boldstrummer

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Seeking the best distribution of power...
Ok, let me put it this way: should it be better to power a bookshelf with a 200w channel, or to bi-amp with 2 60w channels? 
Who is your overall favorite guitarist?
Technique goes far beyond gymnastics. Technique is also the way an artist interprets a given piece of music, their sense of stylistic awareness, their large-scale concept of the music, and their sense of working within the limitations of a given m... 
Recommendation for marching, war classical music.
4th movement of Beethoven's 5th 
Telarc recordings
What does "absolute reverse polarity mean", and why would so many major labels purposely mess up their recordings for 99.999% of their consumers? 
Naxos, the way to go for classical?
Naxos often pays an absolute pittance to their artists - some guitarists I know personally have gotten as little as $1500 for a solo cd, with no royalties. Its a real Barnum & Bailey type exploitation outfit in a lot of ways. Best thing to do ... 
Who is your overall favorite guitarist?
Technical poriciency is no small feat! It is the product of prodigious talent, excellent teaching, and a lifetime of hard work - the kind of work which would earn a fortune in almost any other endevor. Perhaps you need to be a (classical) guitar p... 
Are You Happy With 2 Channel SACD?
I am having a VERY hard time hearing the difference between the CD and the stereo SACD layers of my classical Hybrid discs played on my Philips 963sa. My hearing is fine (I am a professional musician), but my pre-amp is admittedly lower-mid-fi, a ... 
Rush albums sound quality
Thing is, these SACDs were to come out in 2003! Does anyone know whether the release date was rescheduled or the project was just cancelled? 
Rush albums sound quality
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Rush albums sound quality
Anyone know if the Rush SACD's ever came out? 
Best multi-channel pre-amp for music under $1000?
Can anyone out there sonically compare the Audio Refinement Pre5 to the Sony TA-P9000es? How much better, if any, is the McCormack MAP-1? I don't think I can audition any of these... 
Best multi-channel pre-amp for music under $1000?
Thanks for the recommendations. Re the Pre-5, Channel balance is no problem, however, does this thing have 3 total sets of l/r pre-outs? Are there any differences between them? 
Center or Phantom Center?????
Dosen't mixing the center channel info into the L&R channels cause phase cancelation? 
Is my reciever coverting back to digital?
Ok, called Yamaha and they said it's all analog. No digital inputs, no dac's. I still have a sneaking suspician this thing is a limiting factor in my system. 
Is my reciever coverting back to digital?
Thanks for the response Kr4. Is there any way to know for sure whether it converts everything even when the effects are off? It doesn't seem to say in the manual either way.