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For Your Consideration...
As this thread concerns new subscribers, I thought that this might be a great place to make a suggestion.
I first joined the AAF about 21 months ago, just after we moved into our first "post Katrina" home. You see, we had a decent [for us] 2-channel stereo system, back in the early-2000s, that we enjoyed in our NOLA home. Once we were [literally] blown out of the Big Easy, however, most of our stereo equipment went into air-controlled storage. I won't bore anyone with what happened when we attempted to build a new home, but let if suffice to say that it involved a protracted zoning court case that effectively sucked the life out of our construction budget. Fast forward ...about 13 years... and, sometime in 2018, we decided to delay our construction "dream" and buy a house adjacent to our now -- thank you, Judge -- approved building lot. This post isn't intended as a whine or a whinge about our legal woes, but rather to point out that we spent many years renting in condo "environments" that weren't at all conducive to enjoying one's stereo equipment. In fact, the last condo we rented came with a strict "noise covenant" that practically made setting up anything with a real amp illegal...so our Mac equipment sat in storage ... for many years ... and I fell way behind the audio learning curve, which brings me back to the AAF. After we moved into our present home, in late 2018, we finally pulled our Mac equipment out of storage and set it up on the Lovan racks we employed back in NOLA. With my mind set on getting back into enjoying our CD collection -- which had been sporadically added to over the "quiet years" -- we purchased a Sony x800M2 player that we thought capable of playing the SACDs that we have added to our collection. Well, as it has now been explained to me -- via a thread I started right here on the AAF -- we need a DAC with HDMI capability to use the Sony X800M2 with our [now old] Mac MX-130. As we don't have the funds to purchase the DAC equipment that's been suggested to us, we decided to, instead, purchase a new Oppo 203 player to handle our SACDs and DVD-As. It arrived today and I am presently sitting in my office enjoying the first SACD I've ever heard on our Mac 2-channel stereo setup...which brings me to the suggestion. As I have been moving around the AAF, desperately trying to catch up with the melding of Audio & Video & [now] Digital, I've noticed that I'm not the only member who invested in a player like ours. In fact, there are quite a few signatures on the AAF that have the Oppo brand in them. This being the case, I was thinking that adding an Oppo discussion board to the AAF would give owners of the brand a great venue. It might even help with the subscription list, as well. I apologize for the eye strain, but, as we say below the MDL, it "ain't" easy to explain why I fell so far behind the learning curve without some details. Thank you for you time and your kind consideration.
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Bill in the Hills OUR VINTAGE MAC: MAC4100, MAC4200 | AMPS: MC452, MC300 | MAC PRE/PROS: MX151, MX130, MX121 | B&W SPEAKERS: (2) N802s, (2) N805s, (1) HTM3S | NEWER EQUIPMENT: Oppo 203 & 105D, Sony X800M2, Denon CDR-W1500 | VIDEO DISPLAY: 65" LG OLED | IMPORTANT NOTE: Zero High-speed internet connections Last edited by 70sMac; 08-10-2020 at 05:10 PM. Reason: Typos and further clarification |
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Sorry, this topic is not open for public discussion. It is however something that can always be sent to me via PM.
