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Most Honest Audio Magazine?
Hey Canadianguy, you started this thread because you were skeptical of Stereophile's downgrade of B&W 805's. I also hate it when they do that (but not quite as much as when some Wall Street guy with too much influence downgrades a favorite sto... 
Help choosing digital front end.
Sfbaydude, I'm assuming from your moniker that you live in the SF Bay area, so you are not far from the HQ of Resolution in Palo Alto. I am currently listening to a CD55 on a trial purchase. I picked it up from Resolution in P.A. If you have quest... 
Balanced or single ended with Res.CD-55?
Whatjd, I have a CD55 on home trial purchase. When I picked up the player, I asked the Resolution guy to compare the balanced vs. unbalanced outputs. He said the player is fully balanced, but unlike many players the CD55 "sums" the balanced signal... 
Relief? The New Digital Players
Dekay - we must be reading different reports on SACD. Reviews I've seen in the audio mags have been mostly positive and often glowing (Stereophile, TAS, Ultimate Audio, etc..). The reason I'm holding off is the tiny number of titles available and ... 
Analysis Plus or Harmonic Teck
Hi, A well known speaker designer sent me his thoughts on HT vs. AP cable, in reply to my inquiry. (I won't use his name because I didn't ask his permission). Hope it's useful to you. I've only used the HT cables. "The Harmonic Tech Single Crystal... 
Resolution Audio CD-55..Past Threads...
Whatjd, Thanks for the post. I just took a CD55 home last night for a trial run. How long did you burn in your player? Since you've owned a number of top flight CD players, I'd be very interested to hear from you why the CD55 is special and how yo...