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Nightmare
Elgordo, Boa2 and Celtic66 : You guys are funny. Good sense of humour... Cheers.Newbee and Audiokinesis, I tried a similar 'up against the side wall' set-up, not so long ago as a basic experiment before posting this thread, and the MLs sounded ter... 
Martin Logan Center Channel-make sense??
OK, Results of a little experiment I did: I have ML Aerius i's and Kef Q65s. Just for the heck of it once I used the Kefs as my front L/R speakers and the ESL section of one Aerius i (with appropriate amplification) as my centre is a HT setup. The... 
Xindak Cable Question
Thanks Brainwater. I do have the Xindak SCD-2 and enjoy it a lot. I am no electronic engineer, but when I took the top off to see which tubes they had as stock, I noticed the layout to be very nice and could identify at least few branded parts in ... 
Xindak Cable Question
Sorry mate, I meant "how would you compare the FS-Gold with Valhalla"...Cheers, 
Xindak Cable Question
Thanks Brainwater.I did read Keith's FS-1 review in Stereotimes, where he was mighty impressed. Looking at the prices at least, it appears that Gold is top-of-the-line (most expensive). I know this is not a fair comparison by any means, but how wo... 
Which has most software DVD-A or SA-CD?
SACD !More SACDs to come as Sony digs thru their 'dusty' vaults. 
Are You Happy With 2 Channel SACD?
Wow, like unclejeff said ‘Total unanimity’, and that doesn’t happen here very often. Tempted to be the chef who spoiled the soup… No, just kidding. Seriously, I too agree that two channels is the way to go with. Even if the surround channels are u... 
Anyone own or listened to the Lector CDP-Seven.
Lector? Are these the same guys who tried to sell re-badged Xindak SCD-2 for 3K+ quid? 
Xindak SCD-2 question
Thanks Jdlepera. I have a Sonic Frontier Pre with moderate power supply, so not sure if it will make a similar impact, as compared to your BAT. Your switching between SE and XLR sounds real fun, but I won't be able to do it since my power amp has ... 
Nora Jones new CD -- Copy Protection -- YIKES
It is such a shame all these recording companies are punishing the honest, loyal customers by totally disregarding the copy protection's effect on sound quality. I followed an interesting thread around seven years ago, about Macrovision copy prote... 
Tube amp and speaker impedence matching
I guess impedence is the 'dirty little secret' of the speaker manufacturers. I own Martin Logan Aerius i's which are rated at 4 Ohms (Nominal- that's the White Lie), but the actual impedence drops down to 1.8-ish in the upper high frequency area!!... 
Red rose Affirmation made in china, any problems??
New line of Quad speakers are either Chinese-made or majority of the parts are sourced in China. Also a reliable source reveals that Brian Cheney of VMPS is considering moving RM-40 cabinet manufacturing to China.Either the who's who of hi-end aud... 
Sony's New SACD Player
Exactly! Look at the nature, two eyes to identify the depth of field, and two ears to identify the delay in sound, so that you get the sense of direction of source. All you need is two good sources of sound and you get it all, anything else is exc... 
Sony's New SACD Player
9.1 channels? Is it like front left, front centre, front right...., attic, cellar, bath, and kitchen??Folks, more (speaker) boxes mean more problems! Can't we be happy with two (like ONE wife and ONE mistress :)Cheers, 
Recom. for a new CD/DVD?
Daniel,Thanks a million for your detailed posting. I was in hibernation. (They really should provide Internet access on planes these days!)I'm glad to see you are enjoying your 963. Here's another one for you. Did you have a chance to compare your...