jimmy2615
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| Pick your poison...2-channel or multi? I think a good MCh system evolves once you have a "good" (whatever that is, to each of us) stereo system. If the 2 Ch system is too harsh in the highs or has boomy bass, or uninteresting mids, an expanded MCh system might give a more impressive ve... | |
| Amp recommendation for Tyler Sig. Monitor I've used my Linbrooks with at least 4 different amps, and the most magical by far was the Rowland Concentra (or Model 2 Amp). Awesome. | |
| Multi channel preamps I went through this about a year ago - in fact you'll see my exact same post somewhere in the archives. I listened to the Audio Refinement, the McCormack, and the Bel Canto. The AR is great if you only have under a grand to spend, but I found it h... | |
| any woodworkers in northern Kentucky Tyler Acoustics is near you. He makes custom cabinets I believe. | |
| Breakin of Marantz SA8260 SACD player Agree with Audphile1 generally about the class 'A' designation (I had the 8260 for about a year now and have and have had much more expensive CD/SACD players as well). But additionally I think it is important to note that it is a great player, and... | |
| Moving up to audiophile cdp You can't go wrong with the meridian. I had the 506-20 and I liked it as good or better than my 777ES. | |
| CD Player for 2 Channel System I'd highly recommend a used Meridian 508/588/G07 or Ayre CX-7 in that price range, around 2k. Getting any better sound/technology requires a jump in about 2-3k (retail price at least). I have not heard many of these two manufacturer's competitors ... | |
| Why is 2 Channel better than multi-channel? It's better on average (take a bunch of peoples' systems) because most of us don't have the room for a true, well set up multichannel system (with all the aforementioned identical speakers and amplification). If you take a good 5 channel setup (wi... | |
| Bargain Priced SACD Giant Killer? Addressing the original question, I went from a SCD-777ES to the Marantz SA8260 so I could have multichannel, and didn't feel like I lost much in sound quality. For what you're looking for I'd recommend almost any of the cheaper Sonys or Marantz' ... | |
| "best" version for "Toccata and Fugue D minor? Realize this is now an old thread, but I just wanted to mention the Prelude and Fugue in D Major for the very same purpose and bring to light some great organ recordings. A couple of years ago they released the St. Mary's Cathedral recordings of F... | |
| Recommended speakers around $10K used Dave, your reasoning is based on sound principle (no pun intended), but from experience with similar rooms the rear ported Linbrook Monitor (NOT with the bass modules, which need 4-5 feet from the wall), as long as thy're at least 12-18 inches fro... | |
| Low cost bedroom speakers The B&W 600 series is really nice for this use. I had a similar set up once using the 601's. | |
| Recommended speakers around $10K used If you must spend 10k then ignore this, but for what you want I highly recommend Tyler acoustics, the Linbrook (monitors only). Guitar/acoustic instruments are gorgeous through them, with fine detail and spacial info. They will give you the bass y... | |
| Everything Bach ever wrote This is really cool, thanks. | |
| SACD is it worth it? Only Pabelson and Theo mentioned it, but if you have a 5 Ch. system, - especially 5 identical speakers set up the way SACD recommends - it is truely worth it. Many of the SACDs that are hybrid (2 Ch/5 Ch) are amazing in 5 Ch compared to the 2 Ch v... |