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| Are you still playing CDs after, comp based syst? Neal, I think you hit the nail on the head. My PC rig was basic, at best, but it still bested my CDP in terms of clarity, detail, ambience and extension at both ends. It wasn't until I tried some old Mapleshade ICs I had that now, the CDP bested m... | |
| Are you still playing CDs after, comp based syst? It sounds like a lot of folk are settling for a computer based system and extolling its virtues, proclaiming the death of CDPs.It's only when I read reviews like this: http://www.stereotimes.com/ (on the Laufer Teknik Memory Player 64) that I real... | |
| Perfectionist Audio I second Ivan's POV and Elizabeth's as well.It's been difficult, financially, to assemble what I want which led to the 'read, read, read' part of the equation, which led to a kind of enlightenment coupled with a temperament and discipline, of sort... | |
| What makes a good piece of audio gear ? No matter the design (did I just say that? LOL), one always reads in a review how they end up testing with 'their' ears. So, as long as ears don't change with the one who heads development, a 'house sound' will exist from one model to the next wit... | |
| I just had my Audiogon account hacked . . . Of all the ways to make a living and 'they' decide to scam hobbyists. Enterprising little bastards, aren't they?Pardon my French but it seemed appropriate. All the best,Nonoise | |
| How many switches do you have to flip the play a CD? My CDP is on all the time so it's one switch for the integrated, one for 'open tray', the insertion of the disc itself, 'close' and then 'play'.What's all the hubbub?All the best,Nonoise | |
| What, if any, component to upgrade? Advice? When it comes to upgrade, it's hard to stop at just one item to replace. The first two suggestions are a good place to start. The Bifrost will set you back about $400 or so (if you forgo the USB) which would leave you with $600 to put towards a po... | |
| DIY Music Server. Check out computeraudiophile.com as a starting point. You may not need to go any further. Either way, you'll have a great reference. All the best,Nonoise | |
| CD Player under $1k If you can find a TEAC PDH-600, grab it. The guys at Esoteric sprinkled some fairly dust on it and it sounds quite nice.All the best,Nonoise | |
| Voltage Problems in the Caribbean I don't think anything short of going off the grid will solve your problems. Batteries are probably the only way for you to get consistent power, but that can get expensive.I dread to think how I'd deal with a situation like yours. Best of luck.Al... | |
| neutrality vs musicality This has been debated to death numerous times but it still begs the question as there really is no satisfactory answer. All I can add is to enjoy what you have until you can find/afford better, going slow, gaining insight along the way. You'll fin... | |
| New level of ridiculousness It's nice to see that gilding the lily is still in vogue for those who see the silk in the sows ear.The 1% have to have something to show for all their toils pushing all that funny money around.All the best,Nonoise | |
| 6Moons.com vs. Stereo Times Sabai, The clarification I needed was when I needed to know if, say, a speaker would be compatible with an amp. From two separate reviews I'd try to glean what I could and then ask Srajan about it.I've only done that a couple of times and he, like... | |
| 6Moons.com vs. Stereo Times I find all this ado about the style of writing about as valid (and dismisssive) as the arguments denegrating them, namely, not worth much. Either you like their style or don't. To go on about it probably elicits a smile from the masthead of 6moons... | |
| is one ear usually stronger? At least you guys can put the object in the circle. I never could. I have a lazy eye and as a result, I always see two of everything. One eye always dominates and the other eventually shuts down and goes its own way.It's not as bad as when I was y... |