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The best CD Player for the money For the money only go out and get a $35 DVD player from Sam's Club. Bring it home and stick some soft rubbery feet on the bottom and some weight on the top (10-15 Lbs.). This will . . .	729
Anyone listening to 24/196? All the time. I download them from HD Tracks and play them on my Blacknote DSS which accepts the format	30
Best tube dac available? If your list isn't long enough there is always the Blacknote DAC30. It has a 4 tube Class A output stage along with 4 coaxial and 2 async. USB inputs. I think the damm thing even . . .	28
Best digital stream player Look at the Blacknote DSS line. No computer necessary, just a USB flash drive or external hard drive. It plays all kinds of files up to 24/192	25
Cambridge Audio 751 BD or Oppo BDP95? Isn't the Camebridge based off of the Oppo like the other manufactures do	23
Music Servers-Why so few? The people at Auraliti might not be able to respond to all questions, but the PK90 is a fantastic device that removes all the settings and guesswork from a computer based setup. I . . .	22
Tube DAC Conundrum Yes Onhwy61, A test does seem the logical thing to do. I will do just that. Thanks all	21
A "bit" of information Thank you all for your responses. I was trying to convince myself that I didn't need a new transport. I've been told my Sony DVP S900es is not good as a transport	14
Auraliti PK100 I just got a PK90. I also e-mailed them numerous times and always got a response from Ray. Sometimes it was quick, and sometimes a few days. Everything A-OK with these guys, I just. . .	13
How fast is the Oppo BDP-93? I can understand the OP's question. I have a cheap Sony BR player and it makes all these noises for about 40 seconds before the menu pops up	8
Treble Grain? How to Eliminate? Have you tried it with another input? Some say the USB is inferior to RCA in a lot of DACs	7
W4S DAC1 & STP-SE vs. W4S DAC2 as digital frontend What a mysterious answer that was	6
DAC with 4 S/PDIF inputs The Blacknote DAC30 has 4 coaxial, 2 Async USB and some other thing as well. It has 4 tubes in the output stage and comes with a remote to change inputs and has a volume control if. . .	6
New DAC or New Player?? Thank you all for responding. After reading lots of threads I have decided that SACD is over for me. I only have about 10 discs and some of them are hybrid anyway. I am going to . . .	5
OPPO BD95 output question Kal is totally correct. The way you want to hook it up, you only need the 93. They are the same unit to that point. I am just adding my 2¢ to re-inforce Kal's comment	4
Laziness in a dark room & digital hi-fi Look into a Blacknote DSS 15 it will read FLAC off a hard drive and has a built in HQ DAC	4
Tube Buffer between cdp & pre My digital source Blacknote DSS 30 has a built in passive volume output, so to better match the impedances I use an Audio Horizons TB 5.0 tube buffer in between the Blacknote and . . .	3