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CD player how much to invest
Mordante;1."But is it worth the investment"-Only you can decide;In my case it was a firm Yes.2. "That is maybe 90% of a €10.000 CD player"-.true.BUT,isn't in true for everything else too?3."Are more expesive CD player really a lot better then mid ... 
Attn Vinyl lovers - what CD Player do you use?
dcs Ouccini with U- clock,Playing SACD ,XRCD and the likes 
Kharma v Focal v Avalon
Defride,I own the Kharma .I have been having it for the past few years.What It does best:1}Transparency2}Dissapearing almost like an open baffle and electrostatic speakers.BUT,The speaker is so unforgiving to inferior electronics,cablings ,resonan... 
Which SACD sound better than Vinyl
once your sytem has reached a certain level of resolutions,You would realize that the Quality of the recordings and where it is pressed is perharps more important than the medium itself....That is why it comes to no surprise that SACD done correct... 
Which SACD sound better than Vinyl
SACDs done well will make you forget momentarily about Vinyl;they are CLEARLY superior to Redbook CDs in EVERY aspect.The Titles are too many to mentioned ,but if you are just beggining to have a taste of what SACDs are meant to sound ,start with ... 
Adding Esoteric G-03X Clock to X03-SE cd player
Audiofeil,With Regards to Esoterics;!.Would you not ask your customer to change the Stock cord supplied by Esoteric or you think there is no difference?2.What about footers like Finite Elemente under the Esoterics,would It not make significant imp... 
Adding Esoteric G-03X Clock to X03-SE cd player
Chyro, "but I was wondering how you could possibly know what MOST Esoteric users in Japan were purchasing and how they match their systems? Just curious."-My wife Is a Japanese,My Father in law {a Japanese living in Japan,a professor of Electronic... 
Adding Esoteric G-03X Clock to X03-SE cd player
ROOr,these are the improvements you would expect from adding an external clock;1.More naturalness i.e. closer to analogue .This you would not be able to hear if you use class D amp.2.More air and space around the instuments.3.Better timing to the ... 
Adding Esoteric G-03X Clock to X03-SE cd player
Audiofiel,Obviously you have been misleading a lot of yor customers.I suggest you take a flight,go to Japan.You would find that MOST Japanese Esoterics owners will Use their machines with a n external clock..Now,the improvements ina well set syste... 
Adding Esoteric G-03X Clock to X03-SE cd player
Roor,The improvements will be very significant.Master clocks are one of the most underutilised part in Digital playback.In case of Esoteric,any Esoteric SACD player ,you should not buy the player without the clock. 
Digital Amps vs Solid State Amps
Mapman,I like many different amps from SETs to SS behemoth ala Burmester referance range;but i have not found a class D amp that I like,as much as i tried to.There is something strange about them,they sound quite impressive on short demo but I act... 
Digital Amps vs Solid State Amps
I think the combinations of Thiel and Digital amps is an audio disaster waiting to happen.While the Thiels are amongst the most accurate loudspeakers around,the sound tend to be bright .I have found the old Class A Mark Levinsons to be amongst the... 
The CD player is dead.......
Devilboy,Your statement smacks of innoconce,it reminds me of the time of the beggining of Digital era where Vinyl was suppose to be dead.The "computer' era is still evolving IMO .there are still too many issues that are Unresolved.I say ,hang on t... 
best racks,amp stands etc.
AZjake,I am surprised that you are giving up on the FE...but here are some of the 'cheaper 'alternative to FE that I have found to be very good;1.TAOC-superb,perharps the best value for money racks and footers available in the market today.The sou... 
Acoustic Zen Adagio vs. Harbeth S-HL5
Like I said before,the Adagio is not a finished product;But tweak them well ,and you will be rewarded accordingly. If you think the cerabase is too expansive ,a cheaper alternative is to put them on the TAOC board.These are quite cheap in asia,tho...