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| Deep Purple Remasters: Machine head/Live in Japan I own both the Rhino and DCC gold editions of "Made in Japan," and if you can swing it, the DCC is the one to get. It's not a mind-altering difference, but the gold sounds more open and detailed. | |
| DVD players with best image quality? Though it's well above your price range, check out the Arcam DV-29. The picture quality, particularly when using the HDMI connection, is incredible. You also could probably pick up a used DV-27 at a pretty good price, though it doesn't have the HD... | |
| BAT VK-300X Solid State vs. Tube I listened to both when auditioning integrated amps, and I went with the Super Tube version. Increased clarity, more explosive dynamics, and smoother presentation were all things I noticed. Some have criticized the Super Tube setup for being too "... | |
| Loe Reed's speaker reviews Thanks for the review; it was pretty amusing. Even Unka Lou hates Bose! | |
| Meitner DCC2 vs. Analog - Opinions Please Audio999: Actually, I have heard the SME Model 20 in my system within the past year, and I still went with the Meitner. I've heard the Rockport, Model 30, and Walker Proscenium AT LENGTH in the systems of friends of mine . . . and I still went wit... | |
| Meitner DCC2 vs. Analog - Opinions Please I should add this: At the level of performance we're talking about, no one format (or playback device) does everything the best. There are things that, for example, the SME Model 30 does that the Meitner gear doesn't do quite as well (that utterly... | |
| Meitner DCC2 vs. Analog - Opinions Please I had a similar dilemma, and, like Tireguy, I went digital--for any number of reasons. I've heard some world-class turntables in my life (Rockport, SME Model 30, TNT HR-X), and to say that the Meitner gear (or any digital, for that matter) can't m... | |
| Tell me about your Jena Labs Symphonys I'm using the Symphony speaker cables in a vertical-biamp configuration with Jena's Dreamdancer cables, and I have to second the opinions of Bob and Tireguy. They are indeed great cables. What has impressed me most about them is their background s... | |
| Detroit, Michigan Anyone who is interested in forming a Detroit Audio Club, please email me at andrewclaps@aol.com. Once I get a few people together, maybe we can organize a meeting of some kind. | |
| Best excuse for playing loud music? A few years ago, before I married and bought a house, I lived in an apartment. My neighbors above me were nice people--very quiet and decent. Then they moved out. In moved another couple. They were pretty quiet, too--except when they were copulati... | |
| Tell us compliments received on your system... My wife--and audio cynic extraordinaire--is a pretty tough crowd. She doesn't deny that she can hear the difference between components and setups; she actually has a very good ear. She just doesn't think it's worth the stupid amount of money some ... | |
| Meitner EMM DAC6e Redbook Performance I have the DCC2/CDSD combo, and the redbook performance is nothing short of staggering. I've listened to top-flight players/DACS from Burmester, Audio Aero, Wadia, Arcam, and a few others, and the EMM stuff trumps them all in most parameters. I do... | |
| Meitner DCC2 Henryhk:I have about 200 hours on my DCC2, and while I haven't done an A-B with an external preamp, I really haven't felt any need to. As Lugnut mentioned above, the unit is incredibly SMOOTH and involving, but with none of the blurring of detail ... | |
| good DVD/CDP combo ? The Arcam DV-27 is a tremendous CD/DVD player. It's meant primarily as a DVD player, and in that regard it's one of the very best, but CD playback is also excellent, ranking higher than a lot of dedicated CD players in its price range. | |
| EMM Labs CDSD / DCC2 - Initial Listening Session Gladstone: Your dulcet glottological excursions are quite splendiferous. Must be the DCC2. :) |