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thinking of upgrading my rl-11 to tubes(rogue or golden)or downgrading to, depending on ones point of view.
In answering last week's VOTE! question, many indicated that they're looking for new equipment. What, if anything, are you currently considering?
I recently subscribed to the print edition of Stereophile in large part so I could make a better decision two years down the road on which speakers to buy. An SACD player will have to wait until my system can profit from them!
Yes, I'm in the market for a decent used turntable combination (to replace my old Technics SL-D2 direct-drive) for a small LP collection left over from the '50s and '60s. If it sounds as good as the vinyl types say , I may join them. Who knows?
Unfortunately, the parts of my system that I am in need of upgrading (wow, I said "need" . . . I really am lost) are my processor and my TV. I say "unfortunately" because it seems to me that those are the two areas of rapid technological advancement. With digital hi-fi gear becoming more of an option and with SACD on the horizon, the integration of a stereo preamp and HT processor seems imminent and enticing. We'll see. Rear projection or front projection? With HDTV in its infancy, too early to tell. (Still too expensive for the good stuff, anyway.) Right now I have to be content with what I've got!
I'm upgrading my home theater system, while attempting to make it more musical. This year, I bought a Maggie 1.6Q and moved my Maggie MG1s to the rear. In the next 12 months, I will be adding two more amplified channels (probably by trading my Rotel 3-channel for a Bryston 5-channel) and buying a musical, AC3 preamp-processor to replace my Luxman Pro Logic surround amplified. That would leave me with only a center speaker (probably another Maggie) and a front projector for the future.
Right now, I am still considering a CD player and experimenting with cable to get the correct tonal/stage perspective from my system. Somewhere along the line I may consider an SACD audio player. But, as I said before, it would have to be back-compatible and the prices of the machines will have to come down before I will consider getting one. Right now, a high-end CD player will just have to do. I am looking at a Rotel RCD-991, RCD-971, and a Parasound CDP-2000 Ultra. In the meanwhile, stay tuned . . .
I was at the AES show last week and had a chance to hear both the Sony Stereo SACD player and the Philips multichannel. They both sounded superb, very much like analog. My only dilema is whether to wait to see if SACD catches on or not. Then, do I go with stereo or multichannel???