socrates
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| Best transport for Music Fidelity 324? If you have a $2K budget, and a $1300 dac that can be resold for ~$900, why not opt for the Musical Fidelity Nu-Vista 3D CD player, for about $3K used, which is a world class cd player. It shares the same dac, and in turn many of the sonic charact... | |
| Musical Fidelity A3 24 What R My Ears Telling Me? Just because it is an expensive box that plays multiple formats doesn't in any ways mean it makes for a good transport to drive an external dac, acutally the opposite is most likely, as the vast majority of DVD players make awful transports, what ... | |
| MSB Link III - Please help before I lose my mind The Nelson w/upsampling is actually a pretty good dac, in some ways better then the Bel Canto, no question built better, imo, too.Anyways, you can set the phase internally with one of the included "jumpers." Read the manual to walk you through thi... | |
| Used CDP under $1000? Second the above! The Jolida JD100A is an extra sweet player at ~$900 new, I haven't heard anything better under a grand, including seperate dac/transport combos. It sounds great with the Stratos too, helping to add meat to the midrange, yet doesn... | |
| Musical Fidelity A3 24 What R My Ears Telling Me? Joseph,I have 2 guesses. 1, also that the unit may be defective, which was common with the first batch of these as mentioned, but no problems on newer units, at least according to my dealer. Second guess is that the Sony makes for a poor transport... | |
| Best speaker in the $4-6k range. The new Von Schweikert VR4SE at $6K, no contest. | |
| Connect dac to Music Hall CD-25 or upgrade? I would not waste time with using just any old cd player as a transport, a dedicated transport is the only way to go if you ever want to hear what your dac, and system as a whole, is capable of. Sure, an external dac can help a wee bit if added to... | |
| How to handle Clicks and pops Some CD's do have clicks and pops as part of the music, intentionally done for more of the analog feel. Make sure it is not the track you're listening to that is to blame, in which case, the noise likely won't do any harm to your speakers.... | |
| Tube amp / SS pre or SS amp / Tube pre? How about a CD player with a tubed output stage? I'm not a fan of SS amp w/tube preamps, too much of a compromise and the worst of each setup is often emphasized, at least in my experience. A good tube CD player can you the magic of each without m... | |
| Spade ID size for Musical Fidelity A3CR amp? Don't put the spade through the hole. The hole is not flush at the base, only a hairs worth of contact will be made. I would use locking bananas with that amp through the back of the binding posts. If you can actually hear the difference between l... | |
| Musical Fidelity A3 or Marsh P2000 Preamp The Musical Fidelity A3cr preamp is really something special, not just special at its price but in relation to all preamps, much more so then the "A series" amp and dac, from my personal experience in home. | |
| Arguments for or against dedicated vs combo CD/DVD I've not heard of a single cd/dvd/hi rez combo player that has been well regarded for all of its formats playback by the majority of folks that have heard them. This is including the statement/flagship pieces from Philips, Pioneer and Sony, umong ... | |
| Integrated amp to replace a MF Nu-vista M3? I don't think you'll find any better integrated then a M3 Musical Fidelity. Definately in-home demo other products before selling your M3. | |
| Jolida JD100. How good is it? A question, if I may, about this tube CDP. Is there any tube 'hiss' whatsoever from it to be heard through the speakers? I've had and heard tube preamps and amps, as the stereotype goes, most of course have rolled off highs and soggy lows, and alo... | |
| Jolida JD100. How good is it? Good luck finding a Jolida JD100 for 5 bills used, it seems to be the current flavor-of-the-month in budget CDPs. For $500, the Rega Planet 2000 is probably as good as it gets for a single box player, and will be an easy improvement to appreciate ... |