tomcy6
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| CD upgrade. Audiofreak,L&M is a top notch dealer. Sounds like you got a good deal considering they did the set up. Enjoy! | |
| CD upgrade. Audiofreak,I'm sure you've got a great sounding system. What did the the digital portion (Linn DS, NAS, controller, router, etc.) cost and how easy was it to set up? Who is your dealer in AZ?James,There are a lot of DACS available and I don't know... | |
| CD upgrade. James, Regarding the claim of the Olive, as you increase the sampling rate (from 44.1 to 96khz) and word length (16 to 24 bit) you greatly increase the amount of data being stored. This does not result in anywhere near a proportional increase in s... | |
| CD upgrade. P.S. You may find with the newer players that cd sound has improved enough that you don't need the tubes to take the edge off the sound. There are still prenty of good tubed players around though | |
| CD upgrade. A few relatively low priced ($1,000 US new) current CD/SACD players with digital inputs that many people seem to like are:Sony SA5400ES (recently discontinued)Marantz SA8004Oppo BDP95 Digital inputs allow you access to the DAC inside the player fr... | |
| Best replacement tubes for my CJ PV14L have M8080 The 8080 is not a very common tube. I don't know if you can find a sub for it. I would check with tube sellers Tubemonger or Brent Jessee, both of whom can be found on the web easily. They both know tubes and are honest sellers. | |
| HasCD sound exceeded expectations since 1983? Hfisher,I don't think I would call the transition from cd to another digital format as cd being squeezed out. Cd served its purpose and it will be replaced by a newer format.Cd was not all bad. It caused the reissuing of vast amounts of music that... | |
| HasCD sound exceeded expectations since 1983? According to Nielsen SoundScan, in 2011 223 million cds and 4 million vinyl records were sold in the US. Last week on Amazon about 2,000 cds and about 200 vinyl records were released. Cd will be with us for a while yet. | |
| Doge 8 and Conrad Johnson ET-3 Requests for comparisons between 2 specific pieces of less popular gear often do not get much response. Since you have heard the c-j, try asking for opinions on the Doge 8 and you may get some info that will help you make your decision. | |
| Do your speakers have enough "freshness" Stereophile has an audiophile glossary here:http://www.stereophile.com/content/sounds-audio-glossary-glossaryMaybe you can find the words to describe what you mean there. | |
| Harbeth hl5 vs Dali Euphonia SM4 I own Dali Helicon 400s and they have no problem placing instruments on a soundstage. They are not the most detailed speakers around but I prefer them to more detailed speakers I've owned like Audio Physics. They're more musical.SACDS and DVD-As s... | |
| Difference between Conrad Johnson CT6 & ET3 preamp The CT6 is based on the ART circuit and uses 4 6922 tubes. The ET3 is based on the newer GAT circuit and uses 1 6922 tube.I haven't heard either and I think you would have to listen to them to determine which you prefer. c-j amps seem to be gettin... | |
| Any hope for SACD? It depends on how well they sell. If Analogue Productions and MoFi make good money from their SACD efforts we'll see more of them. I don't see why they can't crank them out like they do in Japan. There has to be some DSD equipment sitting around u... | |
| dts 5.1 fold down to stereo better than cd? Thanks for the tips Oldears. I hook up my computer monitor if I can't get it to play 2CH blind. There is also an Audio button on the bottom of the remote that pulls up the MCH or 2CH menu and scrolls through the choices. Of course you need a video... | |
| CD player to compete with my vinyl rig? Your system is probably set up to sound its best playing vinyl. It may take more than popping a cd player in to get digital sound that is satisfying to you.Some cd players that many people find musical are:Oppo BDP-95Sony XA5400ESMarantz 8004These... |