chayro
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| Inexpensive Transport The Little Dot transport is small. It looks pretty cool as well. They sell them on Ebay. | |
| Educate me please Good question, I also had to replace the transport in a 5K unit while my $189 Oppo plays on without a glitch. Fortunately, in many players, replacing the entire transport is pretty cheap and easy. I did it myself and I'm no tech. | |
| Violin/Cello Clasical Music Yo Yo Ma "Solo" is excellent. Single-layer SACD, but one of the few (in my experience) that actually show the benefits of high-rez. In-the-room presence. | |
| What else sounds like Kubala Sosna? I always get a kick out of one of K/S's dealers who used to (or still does) advertise "Kubala Sosna speaker cables turn 10K speakers into 20K speakers". Except that the wires cost $10K!. | |
| Naim Dac or power supply? No, the upgraded power supply does not bring a "bit" more smoothness. It is a night and day difference. If you can't listen for yourself, there is nothing else I can tell you. If you don't want to spend the money, then talk yourself out of it by t... | |
| Naim Dac or power supply? All I can tell you is - yes, the PS upgrade is worth it. I had the advantage of a dealer demo and it was certainly worth it to me. Of course, if you're buying anything used without a demo, there is always the element of faith. Therein lies the pro... | |
| Naim Dac or power supply? I have not heard the DAC, but the XPS2 absolutely transforms the CDX2 into another player. All of the musical textures are richer and more complete, with significantly more bass weight. If you like the CDX2 now, you will love the upgrade. No subst... | |
| Looking for a great value integrated The Bada DC-225 (I think) from Pacific Valve is excellent. I had the previous version while I was waiting for a very expensive amplifier and the Bada just knocked me out for the price. The older version was like $700, but the new one is supposedly... | |
| Is Bryson BDA-1 still up to date. If you are basically happy with the sound, I would try some cheap tweaks before switching. In my experience, placing components on cones or other hard footers tend to lean out the sound slightly, which may be what you are looking for. Cleaning up ... | |
| Audiophile Truth 26 Anything we haven't bought yet OR anything we can't afford. | |
| Cleaning your steam cleaner Treat it like a coffee maker - Lime scale builds up, especially if you use tap water. I agree with the vinegar recipe above. A little bleach solution also, if you see any evidence of black mold like the kind you might see in humidifiers. Yecch. | |
| Sometimes Less is More? I don't think less is more - a speaker that is a good match for the room is more. It's difficult to find and not always the one you think it will be. Especially in difficult rooms. I'm glad you were able to find a good match. | |
| best cd player to get?? Music Direct is blowing out the older model Rega Apollo for $700 with free shipping. The new Apollo is $1100. Considering your budget, I'm not sure you will really get any more performance until you reach the $3K range. Also, remember you're getti... | |
| Anyone have honest opinion of Jolida amps? Sloane27 said:@Samzx12: I think that's the most naive' thing I've read on agon, "you get what you pay for".I would be interested in hearing about the cheaper products you listened to that bested products that were considerably more expensive. | |
| Replacement for RA Opus 21 CDP I highly recommend the new Ear Acute. I know it has at least one digital input, but you can check this out. The older Acute is also great, but no digital inputs. OTOH, they can be picked up in the 3K range used, making them a great buy. |