NuForce CDP-8 CD player

NuForce CDP-8 CD player

"So, what are you reviewing these days?" my friend Mark e-mailed me recently.

"A CD player," I said.

"They're still making those?"

Yes—and better than ever, for the most part. But I understood Mark's confusion. When a "Vote!" question on the Stereophile website asked readers what digital source components they used, a surprising number responded that they did not, or hadn't bought a dedicated player in years. Topping the list were computers and universal players.

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A Beginning

Hi, I'm hoping in the future to have enough cash to do something serious with my equipment, but in the meantime
can anyone advise me on whether/how I can get good sound for a headphone setup? My music library is CD and high quality MP3 (PC) based. I have been reading about DAC units and high quality CD players but I'm not sure what makes the most sense or how to drive the headphones adequately. In short I have PC and CD based music and I can choose good headphones, it's what goes in between that I'm unsure about (and would the results be decent?). Thanks for any advice.

Home Theater Integrated amplifiers

Hi:

I'm looking for a home theater integrated amplifier for 7.1 channels, but i don't know much about it, which brands or model do you guys recommend me to check, i would like to spend from $1,500 to $2,300 and i will use it with, PSB T Speakers and an OPPO Nu Force BDP-83 SE Player.

I was checking the Marantz SR7005 but i'm not sure. I would really appreciate any help you can give me

Dave Douglas' Spark of Being

Dave Douglas' Spark of Being

Those who follow this space know of my enthusiasm for the music of trumpeter Dave Douglas: his plangent tone, his spine-tingling way with minor-chord intervals, his knack for evoking joy, melancholy, romance, and a host of other emotions—sometimes all at once—without dipping so much as a toe into sentimentalism.

Rega’s RP-1 Performance Pack Upgrade

Rega’s RP-1 Performance Pack Upgrade

With the news that Rega had replaced their esteemed P1 record player with the $445 RP-1, many wondered what would come of the company’s P2 player. Wedged between the new RP-1 and the P3-24, the $545 P2 seemed like an unnecessary step in an otherwise logical product line.

So that election was about...?

Oooooohhhh yeeaaahhh: people were Mad As Hell about stuff they can't understand because they don't read, and they voted blindly to kick out whoever they could. Turns out it's a big surprise to these voters that a lot of the newly elected were running on a platform of spending cuts.

Released today, we have this bit of news that clarifies that wanting things different rarely means you actually want things to change:

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