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| Marantz SA-1 (Super Audio CD player) ? Simon: I hate to turn away from the point of this thread, which is SACD not speaker evaluations, however, you could not be more mistaken regarding the Watt Puppies. They are very dynamic (not as dynamic as Avantegardes) and I would venture to gues... | |
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| Marantz SA-1 (Super Audio CD player) ? Trelja: I hope it does play SACDs. It would be quite a bombshell!!! BTW, When you are drinking Scotch slower is better :) | |
| Marantz SA-1 (Super Audio CD player) ? Jfrech: The VK-60 will drive the Watt Puppies but will not really get them singing. I recommend you go with the monos. You will get increased performance that will really make it worthwhile. Brulee: Yoyoyoyoyo! | |
| Marantz SA-1 (Super Audio CD player) ? Simontju: I think the Marantz is slightly warmer than the Sony, I cannot tell you which I preferred because I could not conclude one was better than the other for SACD playback... just a tad different. Sony SCD-1, dCS Delius and dCS Purcell, VK-50... | |
| Marantz SA-1 (Super Audio CD player) ? I have compared the Sony SCD1 with the Marantz and although I bought the Sony, I thought the Marantz was better in a few areas: 1. Loading time was much faster 2. CD Playback was better (I run through an external DAC so not an issue for me) I rec... | |
| Where is the best place to buy SACD Sorry, I did not see the "software" part of your post. Go to hmv.com they are the least expensive for Sony/Columbia/Epic. | |
| What is the best AES/EBU? Transparent Reference XL. | |
| Where is the best place to buy SACD http://www.oade.com - They have a number on their website. Call them, they have the lowest prices anywhere. SCD1 $2900 shipped (9/00) 777 $1500 shipped (9/00). | |
| BAT Equipment vs Audio Research The ARC Reference equipment is more power than their other products with little or no difference sonically. If you guys want to be impresssed by a company putting the "reference" label on their equipment and fall for it go right ahead. The differe... | |
| BAT Equipment vs Audio Research I have just recently had both the BAT gear you are interested in, and the ARC gear in a direct comparison in my home. It was not even close. The BAT stuff is simply more like real music. It is much more natural sounding, just beautiful. Needless t... | |
| More power? If I am not mistaken, the CJ 11 is 70 watts into 4 ohms. I just recently heard the Virgos driven by an ARC VT100 along with a BAT VK-30SE, and bass was not a problem. ARCs tend to run lower than they state so my guess would be they are really 90 o... | |
| Pass Labs X-1, X-2, X-0 All I can say is as great as their amps are, I was a bit disappointed with their preamps. | |
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| Sony sacd "custom setting" It is not a problem, but the best place to call to be sure is your amp manufacturer. The custom setting makes a HUGE difference. |