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When is digital going to get the soul of music? . For me, digital has the heart AND soul of music. I'm in music heaven	699
Sony SCD-XA5400ES-Best SACD for under $10,000 . 03-02-11: Zmanastronomy Has anyone noticed the OP hasn't chimed in since he started this thread ? That's odd. Zmanastronomy, your observation has some merit. I believe the . . .	310
Attn Vinyl lovers - what CD Player do you use? Audio Research CD7	245
The CD player is dead....... . I have to chuckle at the members here that say that they like to hold the recording in their hand and like to read the liner notes. It reminds me of 1998 when Apple came out . . .	201
Are CD players dead . Cd's and vinyl will live at least another 50 years because hard-core audiophiles will never give in to the inevitable changes. However, as a viable medium of choice for the . . .	161
the best CD player between 6'000 - 10'000 $ ? . Vandersteenguy, I concur....the CD7 is the real thing	107
Killing BluRay, new Oppo BR 83 . If you've got a projector and a screen of 100 inches or more, blu ray is the only way to fly. However, screens that big are in the vast minority among consumers. Blu Ray will . . .	94
Why CD players will never be dead . It reminds me of the final days of my TT when I could listen to the whole album without having to flip over and clean before playing side 2. The ritual in the end was bogus. It. . .	92
Are Disc Players Dead? . These audio debates are hilarious. I love it! The disc player guys versus the server guys. ....and the vinyl guys think that both of you are nuts	82
If your whole system costs $40,000.... . Very simple. Spend as much as you can afford to spend on the best player for the amount of money that fits your budget	80
Why Do You Still Have Vinyl if You Don't Play it? . Basically, this whole thing comes down to convenience. A lot of the LP's that I own, I only want to hear one or two tracks sometime. Sorry, but I'm just not going to go through . . .	77
Listing of Opamps for EE Minimax DAC Plus . From the context of all the posts here, I have to assume that an opamp is the same thing as a tube or a valve. Is that correct	68
Preamps built Into DACs . Thanks Steve, the reason that I started this thread is that some of the DACs that I'm interested in that have great reviews are DAC/pre units. I'm a die-hard Audio Research . . .	68
who needs a cd player anymore . I bought a SqueezeBox and I love it. I really love the convenience of it. It sounds pretty good too. I like it so much that I'm thinking of pulling the trigger on it's big . . .	62
How many more years before cd's become passe? The audio cassette actuall eclipsed LP's first. It seems there will probably be no more than a 15 year lifespan for a dominant format from henceforth with the speed that . . .	61
How many still listen to CD's daily. . 98%...Streaming...50/50 Pandora and my hard drive 1%....CD's........I own over 1,000 cd's 1%....Vinyl.......I own over 3,000 LP's As you can see, I rarely use any original discs. . .	53
Who has found happiness giving up cd player? . I can't give it up just yet, but I rarely listen to my cd player. I primarily listen to my Squeezebox for music. I'm waiting for the next generation Logitech Transporter, then . . .	52
Klipsch forte II what league are they in? About 20 years ago I used to dream of owning them one day. I used to go the local Good Guys electronics store a couple of times a month just to look at them. Never heard them . . .	49
FM Radio is dead ....R.I.P . Bombaywalla, You need to subscribe to Rhapsody music service. Ten bucks a month. They have over 100 Coleman Hawkins albums. You can create custom playlists	48
Footers? . Someone suggested hockey pucks to me several years ago. I use themm and they work great and I haven't looked back	43
Squeze Box Question . I love my cd player, my turntable and my FM tuner. However, my unmodded Squeezebox with no external DAC has become my number one source of listening to music. It's just too . . .	43
DACs With Killer Built-In Preamps . Be careful, I understand the Killer Dacs are claiming old school dyed-in-the-wool audiophiles by the hundreds. Don't get too close, or you could be next	37
New Oppo 103 & 105 Q&A Interview . Click Here ForAudioholic online Oppo Q&A interview	33
CDP's being dumped for hard drive driven units? . ....within the next 12 months, I'm getting a Modwright modded Transporter and going all-in with a hard-drive system. The sound quality has improved to the point that whatever . . .	32
ModWright Transporter Janperry, What type of digital files do you play on your Transporter? Wav files, Apple lossless, or Windows Media Lossless, MP3? Whis one sounds better, best to you? Is the . . .	30
Who has found happiness giving up on DACs? . Not me. I'm moving away from a cd player in the near future. I'm moving towards going with a server based system with a killer dac and either a Squeezebox Touch or a . . .	27
Best CD player under $5K? . What Shakey said	26
How many switches do you have to flip the play a CD? . Nine	25
Tube CD player? What's wrong with a Chinese-made player if it sounds good	24
Breakout DAC for 2013? . I do not believe in 'santa claus, nor the easter bunny, nor that some cheap DAC is suddenly going to be THE one to 'break through' and be fantastic, way better than anything . . .	22
