DuckToller Posted January 17, 2020 Author Share Posted January 17, 2020 7 hours ago, bobflood said: I had a Cyrus 1 for over 20 years. It was one of the best the Brits have ever made. Great sound and virtually indestructible. I've acquired an used Cyrus 3i from 1998 with PSX-R as a back up with Phono Pre-Amp last summer after the Rega had been re-activated. Worked well with Wharfedale!!! Love the Rega/Cyrus/B&W 805s combination.Makes me just 20 years younger, in my ears 😉 The Computer Audiophile 1 Link to comment
DuckToller Posted January 17, 2020 Author Share Posted January 17, 2020 1 hour ago, kravi4ka said: Thanks for the wonderful review! And when I say thank you it is more than that, I am actually also relieved that words now mean something, you can understand what the reviewer is saying and feel what he is feeling, you get the perspective where things fit, it feels like a friend is telling me about the equipment and not the Stereophile "I am good with words but you will not know if the damn thing sounds good or not" type of writing. @kravi4ka Thank you very much for the kind words, that's the currency we work for! Glad you liked it!!! Tom Link to comment
DuckToller Posted January 24, 2020 Author Share Posted January 24, 2020 1 hour ago, Geoff13 said: Hello, indeed a very well written review but i don't understand why you attack Paul Rigby. A veteran in the business and a fair and sometimes even ruthless reviewer. best regards Geoff Thank you Geoff, for your comment. However, I did not intend to "attack" Paul Rigby at all by writing that I found his review fun and entertaining, while balancing it a bit by stating in a mild manner my personal opinion how it felt for me (a tiny bit over the top). Though, from your pov it obviously did not touch that impression in the way it was intended. It might relate to a different understanding of language from my side that I didn't see that coming. Best, Tom Link to comment
DuckToller Posted December 6, 2020 Author Share Posted December 6, 2020 @JohnDe Thank you for the flowers and reporting your experience. I don't envy you for the amplifier complications, but in 2020 the evening you've described sounds like a very precious moment in time. My P3 has already 25 years on the plate, I hope you'll get that with your new one as well ;-) I've consciously kept me out of the play-fi streamer discourse with that review, let's put it this way: I n my view it is preferable to have a Pre/DAC//Streamer combo where it's easy to still use the first two technologies, if the streaming side needs a re-vamp and may be circumvented. Amplification and DAC are somehow matured tech and features are the drivers for new models, technolgy not so much. Thus, streaming platforms may still have some room for improvement in signal reception, transport and storage technology, while there is quite a good competition on the softwarew side. For the record.: the slightly older sibling 8300A may have the additional power you prefer to have and prices of the 2018 introduced units went south (in Europe) after the 6000series arrived. Having Dinner, Music, Pool and Dancing with good friends bringing records to your home sounds like a fantastic recipe for happiness. I wish you a fully functionally amp for XMAS & the next happening !!! Stay safe and sound, Tom JohnDe 1 Link to comment
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