loomisjohnson
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| Considering getting a CD player (again). Used? New? Criteria? the optical out on your d1 will work fine with the transport--you can always upgrade in the future | |
| Are Focal Aria 926 considered to be a Hi-Fi speaker? "hifi" is, of course, in the ears of the beholder--to me it means a speaker which is coherent reproduces timbre naturally and is free from colorations. form that perspective, imo the aria qualifies as hi-fi notwithstanding that it's on a middle ti... | |
| Budget speakers for near-wall positioning +1 on the rega--they're impervious to placement | |
| Has anyone ever used any sprays or paints to protect the cabinet of a speaker? i've left a pair of (indoor) technics sb55 speakers, which i sprayed with polyurethane, under on an eave on my open rear porch--i've left 'em out that way for 10+ years through snow, rain and shine and they're still going strong ( i have another p... | |
| Itching for better sound 40' may be a long run for optical + you don't know if the dac in your cdp sounds better than the one in the powered speakers, so i'd try rca as well and compare | |
| Itching for better sound i agree that your avr is the limiting factor--i'd look at the dynaudio xeo 2 powered speakers, which are $800 new--very impressive | |
| Upgrade to Oppo? the 95 is a really excellent player--it presents a lot more detail than my pretty good rotel and arcam cdps; you can also use it to play flac files through a usb drive. it's an older piece, so i wouldn't pay a super-premium for it, but it's pretty... | |
| CD Player vs. music streaming if i had to start over, and hadn't accumulated thousands of cds, i'd simplify my life and stream exclusively. as roberjman suggests, a bluesound for >500 + ten bucks a month for a streaming service is a small price to pay for essentially unlimi... | |
| Should I buy used Thiel CS5 hugely overpriced | |
| Looking for inexpensive preamp i also found rotel to be a little unnaturally bright--i switched to an arcam, which is warmer/smoother. i'd think an arcam fmj preamap would match well with your setup. | |
| Need a SACD DVD player on a low budget. i've had bad luck with the denon 2910 and 3930; per mahler i'd look at pioneer elite 79av or 59av which are cheap used and reliable | |
| What are you streaming tonight? guadacanal diary's first record is something of a janglepop masterpiece--rem-ish, but with a sense of humor. the principal, murray attaway, als made a really good solo record | |
| Revel speakers - dealer scuttlebutt samsung has a market cap of 200 billion, so i suspect they could support revel if they chose. it may be they decided the line wasn't profitable, but it's more likely the dealer was talking out of his heinie. | |
| Help with an AV processor good advise from noble and the others | |
| Help with an AV processor there's no reason you cant use your oppo as a pre/processor--it'll probably outperform most of the mass market avrs or processors ou there. |