bret_dixon

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What area or country do you live in ?
NYC native now living in Austin TX. Raining at the moment. Audio Systems is one of the many Hi End brick and mortar stores I frequent. 
Turntables
Good for you luvrockin. I thought about swapping my Ortofon 2M blue cart for one of the Rega carts. I haven't decided on what to replace it with though. Any advice AG members? 
Turntables
luvrockin,I'm a digital head having two players, four dacs, and stream from my PC. But when I finally took the plunge back into vinyl after many years I settled on a Pro ject 1.3 Genie that came with a Pearl cart. I later moved to a Ortofon Blue ... 
Recommendations for CD Player/DAC Combo
I was able to get a good deal on the Cambridge CXC transport and the Gustard X 10 DAC. A very nice combo. The X 10 actually sounds better than my Emotiva Stealth DAC.  Good listening! 
Emotiva ERC-3 or Music Hall C-DAC15.3 / connections?
I have the ERC 2 and changed the Opamps to Burson V5's. With some burn in these pieces take the player to a whole different level in my opinion. They come with a eight pin adapter so rolling other Opamps is just a drop in. Looking to try the Spark... 
How does Aragon 24k/2004 stack up to modern equip?
Fast forward to 2017. I just acquired a 24k sp that replaced a Marsh p2000. The Aragon is giving me the soundstaging I missed with the Marsh. Amp is a ATI 1502. Speakers are Kef iq10's. Really nice!