edcyn
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| Beware poor sounding media Fidelity is always wonderful and always preferred, but if the artist or producer thinks otherwise I try to roll with it. | |
| Streaming vs Physical Media There's a good share of disagreement on this subject. I continue to often get my best fidelity via Qobuz, even better than what I get from SACD, CD or LP. But that doesn't mean you shouldn't give it a shot. | |
| What is this term 'analytical' ? The sound that comes from my equipment can be lovely and emotionally absorbing but it is rarely truly convincing. I'd give my modest rig about a 6. | |
| What is this term 'analytical' ? mijostyn -- How 'bout we start using a new term -- convincing. Does the sound fool you into momentarily believing there's no longer an electro-mechanical intermediary between you and the music? Does the sound you hear viscerally bring you closer t... | |
| Albums you do not get...a plea for help and understanding I listened to and loved Springsteen for a good long time. The two Springsteen concerts I went to are still among my handful of favorites. I'd grab my guitar and bellow out his songs. But yeah, he eventually got a little long in the tooth. Not th... | |
| Best progressive rock album side Yeah, I'm stretching genre boundaries a bit but how 'bout Side One of Bowie's Aladdin Sane? The side boils with invention, energy and 'tude. | |
| Albums you do not get...a plea for help and understanding I'm truly lovin' this thread. Don't be shy, ladies & gents. Proudly proclaim your preferences! And diss the ones you don't dig! | |
| Albums you do not get...a plea for help and understanding @DeKay -- Wow!! Maybe the most unintentionally hilarious album cover I've ever seen. | |
| Albums you do not get...a plea for help and understanding This thread has forced me to dig into my past, as anything I did not like has pretty much disappeared from both my record/cd shelves and my memory. But yeah, anything from "ain't I cool" hippie bands and acts really tested my patience. "Crosby, ... | |
| Your sub experience: Easy or hard? No problem integrating my modest Paradigm sub-woofer into my system. I put it in spot in the room that the instructions suggested would be good. I followed the instructions as to how to connect it up. I put one of my stereo test CDs (I have one,... | |
| RCA Living Stereo I find that the DG Archiv Productions are often wonderful. Try a recording by the Musica Antiqua Koln, headed up by Reinhard Goebel. . Compositions from underappreciated composers played with passion and verve. Excellent sound quality,too. I actu... | |
| RCA Living Stereo I've certainly mentioned this a few times, but my dad was a high-fi enthusiast from the veritable birth of the hobby. He built a tubed hi-fi mono set-up on the kitchen table, complete with AM tuner.. When stereo was introduced he was one of the fi... | |
| Sony SACD Player SCD-XA5400ES; YAY or NAY? Right now I'm enjoying the heck out of a DG CD of a Mozart's Requiem I just fished out of my collection. DG, Herbie the K at the controls. A bit hashy when everyone is yelling and screaming, but considering its curriculum vitae, it's sounding migh... | |
| How best to eliminate LP warps All the vicissitudes that plague the LP are part of the reason I'm just not as fanatical about the format as I used to be. It doesn't hurt that Hi-Def (and even CD quality) streaming can sound really, truly good through my system as it is currentl... | |
| SACD repair? My late, unlamented Marantz CD/SACD player went belly-up several years ago and, the way I remember it, Marantz or the dealer seemed unwilling to do the repair. I can't recall what the problem was. Did it refuse to load an SACD? Or did it just ... |