So my old speakers and cd player bit the dust. Without breaking the bank...any recommendations for a cd player ($150-$300) and speakers (up to $1,000) that would match up with my amplifier? Also... any thoughts as the best way to hook my iPod up to my Rotel? Thanks so much for any input!
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CD Player - The $349 Marantz CD5004 can occasionally be found as a refurbished model for $249. http://www.accessories4less.com/inde...m&id=MARCD5004
Speakers - This is harder to recommend as speakers are the most different sounding component from each other compared to sources and amplifiers. The Rotel RA-1060 is a 60W/ch @ 8 ohms amplifier which is useable down to 4 ohms, so there are a lot of speakers that will work well with this amplifier. In new speakers, beyond the often recommended B&W 685 ($650) and the B&W CM1 ($1000), a few models to add to your list that have a high sound to cost ratio are the Ascend Acoustics CMT-340 ($570) and the Usher S-520 ($480)
If you're shopping used, you can save money (30% - 60%) or get into a more expensive speaker for your $1000 budget.
iPod Connection - You will get a bit better sound using a line-out connection from the bottom docking connector as opposed to using the amplified headphone jack output. This can be an actual dock that also charges and provides remote control like the Apple Universal Dock ($59) http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC746LL/A or an inexpensive Line Out Dock (LOD) cable (~ $10 - $15).
An even better sounding solution would be to use an external DAC that will directly take the digital output from the iPod dock connector like the HRT iStreamer ($200) http://www.highresolutiontechnologies.com/istreamer/
Steve -
Thank you!
I'm going to check out your recommendations.Comment
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This is a repeat of sorts, because I had this setup working years and years ago when I lived in Livermore, for my bedroom system- and now I wanted to set this up again. Of course, you can never go home, and sometimes things quite working... like the iPad 1 I used in it!
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I just obtained the Griffin Technologies iTrip FM modulator that allows a MP3 player to transmit it songs to any FM radio. Although there are many FM modulaters on the market for MP3 players, the unique thing about the Griffin Technologies is it looks to be an extension of the iPod line... -
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The popularity of the iPod could be boosting Apple Computer's financials in unexpected ways.
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...My .02 Cents
I spent the morning in my local Definitive Audio. I hadn't been in and wanted to hear the newest gear they were carrying from Paradigm, B&W, NAD and Rotel. This is my first review so go easy fellas.
The Gear I paired together
Rotel RA1520 Int. Amp ($1000) paired04 June 2009, 01:13 Thursday
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