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Title: I think I'm in love. . .
Post by: Kush on October 27, 2010, 05:56:25 PM: . . . with my new playback system.

I purchased the following:

Cambridge Audio Azur 740A Amplifier
http://www.cambridgeaudio.com/summary.php?PID=273&Title=Azur+740A+amplifier+

Cambridge Audio DacMagic Digital to Analogue Converter
http://www.cambridgeaudio.com/summary.php?PID=320&Title=DacMagic

AudioQuest - Black Mamba II - Premium Audio Interconnect
http://www.audioadvisor.com/prodinfo.asp?number=AQBMII

Apogee Electronics Wyde EYE RR S/PDIF cable
http://www.apogeedigital.com/products/cables.php

I'm hearing things on cd's that I never heard before. Time to rediscover my cd collection.
Title: Re: I think I'm in love. . .
Post by: sparkey on October 27, 2010, 06:38:05 PM: Nice selections, all. What speakers do you have??
Title: Re: I think I'm in love. . .
Post by: Lil Kim Jong-Il on October 27, 2010, 06:53:30 PM: Quote from: Kush on October 27, 2010, 05:56:25 PM
I'm hearing things on cd's that I never heard before. Time to rediscover my cd collection.

Nice.

Thats the same thing I've found when I've made upgrades.
Title: Re: I think I'm in love. . .
Post by: Jimna on October 27, 2010, 07:00:16 PM: how do you like the usb input and its functionality?
Title: Re: I think I'm in love. . .
Post by: Kush on October 27, 2010, 07:28:50 PM: Quote from: sparkey on October 27, 2010, 06:38:05 PM
Nice selections, all. What speakers do you have??

B&W DM 601's

Every time I upgrade components they sound better.
Title: Re: I think I'm in love. . .
Post by: Kush on October 27, 2010, 07:38:40 PM: Quote from: Jimna on October 27, 2010, 07:00:16 PM
how do you like the usb input and its functionality?

It's nice to have it as an option but I'm pretty sure the USB input can only handle 16 bit. I might as well listen to a CD/CDR if I'm going to be using 16 bit though. My PC is too far away to connect anyways.
Title: Re: I think I'm in love. . .
Post by: Jimna on October 27, 2010, 07:40:17 PM: I see, I want one just for my PC.
Title: Re: I think I'm in love. . .
Post by: Shadow_7 on October 27, 2010, 09:56:41 PM: Quote from: Kush on October 27, 2010, 05:56:25 PM
I'm hearing things on cd's that I never heard before. Time to rediscover my cd collection.

I felt the same way when I got my first serious soundcard (M-Audio Delta 44). When piped via RCA cables (25') to the same old stereo I've been using / listening to for the past decade, I started breaking out CDs that I haven't listened to for decades. And some that I thought were junk BITD, sounded very enjoyable. Even though I've played that CD on a walkman style CD player through that same stereo system and same type of connection and got the opposite impression. The romance eventually wears off, but you never go back to just barely a soundcard. At least not without kicking and screaming.
Title: Re: I think I'm in love. . .
Post by: sparkey on October 28, 2010, 12:14:55 AM: Quote from: Kush on October 27, 2010, 07:28:50 PM
Quote from: sparkey on October 27, 2010, 06:38:05 PM
Nice selections, all. What speakers do you have??

B&W DM 601's

Every time I upgrade components they sound better.

Nice! I've got 2 pairs of series 602's. Love 'em.