whipsaw
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| Jays CD2- Mk3 CDT vrs CEC-TL5 CDT Also the CEC's are belt driven. Not sure if that's good or bad, or makes little difference? I now use a CEC-TL5, and previously used a SimAudio Moon 260t. I really don't know if the belt drive makes a difference, but the CEC also employs a wei... | |
| Top 10 vintage cassette decks I owned a Nakamichi 600, and it was exceptionally well-designed. Not the highest performance of the Nak line, but a beautiful piece of gear. | |
| What are we objectivists missing? As is often suggested on these type of threads, measurements don't tell the whole story. This should be obvious, as if they did, every designer would base their designs on the best possible measurements, yet many don't. That's not to say that the... | |
| Opportunity to buy Demo Magico M2? Why not simply request a home audition? Tell the dealer that you will purchase the speakers if you are happy with them, and return them if not. For that kind of money, if the dealer were to refuse such a request, I'd walk away, and briskly. | |
| Too many choices for R2R DACS--opinions appreciated A thoughtful report, and congrats on having found a DAC that makes you happy! | |
| Wow....just look at this guy's car audio..... lol! The first thing I see, I happen to recognize – he’s got an Aqua Formula DAC (>$15k) and LinQ (>$5k) in that van. I recognize them only because I have a (much less expensive) Aqua La Scala. I am very happy with my Aqua DAC, and don’t do... | |
| Townshend Audio Podiums: The Full Review @havocman Miller is no longer active in the community, but someone else may be able to answer your question. | |
| Why is used audio equipment so undesirable? As a result of reading through each of the comments I have come to some revelations and they are as follows: I put the above through Google translate (English > Troll), and this was the result: "If you didn't understand that I was trolling ... | |
| Why is used audio equipment so undesirable? I have been buying (mostly) used components for four decades, and have never had a problem. Audiophiles tend to take good care of their gear. It's true that there is typically sharp and rapid depreciation of new components, like new cars, which i... | |
| top loading cd players As for CEC, its under consideration I’m just worried about belts. The reason I’m looking for a top loader is its one thing less to worry about. FWIW, the main reason that I replaced my (excellent) SimAudio Moon 260D transport (not a top-loader)... | |
| top loading cd players I own a (Japanese) CEC top-loader. Their transports and players are belt driven. I owned an excellent Electrocompaniet top-fading CD player for many years, and I believe that they still make them. There are others... | |
| Too many choices for R2R DACS--opinions appreciated @willywonka That is very disturbing and has somewhat soured me in buying a Chinese DAC. I was going to buy a Holo Audio May today but may need to rethink my options. Even though your problems were with Audio GD, they have no control over Chines... | |
| Moon AKA Simaudio announces new line of speakers. @whitefishpoint1175 I do value anomalies, but my bet is that any success SimAudio may find with their speakers will be both modest, and related to brand loyalty. And I arrived at that conclusion before I read this: Dominique Poupart, MOON’s Pr... | |
| Moon AKA Simaudio announces new line of speakers. So do you have the same opinions when it comes to buying spark plugs, alternators, dishwashers, outboard motors, airplanes, cars, motorcycles and pianos. There are many companies with cross channel marketing and functionality. I made my basic s... | |
| Too many choices for R2R DACS--opinions appreciated @lula The Merason is the DAC that I owned between the Pontus II and La Scala. Well-reviewed, as you likely know, and perhaps even a bit surprisingly used by Vinnie Rossi at the recent AXPONA audio show, to showcase his new Brahma integrated amp ... |