john_z
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| Nakamichi cassette playback in non-Nak deck? Hey Swampwalker, I'm going to look at a NAD 6100 deck from their "Monitor Series" line (circa 1989) for sale locally. Probably a step or two down from the 6300 (It's not a 3-head deck), but looks like a very nice deck nonetheless with low hours of... | |
| Computer speakers? Ok, I may get flamed for this one, but here goes. I have the "original" Cambridge Soundworks "Soundworks" 2.1 system designed by Henry Kloss. I purchased mine about ten years ago, (prior to the Creative buyout) and I have to tell you, they sound g... | |
| Does anyone out there NOT hear a difference in CD One thing that has worked for me when evaluating a new/different component in my system is not to look for an immediate difference or improvement when you first fire up the new component. Rather, just spend time listening to it for awhile with fam... | |
| Nakamichi cassette playback in non-Nak deck? Pryso - that's good advice that I will use if buying local. I am looking beyond just Nakamichi now and am seeing some nice older decks for sale made by Yamaha and Denon, too. Will even consider a 2-head deck if it's quality. Always wanted a 3-head... | |
| Should 'a' been a contender One word: Hales. Although I never got to meet Paul, I had the good fortune of meeting his business partner/co-designer Larry. A real class act. I spent a couple of years working on the sales floor of No.Cal's only Hales dealer in Oakland in 2000-0... | |
| Nakamichi cassette playback in non-Nak deck? Thank you all for some very good feedback on this rather obscure topic! It's a little silly in this digital age of iPods but what the hey - I've always enjoyed time spent making recordings to tape real-time while listening to the music.Buying new ... | |
| Who makes these? what is the value on them? I remember those speakers. I heard them at an Absolute Sound store in Orlando (or was it Sound Advice? can't remember) while visiting my brother back the the early '90's. They were set up in the "high-end" demo room and I think they were paired wi... | |
| Device to record & playback music ? If you are not concerned with taking the music with you on portable cassette or CD, and you want to "recycle" a piece of gear that probably hasn't seen much use since the advent of DVD and Tivo, you may want to consider dusting off your trusty HiF... | |
| Huh? What's going on here Many DVD video players will downconvert the 24/96 signal to 16/48 when outputting from the digital output.The same player will generally process and then output the full 24/96 uncompressed PCM via the analog output. Try listening to the uncompress... | |
| Why HDCD did not become a dominant format? I guess I may be in the minority here, but as much as l like the sound of HDCD discs played on my Arcam CD23, in my system the 96/24 DAD discs I own sound even better played on my humble Sony DVP-C600D DVD player via it's analog outputs. One liste... | |
| low tracking force cartridge recommendations? Hi, I'm by no means a vinyl expert here but... I mentioned to my local high-end shop a few years ago that I have an old '80s-era turntable and he recommended the inexpensive MM Grado. I bought the Grado prestige "black" P-mount cartridge for less ... | |
| What's wrong with my DVD player? You know what, I wonder if there could be a bit of grit or dirt stuck in the mechanism that moves the laser. If the player stops at the same place on different discs.. It might not hurt to try opening the unit and vaccuming/cleaning the track that... | |
| What's wrong with my DVD player? Doh! Not sure what else to suggest in your case, other than your laser pickup may need cleaning or the disc(s) may be defective. Have you tried the disc that freezes in a different player? I'm having an issue with a 96/24 DAD title not playing in ... | |
| What's wrong with my DVD player? That's awesome. Glad that did the trick.. the same thing happened on my brother's Denon player and he got lucky in figuring it out and passed the fix on to me. -jz | |
| What's wrong with my DVD player? Try going into the setup menu in your Denon and turn the multiple angle feature "off". The picture is freezing at the parts of the movie where there is a flag for multiple camera angle and it is tripping up your display if using a digital HDMI con... |