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In Reply to: RE: Sony KSS-213Q laserhead posted by Wojciech on January 05, 2017 at 07:11:52
I think it's an unfortunate issue for all CD player makers that often when there is a problem it is the outsourced piece of gear that causes the issue. You rely on someone else's quality control which may be worse than your own. I saw that transport site which lists all CD players and the mechanisms uses - and AN switched from Sony KSS213 to Philips L1210.
Just before Christmas I bought Audio Note's top of the line non external crossover speakers. Alnico tweeter and woofer with their second best in speaker box silver cables
AN E/Spx Alnico HEMP. Traded my E/LX for the store's demonstrator model in poplar burl. This is the speaker version that their biggest dealer in Hong Kong requested be built. Hong Kong homes can't support all the added boxes with external crossovers the size of full on amps on top of monoblocks on top of 3-4 box preamps etc.
It's a pretty popular version as Steve Hoffman (famed mastering engineer) also has them. The Alnico is frankly stunning and raises the game for the treble response which is both just as integrated as always but has tremendous start stop action. My first over $20k product and I was worried but have not regretted it for a second.
Next up is a preamp and DAC. I heard the Shindo Vosne Romanee but I like the M3 and M6 better - richer bolder bigger and more bass weight. Just more exciting sound for less money. I liked Nagra - the ARC Ref 5 was pretty good also. Just system matching is more about the sum of the parts really than just the unit.
The Opera might be a good place for me to save a bit on the transport mechanism while adding a bit of a cool look to the rather plain AN gear. But resale value - the CD Two/II in ten years will probably fetch what I paid for it - Opera? Won't.
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I agree on $$$ resale return . Well it's nice that you finally got top of the line (almost:) and have no regrets. Not all alnico speakers have that glorious harmonically rich sound. There was exactly the same speaker in macassar ebony on Audiogon for less than $10k and for a moment I thought "well maybe I'll shoot and email to my ole friend and AN nut Richard and we buy it together . I will take the ebony cab and his guts and send him alnico kit since that's what he is dreaming about and I can't afford it at the moment"
Alas before I was able to do that some Joe bought it -crap :0)
Happy New Year RGA and many pleasant moments with your stereo!
W
Thanks - I have been conversing with that very "some Joe" fellow who bought those Makassar speakers!
The speaker list price has risen dramatically since the first series of them as the price for the Alnico drivers has gone way way up. If the seller knew that he probably could have gotten a fair chunk more money. But hey the the new owner won't lose money on them. In the west - it's important to think about selling to the Asian market especially with a company like AN because 95% of their business is here.
I bought the AN J/Spe for $2500 back in 2004 and sold them in December for $2900. Just have to hold on to it for awhile.
The burl looks better in the room than the photos - but in general I like some of the other finishes like Indian Rosewood that reviewer (part time audiophile) Rafe Arnott has as well as Yew and the Makassar.
I just wish my CD player didn't die because I spent all the money on the speakers and can't yet afford the good transports. So I am looking at the Oppo but as a stand in. But that would seem to be throwing money away.
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