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Are CD players dead
guess you're going to be stuck listening to them on that EMM. poor guy. :) 
Help choosing Speakers for Rega Brio-R
the vandersteens really are a steal. i hadn't realized that they had been upgraded yet again until i saw the 1CI designation in your post, johnny. now with tweeter from the 3A? i love the continual improvements to the line and the way components f... 
Rega RS-3
king david used to be a giant killer. 
Rega RS-3
thanks for the follow up! i'd always heard great things about dnm. there's a local dealer nearby. i'll look into it. 
Help choosing Speakers for Rega Brio-R
so true about speaker preference. it's all different strokes for different folks,with no real right or wrong. another option with the brio r, if you were interested in a floorstanding speaker, would be the vandersteen 1c. i bought a pair for $225 ... 
Dac suggestions to pair with Squeezebox Touch
i've mostly used it with the valab nos dac and the eastern electric minimax plus dac. i didn't spend much time listening to the analog outputs so can't offer much by way of comparison. i'll check the analog outputs again and let you know what i th... 
Dac suggestions to pair with Squeezebox Touch
i totally forgot about the schiit. can't wait until more user reviews of that pop up. and you can always add usb later for $100 when you need it. 
Dac suggestions to pair with Squeezebox Touch
my understanding is that the dac in the touch already outputs 24/96 via the analog outputs. for pandora and internet radio that should sound fine. has he listened to it that way yet? if he were using lossless files, he may want to look into an ext... 
Doge 8 Clarity
i have the original doge 8 and only used the MM phono input. it was fantastic with none of the hiss. my understanding was that the MM employed the tube section while the MC phonostage was the JFET. i never used it but by all accounts it sucked. ev... 
Help choosing Speakers for Rega Brio-R
bummer about the brightness experience. another option might be silverline minuet supremes. i had the older version and thought they were fantastic but never had them paired with my brio 3 and don't know how they would sound with the brio r. good ... 
Rega RS-3
thanks for the heads up. did you try the rega fsc quattro? if you did, i'm just curious how it compared to the dnm reson. if not, no worries. enjoy! 
Help choosing Speakers for Rega Brio-R
+1 for full Rega system and system synergy. I'd be willing to bet an audition of the RS1 or even a stretch to the RS3 would leave you silly happy. Ron Sexsmith just got a pair of RS1s. If it's good enough for him... :) 
NOLA Boxers in my space
only on an audiophile forum could someone write a long review explicitly stating how pleased they are with a pair of speakers and be told that they should "explore some of the better speaker offerings out there." 
Smooth/Musical Bookshelves upto $1500 - $2000
Rana, in the life of an Audiogon thread, this is the part where I start praying for the original poster to go audition the most reasonable offerings and report his/her findings and experiences. Please. Make my prayers come true. :) Good luck! Ther... 
Good tube preamp with Sony 5400
:) I won't be selling it that soon. I think a year is a more appropriate length of time to keep for me to something and get a feel for it. Wish I could help but don't have any experience with any of those preamp manufacturers' products in one syst...