tok20000
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| A Little Hypocrisy? Ok, I will admit that audio cables may be more marked up (or on par with CDs) than CDs.I was mainly referring to electronical components. The stuff the post is initially referring to: $5k CDP, $10k amp.Cables themselves do cost very very little to... | |
| A Little Hypocrisy? Well...Actually manufacturing a CD costs pennies. Lets say 20 cents for arguments sake. If you buy the CD for $20.00 that is 100 times the price of what the disk actually costs to make. A good rule of thumb in high end audio is that the 'ACTUAL co... | |
| What's the deal with palladium?? I am waiting for some Kryptonite ICs to come out!:-)KF | |
| CDP directly into amp? How much do you want to spend? Most CDP's that are remotely good at regulating analogue volume are pretty pricey.KF | |
| Build me a killer Rock/Metal Rig for 1K Good Luck!Suffer a little.Save your money.You need about $2k minimum to do what you ask.KF | |
| quattro fil xlr or cardas golden cross I agree with Jfrech and Glen.For resolution and speed the Nordost is hard to beat at the price point. I have been told that the QF/SPM combo gets you about 90 to 95% to Valhalla.KF | |
| Opinions on why this system is uninvolving I would highly recommend shortening the IC run between your preamp and amp. AND getting some different ICs. I agree with Natalie, the Ruby has to go.Ditch the Power Wedge. I do not know much about your amps... but you might want to get different a... | |
| What is a Choke? The Atlanta Braves or the Buffalo Bills.Flip a coin.KF | |
| Music industry troubles caused by radio? If you want to pay the $10/month for XM radio...I do not know if the XM business plan is a good one. People have been getting free radio for nearly a century, and paying for it is much like swallowing a bitter pill.However, people do pay more for ... | |
| Cable for maggie 1.6 What is your budget?I am very familiar with 1.6's and the SA100 mk3 amp.Post your budget, and I will make a recommendation.KF | |
| Diana Krall's New CD "Live in Paris"???? Sorry about hijacking this thread a bit.Viridian, I think your definition of what a good singer that you like is quite interesting, but a little clumsy. Let's take a singer that may be the most annoying to me: Mariah Cary. Mariah has 1) her own ve... | |
| Where do I find replacement CD jewel cases? I just used CD cases of 48 to 300 CDs. Dealing with Jewels is not fun.KF | |
| other singers like Patricia Barber..... Try Dave's True Story. It is not precisely like Barber, but it is very, very good female vocals. Dave's True Story plays/sings very dark comedic music that is quite entertaining. Chesky records them.see www.davestruestory.comKF | |
| is electro emc1 balanced? According to Electro's homepage the latest model of the EMC is balanced.EMC 1A Great CD Player...Gets Even Better.24 Bit upsampler 192KHz DACThe EMC 1UP features a unique cancellation system which cancels acoustic / mechanical vibrations, preventi... | |
| is electro emc1 balanced? YES. It has XLR outputs if that is what you are asking.KF |