jylee
Responses from jylee
| Lean sound. What's the cause? Larry,I agree with your assessment. I like the simplicity in the setup with Unidisk SC driving the amps directly, and it served me well.The reason I've added a preamp is because I have recently added Accustic Arts DAC to the system. For red book I... | |
| Lean sound. What's the cause? Thanks for all the comments. What I mean by the "lean" sound is in the comparative sense, not in the absolute sense. Unidisk SC has a built in volume control, so I can bypass the preamp and compare the results. I thought it sounded leaner with the... | |
| Most accurate sub under 1,500 used I have a DD-12 in 15 x 20 room with 10 ft ceiling. The volume is set to ~20 comfortably, and I have never maxed out on the volume or bottomed the woofer. You should still get the largest that you could afford, but if it comes to DD-12, I think it ... | |
| New amp or new cd player? Assuming all entry level cdps around 1500-2000 sound the same, i would also assume they sound much better than my 150$ onkyo dvd/cdp?I didn't say they sound the same. It's all about the diminishing return of the investment. What I have suggested i... | |
| New amp or new cd player? I agree with the general sentiment. It's garbage in / garbage out, and you want the source to produce the best possible sound.But when you consider your budget, and if you want to stretch $1500 as much as you can, there could be better ways to spe... | |
| Lean sound. What's the cause? Thanks for the response John. I do have a slight suspicion on the performance of MAP-1, but I'm going to give it benefit of doubt due to the lack of evidence. However I am looking at two channel tube preamps in case I need to replace McCormack. Th... | |
| Can you help me select a pre/pro? Meridian processors provide most of what you are looking for. G68XXV that I used own had excellent DAC, pretty good two channel section, and ability to upsample 16/44 redbook PCM. If I recall correctly Meridian processors digitize analog inputs in... | |
| How can you not have multichannel system Since I installed my multichannel system I have evolved three addition ears, one on my forehead and two on the back of my head. I remain fearful of where my subwoofer ear will grow.LOL! I've seen a guy who had four subwoofers in his system, and th... | |
| Denon 3910..What next ? Denon 3910 was my first universal player. I then went on to NAD, Bel Canto, and now I have Linn Unidisk. Thinking back, I think Denon has pretty good performance in SACD and DVD Audio. Also the video quality was top notch.I haven't used either McC... | |
| Modded SACD player: SACD or Redbook sound best?" I usually buy them from amazon.com. SACD and CD are comparably priced there. It's best if you buy just a couple of SACDs and hear for yourself. If you like classical music then try RCA Living Stereo series. You'll find many of them at around $10. ... | |
| Whic CD player would you pick and why Unidisk SC would be an interesting choice, as it would replace both the CD player and Anthem prepro. You can simplify the system quite a bit. Plus it provides excellent SACD and DVD Audio performance in multi channel, which you may or may not be i... | |
| How can you not have multichannel system Tvad, I think your argument is about the philosophy of recording engineers (how mch tracks should be mixed), not about the fundamentals of using more than two speakers in a mch system. Anyways, like I said earlier most people don't seem to be inte... | |
| How can you not have multichannel system I don't think there is right way or only way to produce mch mix. As others have pointed out, most recordings are done with several microphones whether in studio or in concerts. It's then up to the recording engineer to take the raw recordings (mas... | |
| Sony XA7ES vrs Cambridge 840C and others... Haven't used XA7ES, but in general, digital components like CD players and DAC have matured fairly significantly in the last decade. The state of performance available only to the top of the line gears in the 90's can be had for very reasonable pr... | |
| CD has laid back and uninvolving sound Mapman,If the capacity or resolution of CD is indeed inferior to the vinyl, there is no way that a CDR of vinyl will sound the same as vinyl. I think you have just proved the exact opposite. |