dmitrydr
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| hi-end universal players? I remember that yet recent and most common advice was to leave CDP alone, and to stick to Philips 963sa for SACD until the universals improve in quality/price ratio. My try with Marantz 8400 confirmed it for me, as its CD quality caused me to retu... | |
| nad 541i--output to interconnects or digital coax It all just depends on what DAC would you prefer to rely: of 541i or the receiver's one. I had 541i with 761, and my opinion that DAC in 541i is far better then in the receiver, my dealer confirmed me that 541i circuitry is well refined in compari... | |
| Naxos, the way to go for classical? Naxos is a good way to get familiar with the subject with no serious investments, but I think you can find more very interesting, performed not in a usual way, recordings in relatively smaller labels, such as Dorian or Telarc, than in Sony or Phil... | |
| Upgrading from Van Den Hul D102 MK III I was always concerned by VdH higher capacitance... If you like Pro Silway, check AZ Matrix Ref II, it seems to be more neutral | |
| What's on your reading list? J.R.R.Tolkien' biography, by Karpenter. Excellent! | |
| Drums drums drums Im looking for more cds KODO - very good japanise drums | |
| DAC on Universal player I'm doubt that stock Marantz 8400 would have any significant advantages over Denon, I'd rather get it modded or, indeed, would consider good outboard DAC. BTW, are you sure you really have to deal with universal players at all? | |
| Another wattage question. Bombaywalla, thanks, your reply above is one of the rare and priceless explanations that help people to get smarter in their audio quest... If there were Audiogon FAQ, this reply definitelly should be there. | |
| Primare A10 or Creek 4330 integrated amplifier I had a chance to compare side by side Primare and Simaudio integrates on the same set up, both broken in. Primare was pretty good, but when they turned on Sim i-5... it was a whole way better: detales, soundstage, everything just opened up... | |
| Sim Audio Moon Equinox No, that's why I bought Nova ;) Price difference isn't THAT big, when you start talking with a dealer... | |
| Transformers: Auto- vs. Isolating Ok, it's 26lb, not 30... close though. Can't find how bad are they... | |
| Can 26lb 2000W-Step down converter hurt sound? Anyone out there?.. | |
| Favourite labels That's an extensive list! Are most of, let's say, ECM recordings are of consistently high quality? | |
| What did YOU get for Christmas? Some 15 new CDs,.. and beautiful Hattori Santoku ;) | |
| Anyone still excited about HDCD ? The problem with HDCD is that Pacific Microsonics chip limits the dinamic range to 6 dB, which is already not good for today.Interesting... RR Reveries HDCD, being played on non-HDCD player sounds with lower level then on HDCD player, so I have to... |