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In Reply to: RE: REVIEW: Sim Audio Neo 260D CD Player/Recorder posted by fantja on July 26, 2015 at 09:20:23:
In the late-90s, I saw the Mark Levinson No. 37 in stores. But I didn't actually borrow one, until 2000 or so, when the Backstreet Boys, *NSYNC, and the Spice Girls were battling it out. Since then, I've lived with a total of five samples of the No. 37. The latest unit is still with me, an (a) essential reviewer's tool, and a (b) musical revelation.
As the very first link in the audio chain, the source is THE MOST important part. It doesn't matter, if your speakers are top-notch, match the room, and are set up properly. They can only reflect what the sources are capable of. It's the source which sets the limits. Everything else downstream only detracts from the original source(s), and introduces distortions and colorations, knocks us off (musical) message.
The No. 37 proves time and time again, just how good the Compact Disc format can be. By extension, most audiophiles, not having heard a transport of the No. 37's caliber, do not know how good CDs truly are.
More recently, the No. 37 was instrumental, in helping me and my colleagues determine that the Simaudio Neo 260D's transport section (as opposed to the DAC) is responsible for the upper-midrange and lower-treble curtailment.
The small army who follows my blog/homepage has seen my review of the little Simaudio Moon 100D. Privately, I've told/emailed them that, you can get a Mark Levinson No. 37, Simaudio Moon 100D, and a decent digital cable. Then scrounge around for a receiver, the NHT SuperZero (for small rooms), some inexpensive AQ or Kimber cables, and you'll be ahead of 40-45% of systems out there, regardless of cost.
Better yet, spend $120, and get two Hi-Fi Tuning Supreme fuses for the No. 37, and it goes from top-notch to out-of-this-world.
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Follow Ups
- No. 37 = No. 1 - Luminator 13:15:15 07/26/15 (1)
- RE: No. 37 = No. 1 - fantja 17:54:34 07/26/15 (0)
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