Best internet stations for Jazz, esp. Classic/Cool . KUVO in Denver KKJZ in Los Angeles/Long Beach Pandora lets you create your own personal stations. I have personally created at least 50 jazz stations on Pandora	22
Is the ''entry level'' DAC becoming extinct ? . Entry level preamps could be in trouble too. Last weekend I heard an Oppo 105 connected directly to an amp, it was outstanding	20
Squeezebox Line Comes to an End . NOOOOOO	20
Inexpensive Transport . Yeah what Joncourage said	20
Most stylish CD player . . The Oracle wins this contest hands down. Just an incredible looking machine	20
Do you need a DAC for internet radio only? . Drubin, if you like jazz, there are killer stations in Switzerland, Spain, Japan, Brazil and France that are broadcast over the web that sound fantastic. Lots more jazz stations. . .	17
Buying Fewer CD's & LP's Because of Pandora? . I sure buy a lot less music because of online streaming. Between Rhapsody,Pandora and my own cd and lp collection, I'm pretty much well taken care of. I just haven't seen the . . .	13
Replacement for Squeezebox Touch? . .. 'boxen', verrry cool	13
Would you use a smartphone as a controller? . I use my iPhone to control my SqueezeBox and Roku players. Works as good as or better than the remote that came with the players	12
best $200 blu-ray for streaming Netflix . Get the Roku...great image and tiny footprint	12
Internet Radio Questions..... . Dude, you need a Squeezebox Touch and all of your prayers will be answered. I have more jazz stations from all over the world bookmarked that I have time to listen to. If you . . .	9
FLAC or Windows Lossless for music archive? . Mlsstl, ultimateley I will decide for myself what's best for me. However, I'd like to hear what others have experienced....from their experiences and writings here, I will be . . .	9
Are You Using A Separate DAC With Your Oppo 105? . Wow, that's impressive. The new Perfect Wave DAC is $4k. The mere fact that it was thought of as equal or near equal to the Perfect Wave makes it an astounding bargain	8
Outstanding Service from Logitech . I called them about three years ago with a problem and they handled it like clockwork. They were very paitient and spent a lot of time with me on the phone until we got the . . .	8
Rhapsody dropouts on SqueezeBox . Winger, I have run Rhapsody for three years with no problems until recently. I checked my internet speed and all is well. Also, I stream internet radio stations at 192 kbps and. . .	8
Comparable product to Logitech Transporter? . Marantz has a new unit coming out soon that streams audio. It works very similar to the Squeezebox and Transporter. MSRP is $800. The device has not been released. But, you . . .	7
"Whatever Happened To The Audiophile?" . The most chilling stat was the 60% drop in sales in a little over a decade. If that's true, we're dropping like flies	7
Anyone road test the new ARC Ref CD-9?? . No volume control on this model, it would canibalize their reference dac	6
Is the Transporter gone out of production forever? . I meant the Squeezebox Touch paired with about $2k worth of DAC	6
What is rebuffering? . You guys are great, thanks to all of you for your advice and suggestions. There is enough stuff in your posts that you guys have suggested to assure me that I can remedy this . . .	6
Upgrade the Squeebox or get a Transporter? I'm going with the new power supply and external DAC....if I ever decide to upgrade anything else, I should be able to sell off the parts individually with no hassle. Thanks . . .	5
My Quest For More And Better Music . Rlwainwright, I was being lazy. You called me on it, and rightly so. I apologize to you and the other members of the 'Gon. I'd seen other members do it without being called . . .	4
How do I feed Internet Radio to my rig? . Ditto Squeezebox Touch, it's a giant killer. You will be very pleased. It will be the best $300 you ever spend in audio	4
Is HD Radio on its last leg? . Advrider, internet radio is where it's at nowadays. Kiss all of your over-the-air radios goodbye. I'm sure your jazz station streams on the web. If it doesn't, you have at . . .	4
Anyone heard the new Audio Research Dac-8? . Autosports, thanks for the link. It was quite useful with lots of good info. mitch	4
www.archive.org grateful dead streaming.... . Click Here	3
What is a Region 1 DVD? Thanks guys.....your answers were a big help. I don't buy, I only rent......so, I should be pretty safe with anything I get from NetFlix. mitch	3
ARC CD7 vs ? ? I had the ARC cd2 prior to the cd7.......no contest, cd7 was light years better	3
Any Benefits of a DAC vs a one box player? I was just told that the Audio Research DAC-5 is old technology. Will $500 worth of DAC make much of an improvement here? Will $1000 worth of DAC make a marked improvement over $. . .	3
AR's new DAC digital media bridge . At $15k it would be a shame to waste the preamp section in this unit to use it only as a DAC if you already have an excellent preamp and you need to play vinyl too. But, if you . . .	2
Audio Research new DSpre . I would be curious to hear this preamp/DAC. I once owned the ARC LS-10 solid state preamp and it was outstanding. That preamp was made 16 years ago. I'm sure this new solid . . .	2
The DAC in the Audio Research CD8 . ...thanks Hans	2
What Is A Digital Media Bridge? . I did some web searching and found out Audio Research is coming out with a new Reference DAC. Here is a peek from reviewers at CES. http://www.whathifi.com/news/ces-2012-audio. . .	1