yr44
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| CD player in the $2,500 to $5,000 range Pick up a used MBL 1511 DAC. Or the 1531 CDP. They're listed on the 'Gon. I don't think you can do any better than these two.http://cls.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?dgtlconv&1137451087http://cls.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?dgtlplay&11367565... | |
| Hall of Fame: BIGGEST BADDEST Monster Amps Krell Master Reference Amp MonoblocksMusical Fidelity kW MonoblocksPassLabs X1000Edge Reference | |
| Your ONE all time favorite love song? Love Song - Third Day | |
| Cars. What does the typical audiophile drive? A beat-up 1996 Nissan Maxima w/ 155K miles on it. I have to replace the battery soon... :) | |
| Best movies last two years 1. LOTR: Return of the King. Totally awesome.2. Hero. Beautiful visuals, story, & action sequences. Maybe kind of hard to understand for some westerner's POV, tho.3. House of Flying Daggers. What a beautiful movie. Absolute eye candy.4. Infern... | |
| What other hobby or hobbies do you have? I've made up my mind.Sex, sleep, audio (not particularly in that order). | |
| What other hobby or hobbies do you have? Is sex a hobby, a vital need, or an addiction? I guess all three.Being an audiophile for me is not a hobby, it's more like a disease... :) | |
| Rarest Brands for Sale on 'Gon Smokester,holy cow, that's one sweet-lookin' pair of amps. Sure cannot afford it right now. Thx for the pic. | |
| Rarest Brands for Sale on 'Gon Smokester,Any web link to pics and/or description? | |
| Easiest compromise for weakest link? For me, power amp. I don't use exorbitantly priced cables, and compromising on source (cd only), pre-amp, or speakers costs more sonically than power amp, IMHO. | |
| Audio Aero Capitole or Sim Audio Eclipse For Eclipse, go for the LE version. The improvement is worth the price difference. | |
| Downsized and still happy, can it happen? Another alternative worthy of consideration, but may require replacing your system altogether:CD or DAC w/ volume control and analog input option (e.g. Theta Gen VIII, Audio Aero ???, MBL 1611)->I/C->active speakers (e.g. ATC).IMHO this is e... | |
| ACAPPELLA CD RECOMMENDATIONS If you are into gospel, Walk with Me by ARC Choir from Mapleshade Records (www.mapleshadecd.com) is a must. | |
| What's your dirty little secret? Heh, I know... I'm waiting for people from the asylum to pick me up... | |
| NPR, Wine Tasteing, & Audiophiles Gunbei, you sound (or write) like someone I know.Priorities:audiomoneysleepsex |