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Replacing my Arcam cd 23 with what??
I went to the audio research cd-3 mkII. It was an improvement but not as much as I thought it would be certainly not the difference in price.Don't waste your time on the ayre cx-7e, it is not better than the cd-23! its not even close.Imho you're g... 
ERS Cloth uses
This is in response to Audiavreseller thread. Anybody who's been in audio any length of time knows that you cannot measure with meters or anything else what tweaks do for a system. It is what you hear with your ears that determineswhether or not s... 
Synergy..what is it and why pay for it
Synergy simply put is all components in your system working together(in combination)to produce a well defined, detailed and balanced sound without any one component overshadowing the other rather each complimenting the other in what it's suppose t... 
ERS Cloth uses
I've had great success in using it wrapped around speaker terminals, interconnect terminations and inside CD player right above transport. Also wrapped around powercord plugs.This stuff definitely cuts out the digital glare and harshness from your... 
Modern day female jazz recommendations
Rebecca Parris, Mary Stallings,Diane Reeves. Regina Belle is not necessarily known as a jazz singer more pop/rb actually but has an excellent voice. 
Anybody Felt Lower-End ARC preamps Bass-Shy?
I've had the LS-15 and LS-16mkII and currently have LS-25mkII. There was a considerable difference in bass response from LS-16mkII and the 25mkII however the LS-16 had very good bass response. There are other things that affect bass response such ... 
ARCAM CD23 internal DAC vs. stand-alone DAC
There's no real advantage to adding a stand alone DAC to the CD-23. As you mentioned the Ring-DAc was an still is one the best internal/external DAC's available. The only reason Arcam changed from Ring Dac to Wolfson was because they couldn't reac... 
Problem with Audio Research Ref 3 or Ref 210's
Sounds like the processor in the Ref 3. Could have been a power surge or spike that may caused this to happen.Turn off the unit and unplug it for 10 seconds, plug it back in turn it back on. That should resolve it Also, you may want to call Audio ... 
Best 6H30 for CJ Premier 140?
Conus audio in Canada. 
Leave an amp "on" permanetly
I have a Audio Resaerch D-150.2 solidstate amp which I leave on all the time(24/7) I do this because this amp is a class T digital design which runs extremely cool all the time and because of this its performance is greatly affected when not left ... 
Speaker Cable Suggestion
Save yourself some time and money. Get the audio metallurgygold reference speaker cables and ga-0 interconnects (just reviewed in stereotimes)they're probably the most neutral cables out there. I auditioned them in my system side by side against t... 
Triangle Speaker owners
I have the stratos series triangle naia's. I'm using the Audio Research D-150.2 solid state amp.What is it your're trying to find out? 
Help CDP over vinyl upgrade advice please
You're not going to get CD to sound as good as vinyl(anyone who tells you different can't hear!)particularly in the price range you're are talking. However,you can get CD to sound more analog like and thus become a more acceptable and enjoyable so... 
CD player upgrade/ Arcam vs. Ayre
Thanks for the subwoofer suggestion, I had thought about that at one time. However, because I'm somewhat of a tweak freak, I've done some other things to improve bass response as well as overall sound. Things such as maple platforms and brass cone... 
CD player upgrade/ Arcam vs. Ayre
Thanks Bob, your comments were also very helpful.