tomcarr
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| Speaker recommendations for NAD C368 amp Vandersteen's play well with NAD. Used 1s or 2s can be had for $800 or less. I've owned both models, matched w NAD, PS Audio, Denon and Krell. Always sound musical. Easy to drive. I love them. YMMV... | |
| Vandersteen 3A Sigs vs Klipsch Forte III You are trying to compare two polar opposite speaker designs. I happen to love the sound of Vandies and think Klipsch sound like PA speakers, but that is only my opinion, no more or less valid than every other poster's.Book a flight, audition what... | |
| Oppo to cease production -- Announced yesterday... Sad indeed. Sign of the times. Love my 103.Don't know a soul who still buys CDs.Hard to find a store that still SELLS CDs.Sigh... | |
| Brothers in Arms by Dire Straits Great suggestions above.Love Dire Straits!Some of my best sounding albums too!Makes me wanna leave work and go listen to some right now!!! | |
| It Looks Like Streaming May Be The Future Oppo just announced they are ceasing production of disc players. I don't know a single person who still purchases CDs like I do. It certainly appears that streaming will be the future of listening to music for the vast majority.The times they are ... | |
| Oppo Ceasing production Wow, this is a surprise! But, then again, I guess it's really not. I don't know a single person who still buys CDs like I do for my Oppo 103. I mentioned to an audiophile friend I was considering purchasing a better CD player. His only response wa... | |
| Vandersteen 3A Sigs vs Klipsch Forte III Surprised no one has chimed in yet. I think Vandies do better in the areas of imaging, soundstaging and disappearing. My 2c. YMMV | |
| Unforggetable song titals Butt Funkin' by The Limbomaniacs, off the "Stinky Grooves" album. | |
| Now THAT'S Interesting! Interesting... | |
| Now THAT'S Interesting! Say whaaat? :)! | |
| Should I eliminate my preamp? I thought using the volume control on a digital device such as the OPs UDP would degrade sound from truncating bits at lower volume settings, hence the need for a pre-amp with (presumably) quality volume control in the analog domain. | |
| Appropriate quality interconnect between Oppo 203 and Denon AVR? Suggestions please! Just re-read my post. Sorry, I should not have said "I can promise you..."I don't like absolute statements made by others, and should have simply given you the correct price of the ICs without including my opinion. As always, YMMV... | |
| Appropriate quality interconnect between Oppo 203 and Denon AVR? Suggestions please! I can promise you your best bang/buck is the $50 pair from Anticables. They are normally $100, on sale half off. They will be insanely good for your setup. | |
| Appropriate quality interconnect between Oppo 203 and Denon AVR? Suggestions please! Just checked the Anticables site. IC prices start at $50 per pair. | |
| Appropriate quality interconnect between Oppo 203 and Denon AVR? Suggestions please! I'm very happy using Anticables ICs between my Oppo 103 and Krell s300i integrated. They cost about $300 or so. |