changes Dramatically w/each CD. Why? soix: re: my system-- thanks ! It's been a slow process, as my budget is modest by audiophile standards, but I enjoy my system as much as I enjoy friends' much more costly systems. For me, it's always been more about the music. I could live just f... | |
| Replaced CDP w/ Transport; Now, Soundstage Changes Dramatically w/each CD. Why? williewonka: you specifically mentioned cables-- what would you recommend ? | |
| Replaced CDP w/ Transport; Now, Soundstage Changes Dramatically w/each CD. Why? itzhak1: yeah, that's twice my budget ! | |
| Replaced CDP w/ Transport; Now, Soundstage Changes Dramatically w/each CD. Why? OK. I've learned something, here. Thanks!I'm familiar with impacts of increased transparency re: detail-- just not in terms of sound-staging. I think I'll still play around with different cables and would be interested to hear about anyone's favor... | |
| Anyone Tried COS D2 DAC? mrmani--Very sorry I neglected to respond earlier. The COS was way too clinicallyresolving for my tastes-- it focused so much on the "trees" that it lost all sense of the "forest". In other words, it dissected the music into constituent parts to s... | |
| Suggest Transports that can be Demo'd at home soix: I talked to Bel Canto today-- really nice people. The tech with whom I spoke uses a CD-2 himself and gave me url of company that still sells new drives ($700 w/laser) and said B.C. had plenty of other parts. Just not sure about buying a unit... | |
| Suggest Transports that can be Demo'd at home garrard; you are undoubtedly correct. . . in fact; since I posted my last comments I haven't been able to stop thinking about getting a new transport! If there was an online Sim retailer that offered returns to customers residing in CA, I'd order... | |
| Suggest Transports that can be Demo'd at home georgehifi5: Thanks for the info. I suppose I could order the Cambridge from Audio Advisor and compare it to the Jolida. itzhak: To clarify, longevity is my #1 concern. I'd be willing to spend 3-4K, to extend my capacity for spinning discs into th... | |
| Suggest Transports that can be Demo'd at home Wrap-up: Given the current trend away from physical media and the lack of consensus as to how long manufacturers of transports/CDPs might continue to stock parts, I'm unwilling to gamble on spending 3-4K to upgrade in that direction. At the same t... | |
| Suggest Transports that can be Demo'd at home soix2: how did I miss the top-loading aspect ? ! Can I blame that on age ? Thanks for pointing that out and for the suggestion that BC may have parts. bigkidz: very pertinent input, especially considering that we both have R2R Ladder DACs. Thanks. | |
| Suggest Transports that can be Demo'd at home OK. Thanks, everyone, for your input. I'm afraid I'm still not inclined to buy anything I can't first demo at home.I've been burned more often than not in the past not following this policy. Maybe the best course for me is to simply wait till I ca... |