jdaniel18ee
Responses from jdaniel18ee
| Old Digital vs New digital. Do try an inexpensive Music Hall or Project turntable. If you like Classical and Jazz, it's pretty easy to find well-cared-for vinyl. I did the upgrade path as well, and I believe you are right--the front end is the most important part. My problem... | |
| Coping in an Age of Uncertainty Well, there's no uncertainty anymore. SACD has become an audiophile product, something like MFSL in the '70's. And DVDA.... | |
| I'm totally confused about Hi Rez formats Pabelson writes:"Both SACD and DVD-A are just about dead, however. New releases will continue to trickle out (possibly for a long time, if the audiophile labels decide it's still worth their effort), but trickle is the operative word. If you want ... | |
| Where will audio be in 10 years? Babbleson writes: "Digital music will be available in a variety of resolutions, however. People willing to pay more for hi-rez will still be able to feel smug about it. (Thank goodness! Otherwise, what's the point?)"Should have done your research ... | |
| Help choosing CD player and cables A used Rega, (which is warm and slow), with Cardas neutral reference interconnects 1/2 meter, (which are clean and astonishingly fast), is a great combo IMHO. $400 for the used Rega Planet 2000, and $250 for the interconnects. | |
| How Important Is The Cdp? The only way I got rid of the harshness was to move over to SACD. I know this is contorversial, but I could still feel redbook harshness on some pretty expensive players. And YES vinyl enthusiasts: there is still some harshness on SACDs, but it's ... | |
| Which warm sounding cd player for under $400? A Rega Planet 2000 used will fill the bill, IMHO. I had one for awhile. The *only* problem I had with it was that the soundstage wasn't big enough for huge symphonic ensembles. Makes a great transport too. | |
| Universal disc player I have a UDP-1 coming. You'll get a full report, tho mine cost 3K, a little more than what you thought. I listen to large-scale Classical, so the machine will be put through the paces. I'll be listening for sweet strings, focused deep bass, and th... | |
| Spoiled by multichannel???? You're kinda mixing two things in your question: Hi-rez, and multi-channel. While a good *discreet, no gimmick* multi-channel recording of a symphony is unquestionably better than stereo, it's not bad going back to stereo after a few weeks of surr... | |
| Need your thoughts on Denon 3910 vs McCormack UDP1 Bbeezley: would you say the McCormack has a more 'robust' presentation than maybe the Rega Planet or Sony Xa777ES in redbook? How's the bass response, esp. mid-bass bloom? (How does it handle Cellos, French horns, Trombones, etc.)And where did the... | |
| Need your thoughts on Denon 3910 vs McCormack UDP1 Avguru: I find it interesting that you mention the Marantz 8400 as one in a group that you prefer--I found the bass to be OK in this unit, but *lacking* in the very bass slam and impact you find lacking in the UDP1. Granted the Marantz is a less e... | |
| Need your thoughts on Denon 3910 vs McCormack UDP1 Labtec: I'm about to spring for the UDP 1. I like that it's supposed to have an analog-like sound for redbook, but is it robust as well? With regards to the bass, I'm hoping it's similar to the Marantz SA14v.2, which not only had thunderous, defin... | |
| sacd,vinyl, and rebook.... A better question might be, (since this tread is about 'curious' RIAA numbers), is: How many of your SACDs were bought overseas?Of my 43, 30 were bought over at JPC and amazon UK in Europe, and 13 here in the states. | |
| sacd,vinyl, and rebook.... The benefits of SACD are most obvious with large-scale acoustic music, IMHO. SACD just gets strings and suspended cymbal--that audiophile favorite--right. FWIW, I'm an orchestra musician. Not genre bashing, but by the time pop music is pushed and ... | |
| Audio Aero Prestige SACD player ? Why does it convert DSD to PCM? |