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    By popular request! (well, Leporello expressed a vague interest ... )

    Here's some pics of some CD spinners I have owned over the years .....

    Pioneer PD-S505. OK as a CDP, but very nice indeed as CD transports into a good DAC.



    Eastern Electric Minimax. I liked this CDP a lot - lovely valve output stage put a real 'zing' into the music.



    I bought this Benchmark DAC before they started getting trendy .... nice, but imho a bit tame.



    A vintage JVC I got on eBay for £30 - lots of hype in some of the forums about these - largely unjustified, I reckon! OK, if a bit stolid as a CDT, but frankly 3rd rate by todays standards as a CDP.



    A pair of Musical Fidelity DACs - very musical indeed imo.



    I replaced Mark Levinson No. 39 CDP with a trio of Perpetual Technoliogies P1-A, P-3A and Monolithic PS (no pics, for some reason ) - the Levinson got thoroughly stomped by the PT kit

    But, where was I ... ah yes .... an excellent little cheap DAC - Flying Calf - strongly recommended to those on a budget!


    I used the Flying Calf with this rather tasty Micromega transport - nice!


    Of course, those that know me from other forums will be expecting the next DAC ... a Beresford TC-7510 Mk3. I still think it's wonderful - especially for the money. Yes, you can get better sound - but you've gotta pay for it!



    A Teac VRDS10SE graced my system for a while - only really used it as a transport though!


    Bringing my self more up to date - here's a really tasty item! - a Burmester CD006. Real audiophile porn with that chrome fascia! I've only recently moved on from using this - so it'll be up for sale soon.


    And here's my current CD system .... a Teac T1 with Trichord Clock 4 mod CD transport


    and an Audio Synthesis DAX Decade DAC/Pre-amp.



    Just to complete the story (no pics though) ... other interesting CD kit I've owned includes Musical Fidelity FCD, Quad 99 CDP (I was surprised by how good this was!), AudioNote DAC3 Sig, ... and I'm sure lots of other stuff that slips my mind at the mo

    I've also had home dems of Naim CDS2, Audio Research CD2 but didn't think much of them. Both quite bland imho. (YMMV )
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    What Stage is that micromega Jerry? I sold a Micromega 'Minium' CDP last year, quite liked the sound..

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    It's a Micromega Drive 2 - as you can see from the display
    Yup, I enjoyed it, nice sound - good pace!
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    You are the box swapping king!

    Love those Teacs.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jandl100 View Post
    It's a Micromega Drive 2 - as you can see from the display
    Aye so you can...Typical me that

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    Quote Originally Posted by jandl100 View Post
    I replaced Mark Levinson No. 39 CDP with a trio of Perpetual Technoliogies P1-A, P-3A and Monolithic PS (no pics, for some reason ) - the Levinson got thoroughly stomped by the PT kit

    Interesting,I used the 3 box PT as well for about 6/7 years.



    It saw off,at the time,Chord DAC 64,Audio Synthesis DAX Decade and an Audio Note,CD2?.

    The PT has now been superseded by a Beresford.

    PT - £2,150.00

    Beresford - £89.00

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    Quote Originally Posted by snapper View Post
    Interesting,I used the 3 box PT as well for about 6/7 years.

    It saw off,at the time,Chord DAC 64,Audio Synthesis DAX Decade and an Audio Note,CD2?.

    The PT has now been superseded by a Beresford.

    PT - £2,150.00

    Beresford - £89.00

    I must admit that I can't get on with the latest Beresford DACs - I much prefer my old mk3 to the new-fangled mk6/3.

    Must confess to being mighty pleased with my A-S DAX Decade ..... to my ears the Beresford doesn't come close at all!

    Perhaps it's one of those synergy things - or just plain old personal taste.
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    Quote Originally Posted by jandl100 View Post
    I must admit that I can't get on with the latest Beresford DACs - I much prefer my old mk3 to the new-fangled mk6/3.

    Must confess to being mighty pleased with my A-S DAX Decade ..... to my ears the Beresford doesn't come close at all!

    Perhaps it's one of those synergy things - or just plain old personal taste.

    Probably a bit of both,Jerry.

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    Oh - & I forgot about these .....

    MF TriVista 21 DAC ... pretty good, but not as good as the magazine hype would have it. Didn't stay long, even by my standards!



    And here's a token Meridian. I've had a whole bunch of Meridian kit ... I almost like it , but ultimately it's so *&£%ing boring!



    Lots of folks love Meridian gear, of course, and that's just fine.

    (Sorry these are a bit blurred).
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    Quote Originally Posted by jandl100 View Post
    MF TriVista 21 DAC ... pretty good, but not as good as the magazine hype would have it. Didn't stay long, even by my standards!

    I had one of those until recently. They're good, better than a lot of DACs, but my Apogee completely and utterly destroys it in ever area. Mine went to my mate who masters his track through it - he loves it.

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