dekay
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| Rega Planet vs Cal Audio Labs Icon MK II Sorry Gthirteen and not sorry Naimbrain. I should have been a little more PC in my comments about the Planet. This was just my take on it after auditioning it in two shops when I was looking for a player for my stepson. And it does depend on the a... | |
| What time do you wear? Seiko "5" 21 jewel auto, white face with arabic numbers, SS case and band (NOS from the 80's). Also have Mido Oceanstar 21 jewel auto, white dial, silver and black enamel markers, SS case -w- blue leather band that I have not seen for years, but i... | |
| Old Timers Advice Required PS: I am forty-five, is that considered old? | |
| Old Timers Advice Required Both the amp and the preamp have sold in the $350.00 to $400.00 price range in the past on Ebay. If they have been well maintained they should still sound good today. Holman also helped design the preamp phono stage of the Advent 300 receiver whic... | |
| Rega Planet vs Cal Audio Labs Icon MK II Klender: The Icon MK II (without the Powerboss/HDCD upgrade) should sell used and in very good condition for around $400-$450. That said it is a much better player than the Planet in musical accuracy while still maintaining a smooth analog quality... | |
| Best Music Review Resource Ditto: This site. The mini reviews at BMG and Columbia are hard to swallow, even many of the ones taken from pro reviews, IMO. Perhaps we could have more music threads. Audiogon does not seem to mind, though I do not think that it is what they wou... | |
| looking for an amp ??? If you go with tubes now you can save the added expense of switching to them later. I tried SS in my recent system and have had tube systems in the past. I like the convenience and the sound of my Musical Fidelity amp but long for the 3D and music... | |
| cable shopping...Help! Try the Mapleshade Clearview Ultrathin Digital @ $32.50. Or, the Clearview Double Helix Digital @ $120.00 (I use this one and am very happy with its musical yet detailed sound). The website is @(mapleshaderecords.com/tweaks). I am using it from a ... | |
| New Speakers Rwd: If possible in your area try and audition the higher end Reynaud speakers. They are all supposed to be musical instead of HiFi. I own their cheapest model and could not be happier with the sound. | |
| Do the Audio gods shine upon you? Slowhand: I experience changes for good (and bad) quite often as I live in LA where the juice is quite iffy at times. Right now the system sounds smoother, but with less detail and my computer keeps crashing. I assume that it because of continuous... | |
| Opinion on Buena Vista social club CD? There are four CD's that I am aware of (we have the first three). Plus there was a sampler CD put out by Barnes & Noble "Women of Song" that contains two singles from the latest solo CD. So, I guess that makes five CD's kind of. All are great,... | |
| CD Player w Volume control-Suggestions? See if you can audition the Theta Miles. It has a nice and punchy rythem, good seperation on instruments and is very musical. If you like your sound not quite as much "in your face", then check out the Resolution Audio models 50 and 55. I use a pl... | |
| Sand bags under a cdp - didn't work well Cornfed: You can just make a rectangle (like a picture frame) out of wood trim (or whatever) and place the tube inside so that it does not touch the sides. The top of the rectangle should also clear the bottom of the player. This is pretty much wh... | |
| Sony XA-7es and the 777es Someone was just selling Sony Model DVP-S9000 units on Ebay for $1600.00. They had a gold face that was claimed to only be available on the Japanese market. MSRP was claimed to be around $2300.00. Is this an older version, or the Japanese version ... | |
| The best combo under 3K. If you could wait and save another $1K you could purchase and audition the Musical Fidelity AV pre and power amps with a 30 day return policy from The Audio Advisor. If they are on par with the rest of the "A" gear they will out perform any of the... |