tomcarr
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| Why Do ~You~ Still Play CDs? Got tired of ticks, pops, warps, SRA, VTA, protractor, alignment, anti-skating, force, cleaning, no remote, getting up to turn over record... Sold my last turntable after I bought my first CDP and have been a happy camper ever since. | |
| Starting my showroom again +1 @ghasley | |
| Looking for a CD Player OP- great news! Nice when that happens. | |
| Looking for a CD Player @smerk Good for you OP! Some common sense decency and graciousness, exactly what this forum needs more of. Peace and a blessing. | |
| ATC SCM40A speakers Nice to hear about another happy owner. Thanks for sharing! | |
| From B&W 804 D3 to Focal Sopra 2? Erik mentioned off-axis oddities limiting the sweet spot. The measurements may suggest that, but in my room that is definitely not the case. Huge soundstage. Imaging is superb. The speakers disappear better and I'm hearing a larger, more stable sw... | |
| From B&W 804 D3 to Focal Sopra 2? My 803 D3 also sounded light. Nothing helped except adding two JL Audio subs. Much better. Even made the soundstage seem larger. | |
| ATC SCM40A speakers @lonemountain Wow! Thank you for the information! Now I'm really worked up! | |
| ATC SCM40A speakers @dpac996 Thank you for the wonderful response! I can understand why you got the passive versions. If I had that amp I would do the same thing! Just need to sell the 803s... | |
| ATC SCM40A speakers Thanks for all the comments. Yes, I'm wanting to change to active speakers. My McIntosh MCD600 CDP has a lovely preamp section that will go out straight to the speakers. What the 803s do really well is imaging and soundstaging. Glad to hear... | |
| Looking for a CD Player @cleeds OK, I'll be the first to admit I'm not an EE, or any other type of engineer. Thank you for responding. What I do know is when I was using a separate pre it showed 60% gain to have playback at 80 dB. Using the volume control on the McInto... | |
| Looking for a CD Player And another thing, if you use balanced interconnects and select the variable outputs, the output is 16 volts. Your amp(s) will be loafing. Less attenuation required for a given sound pressure level. When amps work easier the sound is better. | |
| Looking for a CD Player Also forgot to mention, I love the sound of the 600 so much I bought a second one for a backup just in case. I've NEVER done that before. It really is that good. Worth every penny. | |
| Looking for a CD Player And the remote has a luxurious tactile feel. Fast, accurate response from any angle in the room. Best remote I've ever had. | |
| Looking for a CD Player Forgot to mention the MCD600 also has a preamp section. I removed my preamp and run balanced interconnects directly from the CD player to my monoblock amps. Less cables, less electronic stuff for the signal to pass through improved clarity, lik... |