whipsaw
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| Favorite CD player around $2k or less used and would probably have to spend three times that ($2K) amount in order to hear any significant improvent. | |
| Can anyone recommend a smooth, rich CD player? If you want warm, then the Prima will be a good match. I have a modified Electrocompaniet, which I love, but the Prima is definitely warm and rich. | |
| J.Rowland Is it possible to shut off the display Onhwy61: Perhaps you're right, but I must say that a.) the vast majority of the CDs which I listen to sound quite well-balanced. b.) I don't really want to tinker with the balance function on a regular basis, even if the odd recording will benefit... | |
| J.Rowland Is it possible to shut off the display Really? How so? To compensate for bad recordings, or limitations in your listening space? I use a balance control in my car, in order to compensate for the unfortunate listening position, but a home system? Please enlighten me. | |
| J.Rowland Is it possible to shut off the display again, I haven't used the Concerto, but the Concentra is designed to be left on all of the time, and I would guess that it is the same for yours.Tony | |
| J.Rowland Is it possible to shut off the display Ironically, I deactivated the balance control of my Concentra. I have no use for it, and, as it's only on the remote, I simply removed the two buttons and taped over the holes. That way, I can't accidently hit a button while attempting to change v... | |
| J.Rowland Is it possible to shut off the display I defer to Drubin's response, as I have not used a Concerto. But I find it to be ironic that my JRDG Concentra allows the user to set the display so that it shuts off automatically a few seconds after a change is made. I like that system very much... | |
| The Law of Diminishing Digital Returns I second much of what has been said above. I recently compared several CD players, all around $2k (used or new, depending). From the group, I found both the Electrocompaniet EMC 1-UP, and the Audio Aero Prima to be the best. They are both excellen... | |
| Rowland "house sound"? I have a Rowland Concentra integrated amp, and, for what it's worth, I love the sound, and found it to be vastly superior to a Bel Canto integrated which I tried previously.Tony | |
| GMA Callisto VS. Merlin TSM I am a Callisto owner, and a big fan of the speaker. However, I am contributing this thread not to compare the two and pick a "winner", but to point out that when comparing two (or more) well designed components of reasonably similar quality, ther... | |
| jrdg concerto vs nuforce 9.02 Bxxxb,I have heard the Concerto, but not in my own system, so it is very hard to compare to my Concentra. I did do some research before buying my Concentra, and (predictably) found differing opinions. The people at JRDG believe that the Concerto i... | |
| jrdg concerto vs nuforce 9.02 I can't speak to the Nuforce, but do I own an earlier version of the Concerto (the Concentra), and it is far and away the best SS integrated amp I have owned. Obviously system synergy is a very big factor, so you might get some better answers if y... | |
| Who's Your Favorite Bass Players; Why? While I certainly understand why he's not talked about as often as the big names, I have to say that Paul Jackson is one of the best funk-jazz bassists ever. His work with Herbie Hancock in the '70's is fantastic. If you haven't heard him, try the... | |
| Which Patricia Barber album floats yer boat? I love Companion, it's live and beautifully recorded. In fact, I just used it as the principal comparison disc while choosing between an Audio Aero Prima and Resolution Audio Opus 21 in my system.Tony | |
| JRDG Concentra MkII vs. other integrated's For what it's worth, I recently acquired a Concentra I, and, in the context of my system, found it to be far superior to the Sim I-5 and an earlier Bryston (b60). I am of the opinion that system synergy is THE most important variable, so, if at al... |