My wife gave me a Super-Cap for Xmas!!!

Mike Hanson,

I'm sorry to be cruel (or nasty) but if your wife made just a beatiful hat, doesn't she want something from you - or maybe she had bought something very expensive for herself and didn't tell you yet ?

If I were you I couldn't sleep for the next few weeks...

Arie

P.S I do hope members know when to relate me seriously - rarely indeed !

Although my wife didn't give me the Super-Cap, I did get one last week (a day or two before the house deal closed). It was just coincidence, though; I don't normally spend that much money in one week. Catch you later!

-=> Mike Hanson <=-

Mike--

Why not a XPS ?

Cheers,

Bob @ Qwest

Ride the Light !P

Vuk--

Maybe for you . . .

Cheers,

Bob

Vuk,
If it sounds like it looks - I wouldn't touch it with a stick!

Arie

When I started with a 3.5/Flat/102/NAPSC/140, everyone around me thought it sounded amazing. Although I was pretty happy myself, it still had too many "Cringe Factors". (It was a bit too intense, it couldn't play as loud as I wanted, it was somewhat bass light, etc.) So I started upgrading, and I finally came to my current CDX/82/2*Hi/250.

At this stage, I almost never cringe, and I'm basically happy with the system. Therefore, I'll upgrade certain bits only if a deal comes along.

In this case it was a used Super-Cap. That by itself wouldn't have clinched it for me (because of the house thing and such). The deciding factor was that the seller of the Super-Cap lived within 25 minutes of a consulting customer of mine, who happened to owe me a little bit more than the price of the Super-Cap.

Although this customer is generally good at paying up, there was one project for which he hadn't reimbursed me for almost a year. I wasn't upset, though, since I knew that he would eventually pay, and I hadn't "needed" the money yet. I figured that if I asked him to pay the Super-Cap guy, the slight added pressure would make him cough up the dough. I was right.

BTW, Vuk is also right. The benefits of an XPS for a CDX are great. However, a Mana Reference Table boosts it almost as much. In fact, for half the money of an XPS, I can put Mana under my entire system. I'll probably end up doing this later this year (once I've settled into my house and got a bit of money saved up).

I still do intend to get an XPS, although I'll be hard pressed to find one used. Coincidentally, there's a fellow here in Canada selling a CDX/XPS combo right now. If I weren’t in the middle of this house thing, I would have definitely offered to purchase his XPS. Oh well, I may end up having to purchase a new one in the next year or so.

I've recently acquired a Rega Planar 3 with a Dynavector 10X4mk2 so I can spin a few platters. Although this is certainly a secondary source, the Super-Cap will benefit it along with the CDX. I can also sell my Hi-Caps and put the money towards my house. It's a good thing, all around. Catch you later!

-=> Mike Hanson <=-

Vuk

I have said it before and i will say it again

STAY OFF THE BLOODY VODKA

Regards

Mick

Mick -

1. Vodka is a great drink (especially when drinking it after it was a day or two in the freezer) so don't blame it.

2. But I get the idea, this evening I'll try to look at Vuk's picture via a bottle full with vodka - maybe I'll see what is in the picture.

Arie

Mike--

Sorry, but a Mana Reference does not boost the performance of a CDX nearly as much as a XPS. Not even close !

Cheers,

Bob

I would say that the Reference Table improves the CDX approximately 60-80% as much as an XPS. When you consider that I can put everything on Mana phase 2 for half the price of an XPS, and that it will boost the performance of everything by that amount, I would think the end result would be pretty darn respectable.

Even my wife admitted that the CDX sounded a lot better on the Mana than off. For my wife to notice it enough to comment, it must be bloody obvious. Catch you later!

-=> Mike Hanson <=-

[This message was edited by Mike Hanson on SUNDAY 07 January 2001 at 16:54.]

Mike, what a wife, what a cap, ohhh and a supercap, you lucky bugger...

naheed...

Yes, I realize that this is one of those years where I spend way too much money. I just hope I don't get bored next year. Catch you later!

-=> Mike Hanson <=-

Mike,

Great news about the SUPERCAP. I wondered whether your wife could make one for Naim to provide free with everyone sold. I would certainly wear mine with pride!

Nigel

P.S. you definitely want to get your hands on that XPS.