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CD TRANSPORT THAT MAKES AN AUDIBLE DIFFERENCE
Which one?  
CD TRANSPORT THAT MAKES AN AUDIBLE DIFFERENCE
Pretty happy with  the vintage spectral mit interconnect. Blows away the Diamond level ic purchased with the transport.  Next consideration is the value of upgrading power supplying   
CD TRANSPORT THAT MAKES AN AUDIBLE DIFFERENCE
Charlesdad.     I am using qobuz.  Sonore ultra rendu as a roon player via usb to audio gd r7  I do find the project to be “picky”with disc quality.   CDs that were kept on my car visor organizer have occasional skips.   The sq on Red book is no... 
CD TRANSPORT THAT MAKES AN AUDIBLE DIFFERENCE
My ps audio transport drawer stopped functioning, and didn’t think it was worth the shipping and repair costs.  Had stored all of my cds to roon core and subscribed to the principle that digital coming off solid state medium rather from a spinning... 
What's A Good Upgrade From A Manley Steelhead?
Keep it or sell it and buy a 1000 dollar solid state unit and invest the money to upgrade speakers or other amplification.   Despite claims of RIAA accuracy and precise amplification the phono stage is a simple process made over complicated.  An e... 
2023 Florida Audio Expo Show Report
My perspective.  The clarysis speakers in both rooms were extraordinary.  The transparency of a magnapan or apogee with a natural bass  I couldn’t get the Acora sound.  Entering I though it was going to one of those van scheikert experience, eith... 
A public service announcement
I find alcohol to be the greatest tweak. Directly affects the cerebellum where spatial cues are integrated.  Less awareness of two speakers creating soundstage that actually continuous.  Downside was falling asleep with vinyl and the needle bent f... 
The Impossible Has Happened
I recall a negative comment about one of musical fidelity’s x can tube buffer as distortion and a Cary set integrated derided as a tone control in stereophile   
Gauging interest in a 2008 Continuum Caliburn
Realistically reach out to the resellers that are in business of shipping, testing, and restoring the device.  They also would have knowledge of the customer base that would be interested.  I would expect they would have to make an offer at a seri... 
When CDs first came onto the market in 1982 .......
My father had a nice mid fi system from Lafayette(rumored to made my luxman) in college and grad school a techniqs receiver and turntable.  The tt was plastic, p mount direct drive and was no where near the Pickering on dads.  Early cd was a hitac... 
Luxman 590AX II Break-In
I don’t have luxman, but have some experience with a class a Japanese amp and speaker interaction.  I purchased an esoteric class a amp 30 wpc, combined with Fyne 702 speakers.  It was combined deal with a trade in allowance for my Paradigm speake... 
Ditching Class A Amps due to Heat - Sort of a Poll
Had spectral ss gear for over 20 years.  Class ab and the heat fins ran hit but not to a high level and left them on continuously.  Fell in love with a class a esoteric during a demo, and tried the more efficient models in the line up and chose th... 
Qobuz Hi-Rez Not Necessarily the Best Sound
When the red book 16/43 standard came out, the only means of delivering it was a laser reading a spinning disk.  Now that data can be inexpensive my stored and accessed with no moving parts, why would their be any benefit to the disc?  Is the imag... 
For Vandersteen owners & lovers: Which other brands do you like?
Was not a fan of the fabric vandersteens and in that era used the audio physic Virgo and an upgrade to the avanti 2 demo became available.  Might still be using that combo for a move that had my listening room on carpet covered slab.  Spectral ele... 
Ultrasonic record cleaners
The defroster is 3700 dollars.  I am thinking more in like e with my mc cartridge price of 1100