"Not only have I lost the magic.....".

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Upsamplers, DACs, jitter, shakes and analogue withdrawals, this is it.

Posted by Quiet Earth on February 14, 2008 at 10:23:34

In Reply to: Asking suggestion for a CDP upgrade: help! posted by tinos on February 11, 2008 at 01:00:32:

You may have answered your own question. Speakers are not really "revealing" all by themselves. Good system building is how you achieve "revealing". You need to ask yourself, what was it that provided that magic? Was it the amplifier speaker combination? If so, then you need to get the amplifier speaker relationship nailed before you start flavoring it with a CD player.

Also, ask yourself, why did you replace all of your electronics in the first place? Maybe you were not completely happy with your speakers. If not, then it's back to getting that amplifier speaker combination nailed down before you spend big money on a CD player.

If you start throwing all kinds of electronics in front of your speakers trying to get back to where you were, you're gonna get really frustrated. Don't do that to yourself.

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Topic - Asking suggestion for a CDP upgrade: help! - tinos 01:00:32 02/11/08 (12)

Try Using the Quad as a DAC Before You Ditch It - Mudshark 11:37:50 03/16/08 (0)

RE: Asking suggestion for a CDP upgrade: help! - hundredwaters 10:57:51 03/16/08 (0)

Thanks all for your suggestions! (nt) - tinos 06:16:49 02/16/08 (0)

"Not only have I lost the magic.....". - Quiet Earth 02/14/0810:23:34 02/14/08 (0)

Audio Note Dacs and CDPs can take care of that, but they aren't cheap. - Frihed89 03:12:18 02/13/08 (0)

So you've used the Quad 99 CDP-2? - Skye 14:47:26 02/11/08 (4)

RE: So you've used the Quad 99 CDP-2? - tinos 20:58:01 02/11/08 (3)

RE: So you've used the Quad 99 CDP-2? - Skye 05:54:40 02/12/08 (2)

It would seem natural for "us kids" to lean in the direction of PC Audio,... - carcass93 13:28:15 02/12/08 (1)

RE: It would seem natural for "us kids" to lean in the direction of PC Audio,... - Skye 14:03:15 02/12/08 (0)

Go for Marantz... - FidPup 07:03:37 02/11/08 (3)

RE: Go for Marantz... - tinos 07:33:54 02/12/08 (1)

RE: Go for Marantz... - FidPup 10:50:35 02/13/08 (0)

RE: Go for Marantz... - mjcmt 11:59:42 02/11/08 (0)

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"Not only have I lost the magic.....". - Quiet Earth 02/14/0810:23:34 02/14/08 (0)

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