Recent content by matthewpianist

Yes, I know. All iterations of the modern Cyrus One were.

The modern Cyrus One is a Class D amp. I had the One HD and found it very enjoyable, to the point I regretted parting with it. It was certainly one of the best modern amps I've owned. The original Cyrus One, from the 80s, is something of a legend like the NAD 3020, and a used one in good...

I never lend vinyl, CDs or books to anyone. I take great care of my collections, and some of the things I have are irreplaceable other than finding copies in equally good condition on the used market, often at several times the price I paid. These days it's also less necessary as a way of...

I agree, it's a special amp.

I'm using a NAD 3020A - approximately 43 years old, but completely recapped and restored. I also have a 3120 (recapped and restored, but currently with a problematic phono stage), a Mission 778X and Audiolab 6000A MkII. They are all excellent amplifiers and I could live with any of them, but I...

I don't think DACs have actually improved all that much, and in fact I often find myself preferring the sound of older CD players using their analogue outputs. The CD63SE is a fine machine, and I don't think it needs any external assistance.

It's difficult to say, as it would be so dependent on the room. I'm becoming very wedded to coaxial drivers, so I would likely stick with that approach to speaker design, and quite probably something from Fyne Audio, which I much prefer to KEF - though I know others are available. I do like...

Happy retirement @Jasonovich - 20 years to go for me, but I'm sure you've earned yours, and I wish you many happy days enjoying the freedom to do the things you want to do.

I don't mention a turntable in my post - my point is that they may not have the space and funds to build a physical collection. If a turntable is involved, I agree with you.

Definitely 'unused' rather than 'new'. There is quite some difference.

To think this is now 42 years old! It's got a CDM1 swing-arm transport, a full metal chassis and it's non-oversampling - things you'd probably pay the earth for if anyone packaged them together in a new player today. I'm not aware that anyone makes a transport of that sort of bullet-proof...

Retrieved the CD104 from the cupboard during my lunch break, and it's sounding rather good. It's built like a slab of concrete.

I have a few bits of old tech that still work flawlessly: Rotel RCD965BX Sony CDP-990 NAD 5425 CD player NAD 5120 turntable JPW Sonata Mordaunt-Short MS10i Rogers LS2a/2 I also have a Philips CD104 which reads and plays discs perfectly, but which needs a bit of a push to get the tray to...

I experienced similar with the TD150 and with the Pioneer PL12D.

I still haven't been able to work out what the position is with the 'affordable' end of Thorens turntables these days. I suspect they are perfectly solid, and I'd certainly opt for one over an Argon, but I wouldn't want to stick my neck on the line far enough to make a recommendation to another...