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| $5000 universal player ... am I a fool ? The quality of any digital source will always be revealed or limited by the accompanying electronics. IMO, any reasonably priced Blu-Ray player will be appropriate, and there's no reason to replace the Lexicon. | |
| Sophia II's and Pass Labs etc All I know is, my $10,000 XA-60.5 get no love, either from users here or from Pass Labs, apparently.Boo hoo. | |
| SOTA reel to reel players 04-27-09: Johnnyb53Has anybody tried using a VHS-Hi-Fi VCR just for recording analog 2-track?A friend of mine did this many years ago. The sound was exceptional. | |
| Good stores in LA Fourfour, are you looking to hear something specific? If so, mentioning the brand might help (and save you some time).If you're looking to kill some time, traveling to any of the above mentioned stores in LA traffic will kill a good amount of it. ... | |
| Steam cleaning records 2 So, we are to now accept that Aquafina water is SOTA record cleaning?I suggest you hit the bong...surely Mr. Fremer has been familiar with it himself in the past. | |
| Steam cleaning records 2 Nope, spending one's time comparing Aquafina to Peak, or NERL, or any other purified water for the purpose of cleaning records is about as silly as I can imagine in this hobby. | |
| $5000 universal player ... am I a fool ? There's a used Esoteric UX-3SE available now under $5k. Best transport available in any disc player except for the UX-1. Plays all formats except for Blu-Ray and HDCD. | |
| Steam cleaning records 2 Peak battery water, distilled water, purified water, NERL water, and now Aquafina.Doesn't this incessant fuss over water seem a little silly? | |
| Speaker placement: Any difference for cd or vinyl? One placement fits all.However, I have found that changing preamp or amplification often requires tweaking speaker placement slightly. | |
| High power handling speakers Consider used Von Schweikert VR4 Gen III HSE. They handle up to 1000 wpc. They should sell right around $3000. | |
| No frills CD player for tube amp Your brightness issue will be solved more effectively with a speaker change than with a CD player change.Sell the Paradigm speakers, and use your $1200 budget on a used pair of LSA Model 2 or Silverline Prelude.Either will surpass the Paradigm spe... | |
| music hall 25.2 DAC mod Jplige, welcome to Audiogon. Please turn off your caps lock. Writing in caps makes posts difficult to read. | |
| Daedalus Twoleftears, I've never debated the relative merits of the Sonata III versus the Bolero, although I believe Newbee has offered some comments. Since I've never heard the Bolero, there'd be no basis for me to enter into a debate about them. | |
| best source for guitar amp tubes Doug's Tubes is has been an excellent source in my experience, and Doug places particular focus on guitar tubes and amps. | |
| Daedalus Barrelchief, is this still your system (from April 2006)?Electrocompaniet EMC-1 24/192 CDPAesthetix Calypso-Tube PreH2O Audio-Signature M250 Solid State Power AmpsKubala-Sosna Cabling Throughout |