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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited December 2010
    That's dedication, brought a tear to my eye.
    Source: Bluesound Node 2i - Preamp/DAC: Benchmark DAC2 DX - Amp: Parasound Halo A21 - Speakers: MartinLogan Motion 60XTi - Shop Rig: Yamaha A-S501 Integrated - Shop Spkrs: Elac Debut 2.0 B5.2
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  • Rev. Hayes
    Rev. Hayes Posts: 475
    edited December 2010
    As of now my Jolida CD player definitely sounds better than my TT setup but you had the qualifier "enjoyable" in there so I voted for the vinyl.

    It's just way more fun!
    Sounds good to me...
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  • inspiredsports
    inspiredsports Posts: 5,501
    edited December 2010
    steveinaz wrote: »
    That's dedication, brought a tear to my eye.


    The story saying that it happened, or that I spent 2 hours digging up the old post ?? :biggrin:
    VTL ST50 w/mods / RCA6L6GC / TlfnknECC801S
    Conrad Johnson PV-5 w/mods
    TT Conrad Johnson Sonographe SG3 Oak / Sumiko LMT / Grado Woodbody Platinum / Sumiko PIB2 / The Clamp
    Musical Fidelity A1 CDPro/ Bada DD-22 Tube CDP / Conrad Johnson SD-22 CDP
    Tuners w/mods Kenwood KT5020 / Fisher KM60
    MF x-DAC V8, HAInfo NG27
    Herbies Ti-9 / Vibrapods / MIT Shotgun AC1 IEC's / MIT Shotgun 2 IC's / MIT Shotgun 2 Speaker Cables
    PS Audio Cryo / PowerPort Premium Outlets / Exact Power EP15A Conditioner
    Walnut SDA 2B TL /Oak SDA SRS II TL (Sonicaps/Mills/Cardas/Custom SDA ICs / Dynamat Extreme / Larry's Rings/ FSB-2 Spikes
    NAD SS rigs w/mods
    GIK panels
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  • MLZ
    MLZ Posts: 214
    edited December 2010
    WMA Lossless rips to my PC let me:
    My PC -> USB DAC > ONKYO A9555 -> Polk RTI8
    My PC -> Network Router -> Wife's PC in the upstairs bedroom
    My PC -> Network Router -> Roku SoundBridge -> Onkyo TX603 -> Polk RM6600
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  • Montoya
    Montoya Posts: 506
    edited December 2010
    It takes patience but the turntable route is best hands down.
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  • Earthy
    Earthy Posts: 488
    edited December 2010
    First Happy New Year. I use a Squeezebox Duet currently feeding my P3 via the analog output. Hope to find a decent DAC one day. I fall into the uber lazy camp. I just want to pick up the remote and pick a song, or twenty. Love it, and the only time I pick up a CD is to rip it to flac files.
    Polk Audio SDA SRS 2.3TL
    Parasound Halo A21
    Parasound Halo P3

    Home theater
    Polk LSiM 707, 706c, 703, 705
    Polk Blackstone TL3 for height
    SVS PB12-ISD Sub
    Denon AVR-X6400h
    Parasound Halo A51
    LG OLED65B7A
    Sony UBPX800
    Logitech Harmony Elite
    PC LSiM 703
    Spare LSIM 702 and 706c

    Home Theater #2
    Polk Audio LS70, CS350LS, LSF/X, S4
    Onkyo TX-NR808



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  • raffi
    raffi Posts: 114
    edited December 2010
    inspiredsports wrote: »
    found it . . . http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?t=73302 . . . post 13.

    Friggin LEGENDARY !!

    That really is the stuff o' legends, wow.
    2 channel rig: MMF 2.2 turntable, Adcom GFP-715, Adcom GFA-555, Adcom ACE-515, Carver M-1.0t, Denon 5900 CD/SACD, SDA-SRS 2.3s (Zardoss modded), AQ Diamondback & King Cobra IC's and AQ Type 4 speaker cables

    HT rig: Panny 50" G20 plasma, Directv DVR, Insignia BRD/DVD/SACD/DVD-A, Denon AVR-890, Fronts: Polk Monitor 70's, Rears: Deftech Mythos Gems, Center: Polk CS1, Sub: Polk PSW-505
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,566
    edited December 2010
    inspiredsports wrote: »
    found it . . . http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?t=73302 . . . post 13.

    Friggin LEGENDARY !!

    That's old news. The new record is 60,000 feet using tubes spec'd for missiles in the SACD player. :biggrin:
    Political Correctness'.........defined

    "A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."

    President of Club Polk

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  • headrott
    headrott Posts: 5,496
    edited December 2010
    F1nut wrote: »
    That's old news. The new record is 60,000 feet using tubes spec'd for missiles in the SACD player. :biggrin:

    Hey Jesse, I've got some of those tubes! Some Bendix 5992 tubes (although I have not used them at 60,000 ft.) You got me beat Jesse!:biggrin:

    Greg
    Relayer-Big-O-Poster.jpg
    Taken from a recent Audioholics reply regarding "Club Polk" and Polk speakers:
    "I'm yet to hear a Polk speaker that merits more than a sentence and 60 seconds discussion." :\
    My response is: If you need 60 seconds to respond in one sentence, you probably should't be evaluating Polk speakers.....

