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| Review: Esoteric DV-50 with Superclock 3 mod CD Player I am considering having Douglas Jesse mod my SCD-1. How would you rate the quality of his work. I understand Richard Kern has a reputation of being one of the best but I hate to ship the unit out to Oregon giving the potential for shipping damage.... | |
| Wife approval factor? bigjoeI thought you were talking about me for a second there. Then I realized Hell she won't even let me buy the Harley let alone ask for permission to ride it.Chuck | |
| SACD VS Vinyl for Jazz and Classical Vinyl has to many maintainence issues / hassles associated with it and the quality of sound from CD's and SACD's is so good IMO that I just do not want to go there. However, I do think that the high end vinyl rigs look fantastic. My friend has a M... | |
| Audiogon "SACD's TO DIE FOR" list I really like the Fidelis recordings they are hybrid discs and I have never listened to the redbook layer,so I can not comment about that. I also like the Hilary Hahn Bach recordings. As others have mentioned Patricia Barber, Jacintha (not sure of... | |
| Wife approval factor? My wife accepts it as long as I don't spend any money on it. She accepts my speakers (Thiel 3.6's) but would prefer something much smaller. She hates the vacum tubes on my pre-amp. I also want to get a motorcycle, I have ridden / raced for several... | |
| Amplification Recommendations Please I would recommend adding Conrad Johnson (MF2500A or 2250A)to your short list. | |
| Good tube pre-amp for Rotel 1090 with Thiel 3.5s In my opinion a Conrad Johnson PV-10B would work nicely in your system. I had one driving my Thiel 3.6's in a medium accoustically damped room for about a year and really enjoyed it. The PV10 pre was used in conjunction with a CJ MF2500 amp, audio... | |
| What speaker after Thiel 7.2? To ALL:If anybody wants to dump their 7.2's on me they are more than welcome. I will even pay shipping as well as a small stripend for their troubles. Thanks in advance.Chuck | |
| Introducing Tubes? I second Jond's response as it has been my experience as well. A tubed pre-amp is easy and economical to maintain and generally speaking the heat/ventilation issues associated with a tubed pre-amp will be minimal. As an example a used conrad johns... | |
| Will an entry level tube preamp help w/ B&K ST-140 My experience is pretty much what everyone else has experienced. Once I tried a tube pre-amp I never looked back. My wife even commented how great it sounded and she doesn't give a rip! I started with a Conrad Johnson PV10a and eventually migrated... | |
| Tube Amps You did not mention any power requirements or new / used. But in your price range I would suggest a Conrad Johnson Premier 11a (70wpc) used; very reliable and user friendly. My first and only tube amp experience. I miss that amp and wish I had it ... | |
| Sony Legacy SACD Players - SCD-1, 777ES, XA-777ES So there you gooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!! | |
| Pass X150 or CJ MF 2500,,, RaytheprinterI have been told by CJ that when they perform the upgrade that it is the same as an original "A". However; you may wish to contact them and ask. They are a great company to deal with and I am sure they would be more than happy to answ... | |
| Pass X150 or CJ MF 2500,,, I listen primarily to Classical (symphonies, concertos and solo piano) along with some female jazz vocals (patrica barber and diana krall).I find the CJ MF2500A has plenty of bass response for my needs I never find myself asking for more. I am dri... | |
| Sony Legacy SACD Players - SCD-1, 777ES, XA-777ES GuysWe need to be more respectful of peoples opinions and that is what this person was asking for. I stand by my original comment that nothing competes with the SCD-1 at this price level. As a stock machine it is very good on both redbook and SACD... |