vthokie83
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| Zavfino Majestic USB Cable Supra Audio Excalibur USB cable $140 for 1 meter, best I have.......the other $1,000 of cables are in a drawer | |
| Power conditions for Integrated Amps Originally tried using my Denafrips Thallo amp plugged into my Panamax M5300 and was initially happy (because I had no comparison). Followed a thread here that recommended a dedicated circuit.....had 2 20AMP dedicated lines installed with new Furu... | |
| Is it worth upgrading a CD player? Fleschler, At $500 the Audiolab is a great unit, and I am completely happy with it in my $15,000 system.....but from the sound of it, your system is higher end. For the money it can't be beat. It's easy to find on sale, you could try it and see i... | |
| Is it worth upgrading a CD player? OP, Since you only asked about CD, I’ll limit my comments to that: You did not list a price range for an upgrade, but here are some: (1) Under $1,000 Audiolab 6000 CDT (2) Under $2,500 Jay’s Audio CDT2-MkIII (3) Under $5,000 Jays Audio CDT3-M... | |
| Best sounding CD player Charles1dad, Good point, and that's where we all come in recommending products across a whole landscape of price points. Maybe what we don't ask frequently enough is "what's your price range or budget?" to an OP. Take care | |
| Best sounding CD player Facten, You are correct that a Jay’s CDT-2 (at a cost of $2,500) or a CDT-3 (at a cost of $5,000), are better than the Audiolab 6000CDT. But where does it stop? The Audiolab is a really really good transport for the money, and punches way above i... | |
| Best sounding CD player Arthur1954, I have had zero issues with the slot loader on the Audiolab. I like it much better than any tray loader I've owned, takes discs smoothly, isn't noisy, and reads discs pretty quickly.....all good there I was initially impressed when I... | |
| Best sounding CD player I’d recommend separate DAC and a transport. If you ever feel the need to upgrade either, easy enough. You didn’t mention budget, but the Audiolab 6000CDT is a great transport, and a helluva deal at $600. I prefer R2R ladder DACs, as Soix suggeste... | |
| Balanced vs. Single Ended Interconnects Your equipment is true balanced design, use XLR to keep that topology intact; don’t downgrade | |
| Which power cords have high resolutions and separation?? And, I’d recommend not using a power conditioner on the power cord, sound degrades | |
| Which power cords have high resolutions and separation?? Start with a dedicated 20AMP circuit $300), add an audiophile outlet $150 (PS Audio, Cardas, Furutech GTX, Oyaide R1 or SWO), add the power cable of your choice. The dedicated circuit and outlet did more to open up the sound in my system than any ... | |
| Bookshelf speaker recommendation Would definitely consider Buchardt Audio S400 MkIIs. They are about $2,100 per pair with various veneers (I have the Rosewood which are stunningly beautiful), ship for free, and come with a 45 day trial period with a $100 restocking fee should you... | |
| Do I need a streamer? sns, You are probably correct that someone with your skills could build a dedicated system that performs extremely well. Most of us don’t have your skills, so the standard question remains “will a dedicated streamer outperform a “standard” compu... | |
| Aurender N20 Streamer & Holo May DAC vs Analog #1 Audioman I agree, if it were within my finances, I’d love to have the 12th anniversary Denafrips Terminator Plus II…..but $7,250 is out of my range by quite a bit | |
| DACs that do well without a preamp I use and completely love the Pontus II DAC, and at $1,730 it's an absolute steal. That said, I've only used it with a pre-amp, so no comparison for you |