    "Green leaves reveal the heart spoken Khatru"- Jon Anderson

    "Have A Little Faith! And Everything You'll Face, Will Jump From Out Right On Into Place! Yeah! Take A Little Time! And Everything You'll Find, Will Move From Gloom Right On Into Shine!"- Arthur Lee
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,566
    edited December 2010
    Very good Greg. Mine are Sylvania 6112's. Gotta love the "Cold War."
    Political Correctness'.........defined

    "A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."

    President of Club Polk

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  • SCompRacer
    SCompRacer Posts: 8,500
    edited December 2010
    F1nut wrote: »
    That's old news. The new record is 60,000 feet using tubes spec'd for missiles in the SACD player. :biggrin:

    I've got tubes that qualify! The infamous 6900.:cool: Max altitude, 80,000 feet. Maximum impact shock, 500G. Maximum vibrational acceleration, 50G.

    mu6900.jpg

    If I had to pick a fav, it would be my vinyl. Of late, the Squeezbox Touch with external DAC has seen the most use.
    Salk SoundScape 8's * Audio Research Reference 3 * Bottlehead Eros Phono * Park's Audio Budgie SUT * Krell KSA-250 * Harmonic Technology Pro 9+ * Signature Series Sonore Music Server w/Deux PS * Roon * Gustard R26 DAC / Singxer SU-6 DDC * Heavy Plinth Lenco L75 Idler Drive * AA MG-1 Linear Air Bearing Arm * AT33PTG/II & Denon 103R * Richard Gray 600S * NHT B-12d subs * GIK Acoustic Treatments * Sennheiser HD650 *
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,566
    edited December 2010
    You're in the club, Rich.
    Political Correctness'.........defined

    "A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."

    President of Club Polk

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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
    edited December 2010
    F1nut wrote: »
    You're in the club, Rich.

    Jess doesn't the Tri-Vista have tubes of that ilk?
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited December 2010
    You know what's been the cause of some audio designers picking up and designing their gear around a weird, odd or often unused tube? Cost and availability.
    CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
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  • hancarbonite
    hancarbonite Posts: 4
    edited January 2011
    Well I voted for CD and the outcome of the vote didn’t surprise me. The CD has been the common new source since the early 1980’s and its done well its shaped morphed into the CD-ROM or was that before the CD? Its evolved into the DVD and bluray the same size of disc I mean.

    I think it will be around for many more years, entertaining us.
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited January 2011
    I believe that actual cd sales will be in the vinyl numbers in 10 years. Streaming, wireless and DSD level and beyond iPod based digital media, just as an example, is the future and it should be.
    CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
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  • inspiredsports
    inspiredsports Posts: 5,501
    edited January 2011
    I have to agree. The mainstream thrust has always been twofold: music providers want lower cost ways to deliver music to consumers, and consumers want more convenience.

    Sound quality has to be acceptable, but most consumers aren't as picky as folks in an audio related group like CP. I will still probably listen to vinyl for many more decades.

    The convergence of computer/telephone/camera/camcorder/radio/television/book empowers consumers to carry/store/use information that is important to them digitally.

    That power and convenience is seductive.

    Sound quality improvements will certainly follow.
    VTL ST50 w/mods / RCA6L6GC / TlfnknECC801S
    Conrad Johnson PV-5 w/mods
    TT Conrad Johnson Sonographe SG3 Oak / Sumiko LMT / Grado Woodbody Platinum / Sumiko PIB2 / The Clamp
    Musical Fidelity A1 CDPro/ Bada DD-22 Tube CDP / Conrad Johnson SD-22 CDP
    Tuners w/mods Kenwood KT5020 / Fisher KM60
    MF x-DAC V8, HAInfo NG27
    Herbies Ti-9 / Vibrapods / MIT Shotgun AC1 IEC's / MIT Shotgun 2 IC's / MIT Shotgun 2 Speaker Cables
    PS Audio Cryo / PowerPort Premium Outlets / Exact Power EP15A Conditioner
    Walnut SDA 2B TL /Oak SDA SRS II TL (Sonicaps/Mills/Cardas/Custom SDA ICs / Dynamat Extreme / Larry's Rings/ FSB-2 Spikes
    NAD SS rigs w/mods
    GIK panels
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  • Tour2ma
    Tour2ma Posts: 10,177
    edited January 2011
    SCompRacer wrote: »
    The infamous 6900.:cool: Max altitude, 80,000 feet.
    Random thoughts:

    Once in space, would you even need the glass enclosure?

    Once the glass is gone, what would you call it?
    More later,
    Tour...
    Vox Copuli
    Better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt. - Old English Proverb

    "Death doesn't come with a Uhaul." - Dennis Gardner
    "It's easy to get lost in price vs performance vs ego vs illusion." - doro
    "There is a certain entertainment value in ripping the occaisonal (sic) buttmunch..." - TroyD
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  • danz1906
    danz1906 Posts: 5,144
    edited January 2011
    In this order SACD, CD, Apple TV.
    Linn AV5140 fronts
    Linn AV5120 Center
    Linn AV5140 Rears
    M&K MX-70 Sub for Music
    Odyssey Mono-Blocs
    SVS Ultra-13 Gloss Black:D
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