jimmy2615
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| 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... | |
| "best" version for "Toccata and Fugue D minor? I have many, many recordings of this as an organist myself. The M. Murray listed above is the first that comes to mind for power and slam (great reeds, and the low D pedal entrance has the most oomph of any recording I've heard) though I agree tha... | |
| Should I change my CD player ? I just bought the CX-7E (previously had SCD 777ES) and it has transformed my system - much more enjoyable overall and worth every penny. That said, for your excellent system/speakers I would step it up to the CX-5, if that fits your needs. If you'... | |
| Are silver cables best for my system???? I realize you did not ask about speakers, but I had the same PSB's once and I could never get them to sound anything but cool (some would say neutral), and that was with McIntosh electronics...going the other way with anything but 'warm' component... | |
| Nordost cable evaluation. Interesting analysis Sean - I wanted to post a question I've had for some time in this area that perhaps can't really be answered (I'll beat you to it - so why ask it? Perhaps someone can provide some illumination on this).Anyway, I often wonder i... | |
| Multichannel Preamp I'll answer my own thread here for the sake of posterity since I now have had some experience on the subject. When I wrote this thread I was just getting into MCh operations. I had had a main system with a Sony 777ES, Mac MA6900 integrated amp, an... | |
| Looking for non-boomy full range speakers One very often overlooked speaker for this application is the Aerial Model 6. If you have a decent w/ch amp (at least 100), this is a wonderful all-around speaker. Think about it, how many true 3-way speakers do you know of that have 1-tweeter, 1-... | |
| I'm looking for thoughts on the Tyler Acoustics... If you're talking about the one-piece Linnbrook with two 8-inch woofers, and the tweeter surrounded by the two 7-inch mid ranges on top, as opposed to the two piece monitor-on-top-of bass module (all same drivers but rear ported) I can make some c... |