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| Plasma 42 inch .... The Panasonic Onyx and standard series are indeed different in PQ, and this is easily apparent in any setting where both can be compared side-to-side with same signal and quality of adjustment. 3:2 or 3:3 pulldown is available in DVD players but t... | |
| could anyone help me ? I've been involved in audiophilia for 30 years and once worked in the field. I have to say that my confidence in the industry began evaporating in the 1980s when Krell amplification was embraced by the high-end opinion makers and retailers as repr... | |
| Plasma 42 inch .... Size selection is a function of viewing distance. The issue currently is that a 42" plasma and a 61" plasma have the same resolution (pixel count). So it's not necessarily better to go bigger if you can't increase your viewing distance for the sam... | |
| Plasma 42 inch .... The regular series Panasonics are not nearly as good as the Onyx series nor the Elite, though their black levels are very good. Also some or all of the standard series do not have 3:2 pull-down for film. They're OK. The Onyx series is another matt... | |
| Plasma 42 inch .... Pioneer Elite 43" would be my first choice in a commonly available plasma that size. The Panasonic Onyx 42" is specifically the only Panny I consider comparable and it is very good. Scarcer but even more film-like than these to is the Runco plasma... | |
| Avantgarde..... Still a contender??? I've been through a similar transition. I auditioned Avantagardes. The importer and AG contend they are horns that don't sound like horns. I disagree. They are horns alright, and they unmistakably sound like horns, though less so than any other ho... | |
| Rogers LS35A - Stradivarius? Or Sentimental Hype? I used LS3/5a speakers off and on from 1976 until 2002. It is, like a Quad ESL57, its own thing, not precisely duplicated by anything else. It is amp sensitive and definitely won't sound thin if driven properly. They need some oomph yet have limit... | |
| Are Meridian Pre-Amps Awful or Something? You will find very few instances of Meridian preamps being used in mixed systems driving non-Meridian power amps. The control options are excellent, but the sound doesn't warrant the cost. What's wrong with the LS16? Sound comparable to it with RS... | |
| KT-88 single end ..audiopax question. Well, the problem with the PX25 amp is the PX25 itself. It makes an excellent but relatively soulless amp, no matter what you throw at it in iron and caps. It's singular persistent sonic superiority is bass performance. In even mediocre designs th... | |
| KT-88 single end ..audiopax question. I have Zu Definitions and Zu Druids in separate systems. 101db/w/m and the Definitions are 16Hz - 22kHz; Druids 38Hz - 22kHz. I have heard the Audiopaxes on Avantgardes though, and they work perfectly with each other. Between the Audiopax 88s and ... | |
| turntable mat : boston mat, audioquest sorbogel ma You have a gajillion options in the mat department, especially when you factor in the possibility of using combinations. I wouldn't even consider making a choice until you choose your TT and have it in your system, having assimilated its character... | |
| Zu Tone/Druid Tonal Anomalies By the way, nothing I've heard in midrange tonal anomalies when the drivers are new hinted at a 7db variance, but I have heard the apparent rise seem boosted as I moved further from the speaker, in some rooms, further indicating the room can be an... | |
| Zu Tone/Druid Tonal Anomalies A brand new pair of Tones will honk or shout some until broken in. My Druids did the same thing. My Definitions less so. Room interaction can exaggerate this. The rise you are hearing, insofar as it is driver-generated, will mitigate with break-in... | |
| Anyone heard Zu Druid speakers? I don't know how long you've had your Druids, Stew, but that "hollow" sound is common when new, needing break-in. On first listen when I got my Druids, I thought the same thing but chose to give them time to get used because the rest of it -- the ... | |
| KT-88 single end ..audiopax question. I own a pair of Audiopax 88 monoblocks. It is either the best amp overall I've ever heard or at least in the top 3. Certainly it is on objective music fidelity the best power amp solution I've owned. The designer has several highly distinctive inn... |