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Is the NuPrime CDT 9 Pro a Best Kept Secret?
It's been about a week and Nuprime has has yet to answer 2 messagesIn the meantime I came across a brand new Marantz HD CD 1, which should work quite well as a transport, and in a pinch as a decent cd player, BUT, it lacks balanced outs, which was... 
Oppo 105 D vs. DAC-transport combination.
ericReplacing the stock power supply with a liner power module (china, huge toroid + incoming wiring harness) takes the 105 to a much richer level 
Is the NuPrime CDT 9 Pro a Best Kept Secret?
celander530 posts "Must be a special digital cable to prioritize that product over a transport and DAC."   You missed something the toslink goes between a trans and da.Jay doesn't offer toslink 
Is the NuPrime CDT 9 Pro a Best Kept Secret?
well it's a tough to compare a ~ $1600 player to Jays (~ $500 more), BUT, Jay doesn't include toslink, which to me is important, at least when using WireWorld toslink cable  
This Audiogon should also provide..
AN EDIT FEATURE FOR THE FORUMS 
F7 ?speakers
Great bargain sneakers emerald Physics KC IIs. Super efficient and play huge 
ELAC and Alchemy
I bought the AA DPA 1 and DPP 1 but have been unable to buy the PS 5 power supply.Someone tol me Elac has absorbed AA, and will be making a few changes. 
A DAC that crushes price vs. performance ratio
Just skimmed te review. WTF? It only has coax or usb 
A DAC that crushes price vs. performance ratio
For anyone interested in the Lab 12 Dac1 SE, here's a review https://www.monoandstereo.com/2013/04/lab12-dac1-special-edition-test-and.html 
Which speakers do you like in the $5K price range?
I have a pair of Emerald Physics KC IIs (~$2k). They are amazing, BUT, in your $5K range definitely check out their  EP 2 series. They had a pair on sale for <$5K, so ask for a deal  
A DAC that crushes price vs. performance ratio
klh,Thanks!I was wondering why no one is carrying AA anymore. I even contacted AA direct to see about a PS-5 power supply, but they had no completed inventoryThen, I heard rumors, which your comment seems to confirm.  
A DAC that crushes price vs. performance ratio
Teajay, I just heard from Paul Laudetti. He's barely hanging onI have oen 8ft pair of double shotgun that I would sell 
Is the NuPrime CDT 9 Pro a Best Kept Secret?
Oops I meant '8'. well, I found out that the remote does not allow for direct track selection, which seems unconscionable these days. I emailed them about itI was intrigued by the SRC upsampling of both coax and toslinkThe other issue: I sent 2 em... 
Classe SSP 800's DAC vs Oppo 105's DAC
Due to finances I was using my Oppo 105 for all music format  listening via the variable VCI finally dusted off my highly moded Pioneer PD 65 (>10 yo) which blew away the 105Then I got a deal on an Audio Alchemy DAC/PRE (just for the pre) but a... 
A DAC that crushes price vs. performance ratio
The audio Alchemy DAC/Pre MSRP is $2K and a sonic bargain. TAS reviewed it and the stereo amp in March of 2016