twoleftears

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Good CD player vs. Transport and DAC
@brayeagle I too went with the BCD-3.  See the recent Absolute Sound review.  For those with large Red Book collections who plan on continuing to play them, it's an obvious choice.  The Bryston or the Primare CD35.  Thousands cheaper than the Eso... 
Considering purchasing different speakers
To me the VA Baby Grands have a certain magic that the Concert Grands don't have.  Unfortunately, the Concerts have more bass extension that the Baby's don't.  So what to do?  Save up for a pair of used Liszt's, which are superlative. 
The Future of Audio Amplification
Analogy with DAC and vinyl?Sony launched the CDP-101 in October 1982.  Look where we are today with modern DACs--very much improved.When was the first commercially available D amp introduced?  Over the same span of years, we can expect similar pro... 
Classical Music for Aficionados
Stephen Hough's compilation of York Bowen.Most enjoyable. 
Good CD player vs. Transport and DAC
The Cambridge is a competent player.There are a few in the upper 3-figures.  There are plenty of threads on transport choice.The new kid on the block is the Nuprime.  Besides the basics, it seems to upsample, on request, before outputting to the D... 
Affordable integrated pure class A?
Sugden. 
Amplifier for Harbeth 40.2
Surely the new Luxman L-509X would fit the bill. 
Skeptic or just plain hard headed
We need a countdown counter to the 400 mark.Though once the results are revealed, the "losing" side will pick holes in the whole process. 
Funny question, 170lb speaker and foam base, how to remove?.
And they shouldn't destroy any of the packing in the process. 
Prioritization of Power Cords
There are a number of PCs on the market specially designed or optimized for digital components, e.g. Triode Wire Labs, JPS Labs, and plenty others.  I wonder how they different from a PC for another low-powered component... 
Magico A3 vs. Joseph Audio Perspective vs. Spendor D9
There are very few absolutes in audiophilia beyond it's playing music//there is no sound coming from it.So, the majority always knows best?Or, to look at it another way, so many factors feed into sales of a particular product, how can you take sal... 
Skeptic or just plain hard headed
Perhaps try it at the mid point of 200 hours?  Then you'd have three samples to compare and contrast....! 
Sound Quality of red book CDs vs.streaming
https://darko.audio/2018/06/airist-audios-r-2r-dac-350-via-massdrop/  
Is there a better DAC than the Schiit Bifrost for $300?
There is a proliferation of modestly priced DACs from small companies.  Problem is, not many people have heard them.  Check out audio circle, where a number of these seem to be mentioned and discussed.  I'm sure there are other sites too that conc... 
Speakers/receiver for classical music and opera on a budget
Those stores are in business to sell, like any business.  If you give them a set budget, they will tell you what they can sell you from among the brands they stock, and if you're lucky they'll tell you what they recommend among that limited range....