rberes

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Commentary on McIntosh Digital Products?
I Have a MCD-751 transport and MDA-700 D to A and it sounds excellent to me. Very smooth, very detailed and transparent. My last player was a Linn CD-12, and while the Mac is very different from the Linn, I enjoy it just as much. I am using it wit... 
Ikemi vs Wadia 831 vs Naim CDX
Three excellent machines, I went from a Levinson 39 to the Linn Ikemi and have never looked back. Read the review at Soundstage.com where he compares the two, I think you might find it helpful. If you are looking for analog sounding players its th... 
Where s the bass?
Sean's post is correct. Walk around your room with the music playing and see if the bass level changes in volume. You or your speakers may be sitting in a bass suck-out location. Consider having your room analyzed to reccomend the best location fo... 
Best Pre-amp processor
The Proceed is a pretty good unit, however I feel the Linn 5103 has the best sound. While lacking in component video ins and outs, I think its sound is the one to beat for both music and video soundtracks. I am very happy with mine. 
Demise of "Audio" magazine
At least Audio had the class to offer a replacement magazine, unlike Fi who took my 3 yr. paid subsrciption after their last issue....Its too bad as Audio had its own unique approach which I thought was well done, I will miss them.