i got a RA1/RS1 for Xmas (still waiting for RS1 and for a CDP) and i was eager to test the RA1 with my SR-80s but i can't get it to work properly. I'm using the line out on aa PCDP then a cable that goes from 1 to 2 (sorry, i don't know the proper term for this) into the RA1. I'm only getting...

How would a iPOD (with lossless and using line out) compare to NAD 542, or similar, CDP? I am going to upgrade my iPOD but am thinking of only getting the 15 GB instead of the 40 and using the money saved towards a CDP.

from a post by Kartik in a now closed and infamous thread: "In a ranking of titans 1. R10 2. HE-90 3. PS-1 4. K1000 5. HP-1000 6. RS-1 7. Baby orph. 8. HD-580 9. HD-650 10. Omega II I dislike the HD600s and cannot rank the SR-325s because I am biased towards them being an...

i have been lurking for a while and made some purchases to try out some of the things i didn't even know about before finding this forum (like canal phones and amps) - now i have the bug and want some advice on where to spend some money next. i currently have a 2nd gen iPOD (waiting for the...