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post #16 of 24
9/6/07 at 2:33pm
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Originally Posted by vcoheda View Post
i guess vinyl is not cheap.
No, it's not. You can't mass produce turntables any more, because there's no demand for them. I think the cheapest you could do on a turntable is probably around $300-$400; compare this to the CD player you can get at K-Mart for $20.

Right now, most people who are getting into vinyl are looking at about $2,000 for a decent rig. If you're getting into audiophile territory, it's going to get even more expensive.
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post #17 of 24
9/6/07 at 2:39pm
good thing for me i own 1500+ CDs and no LPs. save my wallet at least that one blow.
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post #18 of 24
9/6/07 at 2:46pm
dammm...
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post #19 of 24
9/6/07 at 2:53pm
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Originally Posted by vcoheda View Post
good thing for me i own 1500+ CDs and no LPs. save my wallet at least that one blow.
But you have such a nice system... it's almost a shame to not have vinyl when you're talking audiophile quality stuff like yours. It's like covering a Ferrari with spray paint. You're really not hearing your system's potential.

Just my humble opinion
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post #20 of 24
9/6/07 at 4:49pm
its all good assume you have the time. I have recently found I used slim device as much as I use the CDP eventhough slim is nowhere near as good, but acceptable nevertheless; and that is all because I can just push 2 buttons on the remote and cue up the album I wanted ... maybe transporter is not too far in my future .......seeing I have no time to even dig out a CD these days.
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post #21 of 24
9/6/07 at 5:46pm
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Originally Posted by earwicker7 View Post
Well, the vinyl setup is in transition (waiting on a new table/arm), so I haven't listened to it yet. The digital lineup is as follows--

Oyaide SWO-XXX receptacle--->Cardas Twinlink--->PS Audio P500 Power Regenerator--->Cardas Twinlink--->Opus 21 CD Player with Great Northern Sound reference mod--->LAT International IC-300 Signature balanced XLR interconnect--->Ray Samuels B-52 amp (powered with a Cardas Twinlink)--->balanced Sennheiser HD650 or Grado GS1000 or (occasionally) AudioTechnica ATH-W2002
Personally, I think you need the Cardas Golden Reference power cords in this system, (that's what I use). The Twinlink is a nice step up over a stock cord, but the Golden is a whole different league.

Not sure how much effect a good cord prior to the P500 would do since you're regenerating the power anyway, but maybe it helps?
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post #22 of 24
9/7/07 at 1:25pm
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Originally Posted by Todd R View Post
Personally, I think you need the Cardas Golden Reference power cords in this system, (that's what I use). The Twinlink is a nice step up over a stock cord, but the Golden is a whole different league.

Not sure how much effect a good cord prior to the P500 would do since you're regenerating the power anyway, but maybe it helps?
Yes, it does! I tested it extensively and clearly my filter likes better cables as input. The better the cable, the better everything sounds after the filter.
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post #23 of 24
9/7/07 at 2:43pm
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Originally Posted by tourmaline View Post
Yes, it does! I tested it extensively and clearly my filter likes better cables as input. The better the cable, the better everything sounds after the filter.
OK, Good to know
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post #24 of 24
9/7/07 at 4:10pm
For my speaker setup I have used a pair of Signal Audio power cords. To be honest I have never heard any difference. I think at the beginning I liked the stock ones better. Maybe I need to go back and check now after some hundreds of burn in.
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