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Ivan FLORIDA MX136, MC1.2KW(10) MC2KW(2), MCD1100, MS750(2) MVP881, C1000C/P/T, MPC1500, HT-2 SUBS(2) HT3F(2) WS350(2) XRT2K, XCS2K, XR27(2) XCS350(2) JL GOTHAM v2 SUBS(2) SILENZIO MUSIC SERVER, LUMAGEN RADIANCE SCALER, SONY VPH-G90U 4K PROJECTOR, STEWART 120" MOTORIZED SCREEN, CINEMA-TECH SEATING, WW PLATINUM CABLES Reference System: ACCUPHASE A300 AMPS, C3900 PRE-AMP, DP1000 CD/SACD TRANSPORT, DC1000 DIGITAL PROCESSOR, DG-68 DIGITAL EQUALIZER, T1200 FM STEREO TUNER, PS1230 POWER SUPPLY, HRS-SXR CUSTOM RACK w/ M3X SHELVES, TAD REFERENCE ONE MK2 LOUDSPEAKERS, WW PLATINUM CABLES CAPE COD MX150, MC501(2) MC1.2KW(10) MC2301(2) MR88, MVP881, MCD1100, MDA1000, C1000C/P/T, MPC1500, ESOTERIC K-01X 30th ANNIVERSARY (BLACK) SACD/CD PLAYER, G02-X CLOCK, HT3F(2) XRT2K, XCS2K, XR27(2) JL GOTHAM v2 SUBS(2) JL FATHOM F113v2 SUBS(4) SOUND ANCHOR STANDS(2) KALEIDESCAPE STRATO & TERRA SERVERS 80-TB, LUMAGEN RADIANCE SCALER, SONY VPH-G90U 4K PROJECTOR, STEWART 120" SCREEN, SONUS FABER STRADIVARI, SILENZIO MUSIC SERVER, FORTRESS SEATING, WW PLATINUM CABLES Analog Rig: CLEARAUDIO INNOVATION WOOD, UNIVERSAL ARM w/ Da VINCI' CART, 2nd UNIVERSAL ARM w/ GOLDFINGER STATEMENT CART, HRS-MXR REFERENCE RACK-GLOSS BLACK w/ M3X SHELVES, AESTHETIX RHEA SIG PHONO-PRE, BRYSTON BHA-1 HEADPHONE AMP, WW PLATINUM CABLES Reference System: BURMESTER 911MK3 AMP(3), 088 PRE-AMP, 089 CD PLAYER, 100 PHONO PRE-AMP, 948 POWER CONDITIONER, ACCUPHASE DG-68 VOICING EQUALIZER, AVID ACUTUS REFERENCE SP TT, GRAHAM PHANTOM II SUPREME ARM, BENZ MICRO LP-S CART, GRANDIOSO P1X/D1X STACK, G1X RUBIDIUM MASTER CLOCK, N05 NETWORK PLAYER, SILENZIO MUSIC SERVER, HRS-SXR CUSTOM RACK w/ M3X SHELVES, SONUS FABER AIDA SPEAKERS, JL FATHOM F113v2 SUBS(2) SOUND ANCHOR STANDS(2) WW PLATINUM CABLES Library System: GRANDIOSO M1 MONOBLOCK AMPS, C1 LINESTAGE PRE-AMP, K1X CD/SACD PLAYER, G1 MASTER RUBIDIUM CLOCK, E02 PHONO-PRE, SILENZIO MUSIC SERVER, AERIAL ACOUSTICS 20T V2, AERIAL SW12 SUBS(2), CANTON REF K1’s, VPI HRX TT w/ SDS POWER SUPPLY, ORTOFON CADENZA BLACK CART, KLAUDIO RCM, SHUNYATA DENALI 6000/S v2, SHUNYATA OMEGA QR’s, WW PLATINUM CABLES Esoteric/Bryston System: ESOTERIC C02-X PRE-AMP, P-02X TRANSPORT, D02-X DAC, G02-X CLOCK, BRYSTON 28B3 CUBED MONOBLOCK AMPS(4), BRYSTON BHA-1 HEADPHONE AMP, SHUNYATA DENALI 6000/S v2(2) EVEREST 8000 POWER CONDITIONER(2) ALTAIRA CG & SG HUBS, AMR-DP777-SE DAC, SILENZIO MUSIC SERVER, TAD REFERENCE ONE MK2 LOUDSPEAKERS, QUADRASPIRE RACK, WW PLATINUM CABLES Accuphase/Canton System: ACCUPHASE E800 INTEGRATED, DP570 CD/SACD PLAYER, T1200 FM STEREO TUNER, DG-68 VOICING EQUALIZER, PS530 POWER SUPPLY, CANTON REF K3’s, CANTON REF K5’s, SILENZIO MUSIC SERVER, HRS MXR REFERENCE MAHOGHANY RACK w/ M3X2 SHELVES, WW GOLD CABLES |
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