elberoth2

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To all Canadian residents. Hi Rez downloads
Fine a friend in the us. Ask him to pay for them with his CC. PayPal him the money back. Easy. 
Esoteric X-05 or Wadia 860
Adamg - take into consideration, that CD-3 and Esoteric are two very different sounding players. 
Upgrades for Definitive Mythos Loudspeakers
Thanks for sharing ! I will try that with mine ! 
Esoteric X-05 or Wadia 860
If you could streatch your budget to $4400, you can get an ARC CD-7. A much better player than both mentioned above IMO. Wadia 860 drive is discontinued - this is a high risk purchase. 
Audio Research Ref: CD8
Now it is a good time to get an used CD-7 IMO. S/H prices have dropped to ~$5k, even for low mileage units - I would argue that it would be difficoult to find a better player for the money.Sure, CD-8 is even better, but twice as expensive. 
Wilson Audio floor jack
BTW - for those interested, RRP on the brand new jack is $799. 
Wilson Audio floor jack
Thanks. 
Wilson Audio floor jack
How much is it ? 
Opus 21
The drive used is DVS DSL-710A 
Audio Research Ref: CD8
Dave, you cannot make general statements like that. Ref 3 and CD-7/8 sound very different to each other, in terms of overall balance - and both are tube based, and both use 6H30 tube.There is a general consensus that the Ref 3 is a much better pre... 
Audio Research Ref: CD8
I have had a chance to listen to the CD-8 for the first time this past weekend. One thing I was affraid of was that the CD-8 will be brighter than the CD-7. It is not. It is much more transparent, but it is not brighter. It still has a lot of bloo... 
Using External Word Clock with Transporter?
Interesting. Thanks for the info ! 
Using External Word Clock with Transporter?
using an external word clock implies the TP plays hi-rez files at half speed!What do you mean ? 
wadia 20 transport and 25 dac
The price for this combo is sky high IMO. 
what happened to Cary 500MB?
The 500MB is the only amp I bought twice. It has gobs of power (I have had great success driving Audiostatic speakers, that are 72dB efficient), great dynamics and bass slam, exceptional soundstage depth and above avg mirodynamics. The only thing ...