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| Chopin Fantasie Impromptu, Opus 66 I've got Pletnev on my order list, but I'm waiting for some more to get there before I hit the button. I'll let you know when I hear it. I'm now more curious than ever.$6 used on Amazon with about $3 for shipping: you cannot go wrong! I look forwa... | |
| Music Server Setup: Airport Express or Extreme? Efficient speakers only because I have 4ohm speakers that demand lots of juice…if I upgrade the speakers in my main room and move the 4ohm speakers to a Satellite room, long wire runs (even with heavy gage wire) could demand more juice than the am... | |
| Music Server Setup: Airport Express or Extreme? I'm just going to give you some fast responses based on a quick read of your lengthy post. The cheapest solution would be to run a second set of speaker wires to another pair of speakers. Not sure why you are thinking efficient speakers unless you... | |
| Chopin Fantasie Impromptu, Opus 66 Hey Newbee (and all)- I finally listened to the Kissin today. Wow, that is a unique and passionate interpretation - he really makes the music his own in some ways. I really enjoy his playing. It is a much bolder interpretation than Hewitt, who ten... | |
| Please recommend hearing protection I would echo the recommendation of custom molded ear plugs, and the Eymotic solution looks even better. I ride a motorcycle daily, and the wind noise through the helmet at speed is quite loud (anyone who rides would know this). The best solution b... | |
| What has been your most satisfying component? Nutella, 19 months later, isn't it time to share?He can't get no satisfaction. | |
| Next up... new speakers... I've heard the Coincident Super Eclipse III's with your Ayre amp (actually I think it was the VX5e) and they sounded superb together. They'd be worth an audition, though they've been replaced with a different model line which I cannot speak for in... | |
| Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6 RCA Living Stereo SACD That must be Tchaikovsky's much lesser known "Jamaican Symphony" on the other layer. Not many folks know about it. Give it some time, it'll grow on you. | |
| Dual-layer SACD Gain Issues Have you played the same disc in another SACD player?No. I don't know anyone nearby with one. I have only played it on an Electrocompaniet player that is CD-only where it sounded as it does on my SACD player. | |
| Looking for Polarity Invert Feature... The Modwright 36.5 has a phase inversion switch, and would be another fine candidate in your search. Not sure which of your amps you are looking to pair it off with so I cannot speak to synergy. There are a few reviews you could read online. The p... | |
| Dual-layer SACD Gain Issues Thanks, Jylee. I'm using Leopard. The version of Toast I mentioned is compatible and does not require emulation (I don't even have 9.0 emulation on my box). I'll check out the article and try making a copy, but I have never notice any copies sound... | |
| Dual-layer SACD Gain Issues Good idea, but no dice, at least not simply in the Dolby Surround setting. I tried again and the same differences occurred. This time I used a sound level meter. Indeed, as I suspected there is at the very least a 6db difference (probably more as ... | |
| Dual-layer SACD Gain Issues Rwwear - I went into my SACD player's setup menu and discovered that there are indeed accommodations for surround sound that I had forgotten about. I'd set it up initially and forgotten about it. In my audio setup I have the following settings and... | |
| Dual-layer SACD Gain Issues It sounds like you have your player set to play back in surround mode but are using a stereo system. It is also true SACD has more dynamic range than CD and will appear to be lower in volume.Thanks for the suggestions Rwwear! I'll double check all... | |
| Dual-layer SACD Gain Issues I found that burned reproductions of a CD is oft times better than the original.I too have found that occasionally burned CD's sound subtly better than the original. "Subtly" would be the operative word here: This is not at all a subtle difference... |