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What makes a Cd player a Great cd player
A couple of major differences between a good CPD and great CDP are the DACs used and the quality of the output section. It is hard to make a poorly recorded CD sound good but there is a major difference on quality mastered CDs. And now there are n... 
Upgrading Rotel RCD-1072
Have you considered buying a dac for the Rotel? Might be a better bang for the buck... 
copland drc 205
I bought the unit when it first came out. I had never tried any other units but as I recall, most were built into the pre-amp and I wanted to keep using my Supratek Chardonnay. The rest of my system is rear-loaded horn speakers using AER mkII driv... 
Amp and speakers combo- Magnepan MG 1.6/QR
I would say your source for music is the problem. Try a Jolida tube CD player for example. Or try an OPPO BDP-83 SE which will give you an universal player. At any rate, Magnepans are very revealing speakers and I would think your source is your w... 
Ideal Preamp/Processor for 2-Channel & Phono Stage
You might consider a different approach by buying a digital room connection device such as the COPLAND DRC-205. Then you wouldn't sacrifice losing quality you are now getting with your current pre-amp with a surround sound processor See their webs... 
Newbie Power Cord Question
Hi Ed, The Nite is stiff but adjustable to any set-up required. The weight can be a problem when you have your equipment mounted in high position with no support for the cable and you are using it on a very light piece of equipment - less than 10 ... 
Newbie Power Cord Question
I would strongly suggest you buy the Virtual Dynamics Nite power cord currently on Audigon for $200. I have tried a lot of different PCs and the VDs are hard to beat. You will hear a significant improvement with the Nite PC and at $200, it is a ba... 
Looking for a good Transport. Help.
Audio Note makes excellent equipment. You might want to research the Audio Note cdt-two cd transport. You need to find what is a good match with the ARC. 
What's next for the ultimate sound quality?
If you go with a kit for amplification, check out the Audio Note kits. 
What's next for the ultimate sound quality?
You describe two shortfalls: soundstage and imaging and thin sound. The soundstage and imaging could be improved with the acoustical treatment as suggested by Mdowns32. You are probably getting alot of sound reflection which blurs the image and so... 
Altis Audio Reference Manual
I have found my copy of the manual. Took a while. I have the 4V tube version w/ 4 12AU7s. There was also a 2V version with 2 12AX7s. I also have three reviews which provide some additional info about the DAC. I have had mine for about 6-7 years. I... 
about to jump into the power cord foray
Let's keep our perspective on the subject of audio. It is suppose to be fun. But it has become many, many times more complex over the last 40 years. We did not have as many options in equipment and cables were not even on the radar scope for most ... 
about to jump into the power cord foray
I really like Virtual Dynamics power chords which I have used 2002 - I have Signatures (discontinued) and Nites. There is a significant improvement with these cables. I have tried others, some more expensive and not been as impressed by the VDs. T... 
Okay......best single box reference CD player
Website for Playback Design MPS-5http://www.bluelightaudio.com/playbackdesigns.html 
Room Correction Hardware options ?
I have had very good luck with the Copland DRC 205.