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| MULTI-CH SACD'S on 2CH SOUND STRANGE? UPDATE******OK, an interesting thing happens when i keep pressing the "M" button on the EMM player. one mode is rebook, next mode is 2CH SACD, and there is a THIRD MODE not mentioned in the manual- MULTI-CH SACD. WHICH WORKS- SORT OF.you get the f... | |
| B & W Matrix 801 S3 and tube amplifier the speaker will work with 60W as long as the amp can produce solid bass.as for solid state a minimum of 100 quality watts would be plenty- 200W wouldbe optimal if you like big orchestrations in a 15x20 room. but your room is of modest size, sowhi... | |
| Organ CDs with really deep bass Jean Guillou, Vol.#4 Bach Organ set (of 5 cd's) on Dorian. 1st selection, 1st 5 minutes or so. very deep and very clear bass notes. i took this cd to a dealer to test out a $50,000 pair of very well regarded speakers. i did NOT turn the volume up ... | |
| Less than top line reel-to-reel worth it? i have several reel to reels myself and i love to listen to tapes and make new dubs from vinyl that i can borrow from friends. however, one issue that is unfortunately lacking in the development of consumer decks is that there never was a higher g... | |
| MULTI-CH SACD'S on 2CH SOUND STRANGE? Hi Yashu, all i can comment on the EMM "sound" is that one recording is night and day different from the next. if you're not in the best of moods on a given day this might be of some concern- if you want everything to sound equally wonderful. If y... | |
| MULTI-CH SACD'S on 2CH SOUND STRANGE? Yashu, redbook cd's sound very good on my EMM player. so do most sacd's. i probably need to label/catalog all the discs that are giving me problems. there is a phase switch (a circle with a line bisecting it) that reverses phaseon the disc. the... | |
| MULTI-CH SACD'S on 2CH SOUND STRANGE? My EMM player has a switch that in one mode plays 2CH SACD and in the other mode plays redbook 2CH. there is no specific information on the multichannel disc itself regarding the 2ch layer of sacd and the multichannel layer of sacd.one would ASSUM... | |
| VPI TNT MkIII - pluses and minuses? Frogman- lucky you...i wish i had bought a TNT-6 (preferably with a super platter) when i had the chance a year or so ago.somehow it appeals to me more than the HRX and seems to have all thenecessary tools (SDS, JMW ARM, Motor assembly) to get a v... | |
| MULTI-CH SACD'S on 2CH SOUND STRANGE? well here's a specific example to demonstrate my point-HARMONIA MUNDI- BACH BRANDENBURG CONCERTOS 2 DISC SET.HYBRID MULTICHANNEL SACD (compatible with all cd players).i already had a great redbook copy on Archiv which sounds great, buti wanted to ... | |
| "What's The Best Value Speaker In $5k-$10k Range?" Eggleston Andra-II go on sale for $7K-$10K and having owned them they areboth world class and truly full-range. I never played my pair super loud butthey can be used that way if you're one of the Krazy people out there. B&W 802 Diamonds are al... | |
| Franco Serblin RIP Perhaps the most impressive experience after hearing b&w loudspeakers for the 1st time was hearing SF Extremas for the 1st time. I could not pick myself up from the center chair at the audio show, but a line had formed waiting on me. I smiled ... | |
| Any bad experience with wilson audio sasha w/p? Wilson owners have to have the resources to correct any and all anomalies in their room and equipement in order to get the best results. David Wilson was a recording engineer and his entry into home audio came as a result of developing studio moni... | |
| Hi end audio stores in Miami, Ft lauderdale area? Music Systems by Martin Ferrari- in Doral, Miami- Wilson, D'Agostino, etc.relatively new dealership. Sound Components- Coral Gables (Miami)- Rockport, Levinson, Audio Research.been around a long time. experts in Home Theatre installations, but the... | |
| Is the Oppo-105 with Modwright modifications The Oppo is not going to weigh as much or have as solid a feel as a high-end player. If microsonics is important to you and heavy metal construction is a priority i don't think $1200 is going to get you there. The DAC has to be incorporated into a... | |
| Linn CD 12 i don't own a CD12, but just know that there are TWO versions of the player, andthe later model has a 24 bit processor (i believe) which should sound even better than ther earlier units. they were always described as being a very organic sounding ... |