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| Top Ten Tuners of all Time?? Hi, I was in the audio business years ago..and had the chance to own several of the oldies from Yamaha 7000, T-1, T-2 etc, and Mac's and others. A properly set up Magnum Dynalab MD-108 is not only the best sounding tuner ever made, it is also bett... | |
| Sonic Frontiers SCFD-1, Your Experience? Thanks much for your comments......even though I have gone on to other things...I had always loved the mid-band sound that a Classe CDP-1 had given me...and had wondered about other UltraAnalog dac based cd players....nothing with either 1702 or 1... | |
| Classe CDP-1.5, 1 or .5 experience?? Thanks to all for the input so far....when used properly this site can help us share experience.....and make better choices. | |
| Classe CDP-1.5, 1 or .5 experience?? Thanks for the input, I have heard very good things about the CDP-1 and CDP-.5, but had heard nothing about the CDP-1.5 | |
| Vintage Receivers vs. Modern MidFi All of the above are good input to the question. The Magnum Dynalab MD-208 is state-of-the-art for the receiver catagory. The Advent is interesting as are the Stasis series Nakamichi, the SR and TA series....If you're looking for vintage romance..... | |
| Bel Canto DAC-1 Audio amp circuits? Thanks, Cgroppi. | |
| Best CD Player, new or used between $1-2K Your in a good situation....1 to 2k is a good amount..and all of the above suggestions have merit.. I would add. the Audio Research CD2, and the vastly underated Classe CDP-1...or the two seperates from Classe. Also the Bel Canto DAC-1 with a CD t... | |
| 2nd hand DAC for DVD/CD Player I believe all audio manufacturers are in a strugle to survive (with the notable exception of Magnepan) and to do so have had to appear to be into home theater...so enters the growing possibility of customers with DVD players...and no CD player... ... | |
| 2nd hand DAC for DVD/CD Player If you talk to some of the people that make DACs..the reason the don't recommend DVD players is jitter. It is true that any DVD player will sound improved with an outboard DAC..so will any cheap cd player! Try any DAC with a great DVD player...and... | |
| Best system for ROMANCE Cindy, while you're in New York, try to listen to as many of the recommended components/speakers you can. Since you listen to classical music, and especially if you go to live performances, you may want to give the Magnepans a serious listen. The ... | |
| Best system for ROMANCE I've always been fond of the '82 and '88 Lafite Rothschild.. ....but lately the '84, '86 and '87 Montelena Estate Cabernet has been giving more pleasure. Although I must mention that the '92 Dala Valle is a future star....but then there's always v... | |
| Best system for ROMANCE Romantic, warm...sweet, Magnepan MG 1.6Qr, Classe CAP-100 integrated, Wireworld interconnects/speaker wire...and Classe .5 CD player...a lush combination... | |
| Pioneer PD-59/PD-65 as Transport.Mods ?? Thanks Twilo. Do you have a web address, a mailing address or a phone # for Musican Concepts? Also, do you have the contact persons name? Thanks | |
| 2nd hand DAC for DVD/CD Player DVD players used for the current (and future?) 16/44 standard CDs are not what some of the "chat" leads people to believe. If you don't watch DVDs much, consider just getting a better CD player. DVD audio and SACD are stuck right now...and there i... | |
| Pioneer PD-59/PD-65 as Transport.Mods ?? Thanks Argonaut and Sfstereo for your replies. I am not found of the sound of cheap DVD players as transports. I am currently using a Bel Canto DAC-1 and have tried various transports of both the DVD and 16/44 CD type...and much prefer the CD 16/4... |