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    Quote Originally Posted by agk View Post
    Although we do agree thats a kick arse cdp youve got there Martin.
    all cdp's sound the same don't they?
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    Quote Originally Posted by paulf-2007 View Post
    all cdp's sound the same don't they?
    No - you're thinking of amplifiers.
    Barry

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    Quote Originally Posted by Barry View Post
    No - you're thinking of amplifiers.
    Or cables.
    It is impossible for anything digital to sound analogue, because it isn't analogue!

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    Quote Originally Posted by paulf-2007 View Post
    I didn't say I think that, I said it's often been said, stop laughing and get your facts right first.
    Ooh get you!

    A well setup vinyl source price? How long is a piece of string?

    CD players all sound the same? Nooooooooo.

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    Yes. It's curious how £100 worth of Cambridge CD player sounds exactly like £10,000 worth of Mark Levinson.
    It is impossible for anything digital to sound analogue, because it isn't analogue!

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    Careful now, Barry's an ML fanboy!

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    Turntable: Heavily-modified Technics SL-1210MK5G [Mike New bearing/ETP platter/Paul Hynes SR7 PSU & reg mods]. Funk Firm APM Achromat/Nagaoka GL-601 Crystal Record Weight/Isonoe feet & boots/Ortofon RS-212D/Denon DL-103GL in Denon PCL-300 headshell with Funk Firm Houdini/Kondo SL-115 pure-silver cartridge leads.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Marco View Post
    Careful now, Barry's an ML fanboy!

    Marco.
    Don't blame him. CD replay doesn't come much better.
    It is impossible for anything digital to sound analogue, because it isn't analogue!

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    Quote Originally Posted by paulf-2007 View Post
    how much does a well set up vinyl front end cost?
    How much is a slap on the foreskin with a red-hot teabag?

    Marco.
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    Paul Hynes MC head amp/SR5 PSU. Also modded Lentek head amp/Denon AU-310 SUT.

    Other Cartridges: Nippon Columbia (NOS 1987) Denon DL-103. USA-made Shure SC35C with NOS stylus. Goldring G820 with NOS stylus. Shure M55E with NOS stylus.

    CD Player: Audiocom-modified Sony X-777ES/DAS-R1 DAC.

    Tape Deck: Tandberg TCD 310, fully restored and recalibrated as new, by RDE, plus upgraded with heads from the TCD-420a. Also with matching TM4 Norway microphones.

    Preamps: Heavily-modified Croft Charisma-X. LDR Stereo Coffee. Power Amps: Tube Distinctions Copper Amp fitted with Tungsol KT-150s. Quad 306.

    Cables & Sundries: Mark Grant HDX1 interconnects and digital coaxial cable, plus Mark Grant 6mm UP-LCOFC Van Damme speaker cable. MCRU 'Ultimate' mains leads. Lehmann clone headphone amp with vintage Koss PRO-4AAA headphones.

    Tube Distinctions digital noise filter. VPI HW16.5 record cleaning machine.

    Speakers: Tannoy 15MGs in Lockwood cabinets with modified crossovers. 1967 Celestion Ditton 15.


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    Quote Originally Posted by walpurgis View Post
    Yes. It's curious how £100 worth of Cambridge CD player sounds exactly like £10,000 worth of Mark Levinson.
    That's only if you get a working Cambridge Audio cdp!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Marco View Post
    How much is a slap on the foreskin with a red-hot teabag?

    Marco.
    Is that a belt driven teabag or direct drive?

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