Once it's assembled, is it rigid? I like the idea of light and rigid, with no shelves to vibrate.

Philodox, Didi you receive the Spider rack as well? How well is it made? Have you had a chance to set it up? Mike

I love Babelfish - here's a translation from a portion of the Eastsound CD-E5 website: "Sound of the Eastern is the domestic first success warm makes up the clock to apply the end product CD machine design the factory, this E5 is not naturally exceptional, the left side is the value...

I would try it without the glass shelves first. Those plastic thingies on the wood cross-braces can be slid along the length of the cross brace to best support your equipment. You can always get shelves later.

Philodox, Also let us know how the spider rack works out - they look very nice as well, kind of a clone of the Pagode Spider Rack. I like the idea of low mass and no shelves - less energy storage and less to vibrate. I'm particularly curious as to the fit and finish. Thanks Mike

I'm also intrigued by this player, particularly after reading the AA thread. The parts seem first class, and it certainly looks well built! My concern is for service/warranty and the resale value. Buying this seems like a real leap of faith as compared to buying something in the same price...

Much as I enjoy headphone listening at night when the family is asleep, I feel that many of the differences between vinyl and digital are much more easily discernible over speakers - imaging, soundstaging, "naturalness" of the music. I think taht repeating the comparison over loudspeakers would...

A few weeks ago I asked if anyone had compared the Philips 963SA to the smART DI/O. Well, I went ahead and ordered a 963 from J&R for the $360 price and am in the process of making that comparison myself. I replaced the power cord with a more substantial shielded model from Volex, which...

Gopher, I bought the 434 already modified for use as a transport by Modwright on Audiogon, so I can't comment on the difference between it and the stock unit, but it blows away the Audio Alchemy DDS III used as a transport that it replaced. Deeper, more tuneful bass, clearer highs, better...

I've been kind of itching to get into SACD (especially with the Stones catalog releases) and hearing very positive reviews of the Philips 963. Since the vast majority of my digital collection is and will be CD, Redbook performance is extremely important. Has anyone compared the Bolder...

I'm new to this group and to serious headphone listening, and am sorta bothered by the "in your head" soundstage I'm getting from my MGHead/HD600 combo. Otherwise I'm very happy with the liquidity and tube magic of the combination (w/ RCA NOS 5751 tube). Is there an outboard unit available...

Does anyone have info regarding this Moretto OTL amp? Looks interesting - amyon review it? I am looking for tubes for my Grado SR80 and Senn 580. Thanks Mike http://www.discounts-n-deals.com/aca...AP_03_929.html