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CD/SACD Player. I know there are many threads but I still would like help.

I'm fairly new to this insanity so please talk slowly. Haha.

My system is-  Bel Canto Pre2
                        Parasound JC-1 Mono Amps
                        Exogal Comet with Power supply
                        Arcam FMJ CD 23
                        Panamax 5500 regenerator
                        Usher 8571 Diamond speakers


   This is a 2 channel music only system. I am happy with the Arcam cd player but i would like to play SACD also. If I change players i would probably want a substantial upgrade but i'd rather not put a dollar amount to it. I have a good DAC so what direction should i go in?  Help please. Mike Houstina
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Jafant, simply trial and error...the Transparent filtering seems to work better on the Cipher and the Vanguard favors the Oracle PC.  I don't pretend to know why exactly, but they simply allow for amazingly pure and dynamic sound in that configuration.
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Bubba12, perhaps by not going all out on the gain it avoids saturation of the preamp input?
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Many Thanks! dave_b

system synergy comes around in many forms. Happy Listening!
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Thanks Dave B. I'm new to all the terms used in this hobby. I'm slowly but surely learning. I upgraded to the Musicwave Transparent line of speaker cables since yesterday and that made a world of difference. I had the bottom Transparent line before.

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Transparent and MIT really deliver a far more dynamic and tonally correct representation of the music.  They actually make it easier for the musical signal to get from one component to another without loosing it's harmonic structure and dynamic envelope. Transparent's claim to fame is the removal of noise artifacts above the range of hearing which lowers the noise floor thereby improving signal purity and contrast.  MIT also lowers the noise floor but also adds articulation poles which electrically make it easier for the signal to be transported at various frequency ranges.
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