What would be your top 3 favourite bits of classic kit?

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Originally Posted by Stranraer

More of a Modern Classic I guess, but I'll weigh in with the Mark Levinson 390S CD player.
In the hope that it's life will be extended I use mine mainly as a DAC right now with Audiolab 6000 as transport, but every now and then I'll spin a disc on it and either way it sounds glorious.

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Agree re the Levinson 390S player. You use yours as a DAC, whereas I'm looking for an off-board DAC for my ML390.
I have a Teac unit but it doesn't seem to like the Levinson player.

There's some lovely bits of kit listed so far. Keep it coming.

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Originally Posted by Barry

I'm looking for an off-board DAC for my ML390.

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I'd be interested to see how far up the ladder you'll need to go to improve the DAC.
Should be fun finding out........

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Originally Posted by Stranraer

I'd be interested to see how far up the ladder you'll need to go to improve the DAC.
Should be fun finding out........

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At the moment I'm quite happy with the ML390 as a complete player. There is a Levinson DAC, the ML360S, but it is the same size of the player and is expensive (about £3,000 for a used sample), so of no real interest as space available is limited.

I should have added that the Teac DAC is the UD-H01. It has an adjustable headphone output and mains switch on the front, balanced XLR outputs at rear, and is a compact unit (about 22cm square by 5cm high). It would be perfect, were it not for the fact it doesn't seem to like the ML390. :doh:

I should try it with another CD player I have (a Studer Revox C221), but cannot be bothered at the moment.

Gotta be the 1210 for me. Looks fantastic, built like a tank, smooth operation, and affordable for the masses.

Gale GT2101/Transcriptors Fluid Arm
Lecson AC1/AP3/FM1
Gale GS401A (the chrome ones)

Don't know what it would sound like, but it would look amazing!

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Originally Posted by shane

Gale GT2101/Transcriptors Fluid Arm
Lecson AC1/AP3/FM1
Gale GS401A (the chrome ones)

Don't know what it would sound like, but it would look amazing!

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Agree re. looks, especially the Lecson. But looks aren't everything, and the Lecson had reliability problems.

Not saying they would make a good system but I'll go with

Marantz CD94 MkII cd player

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Musical Fidelity A100 amplifier

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IMF TLS80 speakers

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Originally Posted by Barry

At the moment I'm quite happy with the ML390 as a complete player. There is a Levinson DAC, the ML360S, but it is the same size of the player and is expensive (about £3,000 for a used sample), so of no real interest as space available is limited.

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Probably going to embarrass myself here but wouldn't the 360 DAC be the same as the DAC within the 390 ?