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| CDP under $2K recommendations, please That Naim cd5si is very nice @ $1699. It is unique in that it has a pull out door, tray. Plus a puck you place atop the cd. Got a lot of great reviews as well. It pairs well with the Naim 5si integrated. Another option would be to buy a cd transpo... | |
| When You Buy The Whole Album And Only Like One Song. "That said, I still have not developed the taste for jazz and female vocals." I love female vocals, Sarah Vaughn, Ella’s Fitzgerald, Helen Merrill, Nina Simone, Julie London, Rosemary Clooney, Billie Holiday...could go on and on...man, to not ... | |
| tone arm with 10gr mass with 15 gram weight cartridge? You want to look at dynamic compliance @ 10 hz, that is the measurement that matters. Some cartridges only rate the cartridge at the 100 hz value. Generally you multiply the compliance numbers @ 100 hz by about 1.5x to find the 10 hz compliance n... | |
| recommended speaker cables and interconnects Audioquest type 4 is really all you need. Audio Advisor will make a pair up any way you like at a reasonable cost. Audioquest has been making the type 4 cable since early 80's and is unchanged to this day. Yes, the Audio Advisor version of the typ... | |
| Tubes becoming hard to get? I only use small preamp type tubes that last thousands of hours...such as 12ax7, 12au7, and 5751's...which I have plenty of in reserve as they were all bought several years ago. So not really effected by it. | |
| What is the Bu-ray plauyer that you are using? Oppo 203 in HT, not used for cd...only dvd, blu-ray, and 4k movies. | |
| Need Help Matching to This System To Speakers Totem sky or dynaudio special 40 is where I would spend the money. | |
| CD Tweaks: An Update Cannot believe I read the whole thing...🙄 | |
| Technics SL 1200G status and availability? The GR can be had for less at Sweetwater, unless your heart is set on a G. The MK7 is also surprisingly good for a grand. | |
| MM phono preamp upgrade for $1000? The Ear 834P...Todd at the vinyl Junkie can help. I got a mint used one for just under a grand. Mine is both MM and MC, with built in step up transformers. It cane with the original JJ tubes as well. | |
| Interested in finding a NAIM dealer on the east coast. The Naim 5si and its companion the cd 5si are very nice components which have both received very good reviews. I own both, still new in box plus Naim speaker cables. Got a very good deal from a place in Seattle Hawethorne Audio. I may sell them, n... | |
| Upgrade path question with $2k to spend I’m sorry, buy honestly I would sell it all and start a fresh dedicated 2 channel system. Just my opinion. Ebay is a good place to dump it all. About the only decent thing I see is maybe the fronts...however, I have no idea what speakers those are... | |
| Audiophile Grade Wall Receptacle I use the Audioquest NRG Edison receptacle made of beryllium copper. It grips a ton and comes with the cover plate. It is used in conjunction with Audioquest Niagara 1200 and the NRG Z3 power cable. A NRG Thunder power cable is used to connect my ... | |
| High quality CDs I find that the Audiophiliac, Steve Guttenberg, often reviews many a good sounding CD during his review of products on YouTube. | |
| The sound quality from DACs - is it all the same? The Border Patrol dac measured poorly, according to John Atkinson of Stereophile. However, upon listening to it, Herb Reichert gave it a glowing review. Lots of people own and love the Border Patrol dac, including myself. The Musical Fidelity V90... |