dgaylin
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| Very small very sensitive floor stander 1000? I've got a Pro-Ject amp box powering the Arros just fine for rear surround (or is it?). I'm really a two channel guy who dabbles in surround. Fronts are Wilson Benesch Curves powered by Kharma MP-150s. I have a used Zamp already purchased, which I... | |
| EMF/RFI isolation with aluminum sheet metal All -- thanks so much for the very helpful responses.best,--dan | |
| Very small very sensitive floor stander 1000? Thanks all for the additional suggestions. Yes, upgrading the power amp is a good idea. I still need speakers though -- my Arros are in use as rear surrounds. A waste you say? Perhaps, but they look really nice in the family room (meaning they don... | |
| Apple TV/Pandora I was wondering the same thing, having discovered Pandora last weekend. One question though -- my AppleTV is connected via a wired ethernet connect to my network. Will Airfoil still work?Thanks!--dan | |
| Very small very sensitive floor stander 1000? Sorry, I should have checked the height on the Mirages. Actually, the wife instructs me to note that the stereo in the marital bedroom is good for the marriage. ;-)It's just that the stereo needs to be heard and not seen. | |
| Very small very sensitive floor stander 1000? Yes, I think you are right Tvad. I was looking at the Walsh's and couldn't get their sensitivity rating.Acceptable height is of course the height of the Arros because she likes those. Or a bit higher (maybe 36-37" max).Altough the Mirage's (recomm... | |
| Very small very sensitive floor stander 1000? These are great. Thanks. The Preludes looked like a winner. Except they are too tall. La Jeffa balked. Sigh. | |
| Very small very sensitive floor stander 1000? Thanks for the good suggestions all Sorry for the confusion -- the Audiogon system deleted my "less than" sign. Yes I'm hoping to keep this under $1000 but that includes used. Part of WAF of course is total outlay ;-)Soulbrass -- I have a set of A... | |
| SACD sounds worse or CD sounds better or ....? I think it boils down to the balanced connection+new pre-amp coupled with different DACS for the two formats. But ironically, Islandmandan really had it right in his first post -- with Redbook CD now sounding so good, it's nice to no longer feel l... | |
| budget DACs Anybody familiar with the Beresford? It's attractive to me because of the volume control. | |
| SACD sounds worse or CD sounds better or ....? Jylee -- THAT indeed makes sense. Yes, a preamp upgrade was a key part of the upgrade. Not tubed, but the most musical pre-amp I have ever owned. | |
| SACD sounds worse or CD sounds better or ....? Danlib1 and Czbbcl, thanks for your thoughts. Yes I think the consensus is that depending upon the gear and recording SACD and CD can sound very similar. But there's still what I believe is the interesting question about when the source doesn't ch... | |
| SACD sounds worse or CD sounds better or ....? Islandmandan -- you make an interesting point that provokes a thought (probably part of what Jylee was getting at)....different DACs for different formats in the UDPs mean different capabilities. Your outboard DAC for redbook improves its performa... | |
| SACD sounds worse or CD sounds better or ....? Jylee -- yes, I think that's quite right. I had tried several other UDPs before I settled on the Bel Canto. Very substantial differences among and across formats and players. And SACD used to be more important to ME too until so many labels abando... | |
| SACD sounds worse or CD sounds better or ....? Islandmandan -- thanks. SACD sounds better. So I guess the title of the thread is misleading. Everything sounds better for sure. It's just that the difference between SACDs and CDs has diminished. And the source is the same. I forgot to mention I ... |