Transport Question

I have recently purchased an old DAC Magic 2 and have integrated it into my system. It has made a marked difference in Redbook CD listening. I am using a Kenwood 323M 200 disc changer along with a Pioneer 563a universal player as transports. I was wondering, obviously there are far better CD players out there, however since I have an outboard DAC to handle the digital conversion, what should I be looking for in an higher quality player.

Receiver choices

I just bought Paradigm 90P`s and also bought Energy Audyssey A5+2`s. Dont know which I will use yet for my fronts. Have a Bic Venturi 15" sub and (at present ) have Bic Venturi Cinema rears and now am ready to buy a receiver. I am leaning towards the Onkyo 805 because of it`s price (900.00 ish) and because it has 130 watts per channel , true HD, 1.3 HDMI , Audessey speaker set-up , and almost all of the regular receiver options . I havent heard about any problems with them yet .Is this a good choice ?

Another slight Denon Dilema

Hello All,just thought I'd pose this question here re: my Denon 2910 DVD player-just recently it has taken to refusing to read certain SACD's-one in particular, Norah jones, I have played many, many times and then all of a sudden about 2 weeks ago it will no longer read when placed in the Denon - yes I have checked for scratches, marks etc and even cleaned the disc repeatedly - Could it possibly be a dirty laser? Any thoughts
Thanks, Michael...

The Apprentice

The Apprentice

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What's the story with Rockport Technologies?

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I live in the Dallas area and have not found a dealer yet to hear the Mira's in person. I have heard these are just as good as the Wilson WP8's..Are these speakers as good as the hype surrounding them?

I saw an older review from JA on one of their models, but looking at the graphs it appears that the high frequencies are rolled off, hence giving a false sense of softness and warmth. Can anyone comment on the engineering quality behind this company. Many thanks in advance.

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