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| Electrocompaniet EMC 1UP vs.LInn Ikemi vs.DAC 64 I have an Ikemi and think it sounds great, but still can't shake the upgrade bug. The EMC is out 'cause it won't fit in my rack,and I'm not sure it would be much of an upgrade anyway. What about the ARC CD3, or using the Chord with the Ikemi as a ... | |
| Survey: B&W I've been very happy with my 802 Matrix IIIs, though I couldn't justify an upgrade to the 802 Nautilus. I do think the Nautilus line is overpriced, but I guess someone has to pay for the R&D. | |
| Upgrade Question I've read multiple posts that claim power cords don't offer a significant (if any) improvement over the stock issue wrt Linn products and specifically the Ikemi. Surely different speakers, cdp or ICs should have much more impact I would think.Any ... | |
| Best used Red Book Player for Rock-N-Roll The EMC is a good choice. So is the Ikemi, which can be picked up for around 2k used. Build quality on a par with anything I've seen and very nice sound. | |
| preamp vs. no-preamp As with everything else in this hobby, it's really about what kind of sound is "preferred" vs which sound is the "best". If you prefer the sound using a preamp, then thats the "best" sound for you. There is no ultimate sound that we will all agree... | |
| looking for best single ended cdp under $3K used Linn Ikemi used/demo for around 2K. Great build quality and great sound. Compare to the others and you'll see. | |
| Who is your overall favorite guitarist? Impossible to pick one overall. My picks by categories would be:Jazz - Pat MethenyRock - Eric ClaptonBlues - BB KingClassical - Andre SegoviaFlamenco - Ottmar LiebertOther Acoustic - Tie between Tony Rice and Tuck Andress | |
| Best female vocals on CD Ella, hands down....check the xrcd version of Joe Pass and Ella titled "Take it Easy". | |
| Muddy Waters "Folk Singer" A good point is raised here. The suggestions have to include the specific cd in many cases. Kind of Blue, for example, should be the 20 bit remastered Columbia Legacy version from what I understand. My Folk Singer cd is the mca/chess version and i... | |
| Hendrix blues Some nice choices for electric blues guitar are Robert Lucas and Robin Ford. | |
| The plight of SACD.... It's not that we don't want a new format, it's the fact that once again we are faced with two different solutions that are not compatible with each other. The failure of both formats so far is the fault of the industry, not the public. Neither sid... | |
| Well, I have finally balanced it... I'm currently using tara ref gen xlr between an arc amp and preamp, and rca from my cdp. I now have a player with balanced connections (Linn Ikemi) and plan on changing to a balanced cable. Any suggestions as to changing the cdp cable only, or is ... | |
| The plight of SACD.... Socrates, I too have no interest in multi-channel music, but it's way too early to assume that dvd-a will not have 2 channel capability. The whole "next digital" medium thing is still in an evolutionary phase and I doubt we'll see the final versio... | |
| The plight of SACD.... Does anyone doubt that the masses will prefer to listen to their favorite music while watching video of the band performing at the same time? This is why dvd-a will prevail in the long run. Audiophiles never have and never will drive the market. S... | |
| Original Rega Planet Question The original planet was a big seller so there are tons of them available. I recently upgraded to a Linn Ikemi and while the Linn is an improvement, we are comparing a $3600 player to a $750 player at list. I decided to keep my planet for use in a ... |