sonicbeauty
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| Your best ''outstanding'' products in last 5 yrs? I second the Gemme Audio Katana. Might ''look'' expensive at first glance on a Website (photos don't do it justice). In real life, it is breathtaking and sounds like it too. Nothing to envey a 20K pair of Kharmas... | |
| Review: Cambridge Audio iD-100 Digital Dock Transport Quick update: After weeks in use, still performs flawlessly, just a great product!Not missing my previous Wadia 170il at all.... | |
| What is your source for discovering new music? I like roaming the Web with my Ipod Touch into the new ID100 digital dac from Cambridge audio...into a DacMagic.I am mainly using the incredibly cheap .99 cents InTune app for hundreds of FM stations and Web radios from around the world.I especial... | |
| HDCD recommendations?? Prairie Winds - Neil Young (and most other recent releases). | |
| "Best" DAC for a grand or less There are SO many variables that finally, how a DAC measures is academic. It's how it SOUNDS that matters, in the CONTEXT of the system's synergy. A Dac's ''flaws'' (or lack of ''measurement'') may actually contribute to the overall musical experi... | |
| What is your favorite tv theme song/composition? ''The Munsters'', ''Cheers'' and ''Hawaii 5-0'' !!! | |
| Advice on a turntable for a clean midlevel system I think - given the situation - that the mmf7 is a better choice than any VPI turntable. Not because it isn't a great table IT IS.But, read the initial post again....it needs to be COST EFFECTIVE. Looking at the A'Gon ads today you can get a compl... | |
| Advice on a turntable for a clean midlevel system Usually, most Music Hall turntables offer pretty good value. I own the mmf-7 (not the 7.1). It has things like an external, isolated motor, a nice acrylic platter, double-deck base, a nice cartrige that comes with it, ajustable VTA (something the ... | |
| "Best" DAC for a grand or less Killer value and flexibility minus any bragging rights: the amazing and inexpensive Cambridge Audio DacMagic. Try it before spending a lot more for small (if any) improvements. You can always sell it if you don't like it! | |
| Are tone controls worth a second look ? After re-visited my own thread a year later, I might as well share my updated experience.After a good decade+ of not having tone controls, I could hardly let them go now. After owning mega-dollar amps, I ''downgraded'' to an Anthem 225 with tones,... | |
| Are tone controls worth a second look ? After re-visited my own thread a year later, I might as well share my updated experience.After a good decade+ of not having tone controls, I could hardly let them go now. After owning mega-dollar amps, I ''downgraded'' to an Anthem 225 with tones,... | |
| Are tone controls worth a second look ? Just visiting this thread a year later - any further comments? | |
| Anthem 225 vs Yamaha A-S2000 Well, I guess only fools cannot change their perception of things! I had been thinking about my initial Yamaha audition when I purchased my Anthem 225. It had me thinking for months...well, I gave it another go and must admit that finally, it does... | |
| Review: Musical Fidelity A5 Integrated Amplifier I owned this amplifier for about 1 year, and unfortunately, in my system and with my ears, the A5 was borderline intolerable. I tried with different cables, sources, no go. Maybe I have thing with the MF sound (I sure do have a thing against their... | |
| Review: Yamaha A S-2000 Amplifier Nice website and products by the way! I can imagine this player with a top-notch mod, the LAST machine many folks would ever need...It surely feels oversized and overbuilt, nice for a change in this price range.Would be interesting to try it out w... |