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DEDICATED CD PLAYER $1K AND UNDER, THOUGHTS?
AND it plays hi-rez formats, and is an excellent Blu-Ray player 
DEDICATED CD PLAYER $1K AND UNDER, THOUGHTS?
itzhakIn your scenario you have 2 components, a digital cable (they DO NOT sound the same), an extra power cord, a separate shelf, isolation/vibration control devices AND magically you have to get lucky to find synergy with all. Before I got my Op... 
Amp / Speaker combo ~5k
Speakers Emerald Physics KCIIs MSRP $2495Int amp. Emerald Physics ~ $2K 
Speaker recomendation
My room is 17  39 with 11 ft open beam ceiling peak, front wall 90% floor to ceiling glass, backwall 100% glass. up/down stairs on one sideI have owned Accoustat 2 + 2s, Magnepan 3.5Rs, Usher Audio, but none do what emerald Physics do. They have a... 
Notable very small loudspeaker companies (other than Tekton!)
Oops, sorry for the double post 
Notable very small loudspeaker companies (other than Tekton!)
Emerald Physics, floor standing, open baffle, phenomenal value  
How much do I need to spend to get a preamp that sounds better than no preamp?
all good questions to be investigatedNo buffer on this one, but they do make them 
How much do I need to spend to get a preamp that sounds better than no preamp?
I just closed a deal for a Hatton passive XLR, so will see whether it improves on no preamp. If no glitches, I should have it by friday 
How much do I need to spend to get a preamp that sounds better than no preamp?
As I listen to more music (sans preamp, which also means sans 2 SVS powered subs) I am overjoyed by how much richer the midrange, more accurate the bass, and quieter the background. Playing cds like CSN with musicians spread wide on the stage and ... 
Which material sounds better for speakers construction? Wood, Ply or MDF?
Building a PROPER cabinet for speakers is more complex and costly than dipoles, and dipoles tend to throw a more realistic sound stage. I know this from owning Genesis V loudspeakers (to its credit, it did have a rear firing tweeter) Usher 6371s, ... 
How much do I need to spend to get a preamp that sounds better than no preamp?
Yes Khozumabut this looks like it real l audiophile gradehttp://www.theabsolutesound.com/articles/tortuga-ldr3v2k-passive-preamplifier/newer version on their site 
How much do I need to spend to get a preamp that sounds better than no preamp?
more... 6moons reviewed the Kuzma. It validated many of the things I am now/finally hearing by running signal direct from my 105 outs to ampsStill, I guess I am programmed to place something inbetween, which is why I want a money back guarantee 
How much do I need to spend to get a preamp that sounds better than no preamp?
Passive search bar ld me to Tortuga, Kuzma, and/or  Hattor 
How much do I need to spend to get a preamp that sounds better than no preamp?
kalaliIll take your betMy system is balanced throughoutOppo 105> Parasound P5 (the XLR circuit is separate from the RCAs) > 2 Emerald Physics 100.2SEs I bought the P5 a couple years ago because * it has true balanced I/Os * a separate bass m... 
Magnepan 30.7’s
I heard the original version some 40 years ago (gulp!) in a salesman's home, which had a sufficiently large living room to let them breathe~ 6 years ago, I bought my first maggies 3.5Rs and began my love hate relationship. I bought custom silver j...