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| Marantz SACD 30n vs Technics SL-G700M2 vs Mark Levinson 5101 Agree with @jayctoy. Buy new or almost new CDPs. OP might also consider Luxman... | |
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| I Was Stunned @waytoomuchstuff @ml8764ag @petg60 thanks guys! | |
| I Was Stunned @lak click "Tom Carr's" in virtual systems | |
| Fantasy or reality? Inexpensive solid state preamps that get you 80% there? It's really quiet (130 S/N!!!). It's really neutral. Only quibble is the remote must be aimed very accurately, straight on, no more than about 8 feet away. | |
| Fantasy or reality? Inexpensive solid state preamps that get you 80% there? I got lucky my Topping Pre90 plays well with my Vincent SP-331 amp. To listen at 85 dB peaks on most albums requires the volume to be at about 70% of max. | |
| What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report The Fixx | |
| I Was Stunned @thecarpathian LOL! | |
| Fantasy or reality? Inexpensive solid state preamps that get you 80% there? @lanx0003 My system is very simple. Just a CD player, preamp, amp and speakers. In my case using the preamp sounds better than using the CD players volume control. The sound is more natural, less grainy, more organic. A lot better. | |
| I Was Stunned @thecarpathian Good eye! A heavy book that dampens resonances and makes my CD player sound better. | |
| I Was Stunned @kota1 Thank you so much. A labor of love. | |
| I Was Stunned @kota1 @roxy54 @speedthrills @gemoody @ebm @petg60 @izjjzi @alucard19 @carlsbad @waytoomuchstuff Pictures posted, finally | |
| Spikes on tower speakers Are the spikes too short so that they can't contact the floor underneath the carpet? If so, you might consider removing them/paying to have them removed and installing/paying to have installed spikes that are long enough to penetrate the carpet a... | |
| Fantasy or reality? Inexpensive solid state preamps that get you 80% there? I owned the original Freya (with tubes). It sounded very good. Then I read about the Topping Pre90. Bought it. Compared them back to back. The Topping was little better with clarity and micro-details. The Freya had a little more bass "bloom".... | |
| What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report The Cult |