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Who listens primarily to Redbook CD?

My primary (only, actually) source is a CEC TL5 Transport feeding an Audio Note Kit 1.1 NOS DAC through a Cerious Technologies Graphene Extreme AES/EBU digital cable. They are both decked out with CT GE power cords, Synergistic Research Quantum Black fuses, Herbie's Audio Lab Tenderfeet isolation footers, plus other misc. tweaks.

Sounds great, and I have very little desire to add another source. Pretty much all the music I want is available on CD, and is usually quite cheap. I hope to upgrade to an AN factory DAC (3.1x/II, or better, would be nice), and a Teo Audio liquid metal digital cable (I have their Game Changer ICs, and absolutely love them!) in the future.

Who else is happy with Redbook CD as their primary source?
tommylion
randy-11
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ME.  I have about 2,000 CDs ripped onto my computer (mac mini).  The real SQ problem is in the mastering or recording made, so I am always looking for better releases.

I also have a couple dozen SACDs, and many of the CDs have HDCD processing on them.

I kept about 15 LPs (mostly MFSL, etc.) and have some live cassette tapes of concerts I have not listened to in the last few decades...

TAS has a laudatory review out on the Yggy DAC, which is supposed to make Redbook sing...

I may buy one and see.
rockadanny
1,226 posts
 
Redbook CD is my only source and I love it! Consonance Opera Reference 2.2 , modified by Stephen Montey as "factory" mods, which apparently they were not. But the mods made definite improvements over the stock gear.
alexatpos
1,218 posts
 
Jazz is the music that I like and since there is no chance man could find all editions that wants on new lp's (even if one could afford it), Rbcd format provides the biggest choice.
There is also a matter of owning (holding it) the actual product..
Using the Dcs Puccini player, looking to bulid up sacd collection because of it as well...
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jond
5,857 posts
 
Also looking to redbook pretty much exclusively both my own ripped cd's and tidal streaming. Running my streamer into an Audio Note Dac-3 Signature super musical!
rpeluso
1,068 posts
 
I do.  Two systems, one with Luxman D06, one with Luxman D05u.  One Vandy 5A speakers, the other VS Unified 3 mk2.  Love each.  
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