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| Gramophone SA-CD It would have made much more sense 3+ years ago when there was the potential of general viability for the SACD market. Today, it is still growing (and I am grateful for that) but it is restricted to the smaller companies and to classical music and... | |
| Cable tv music analogue or digital? Yes but, in practice, it sounds much better than the analog outputs when processed by a high-quality DAC/processor.Kal | |
| Gramophone SA-CD Boy, are they ahead of the curve! Kal | |
| Speakers & the room When I had the EOS Sigs in my apartment I had them about 7 feet apart, too, with a listening distance of about 11.5 feet. Absolutely wonderful with really good bass.Kal | |
| Why not use mains as centers I have no problem with your satisfaction but you have traded a dynamically inadequate solution (dedicated center) for a spatially compromised one. If that is optimum, fine.There are center speakers that will do fine in a large room, such as the B&... | |
| Why not use mains as centers Ouch! If you lay that on its side, you are encumbering all (and I mean all!) the comb filtering and irregularity of any horizontal center and, probably, compromising the otherwise ideal match to your other Kappa 9s. You are a good example of the m... | |
| Best SSP - Upgrade from Integra DTC 9.8 Henryhk wrote: "hopefully can do the new high resolution HD 5.1 audio DA conversion." Nope.Kal | |
| Speakers & the room It looks like a great setup but there are a few things you might consider before going to a subwoofer. It seems to me that both imaging setup and bass setup is critical:1. Repositioning the speakers. They look too close to the side walls and aimed... | |
| help, please: hum on active buffer stage The first thing I would do would be to separate the PS from the buffer. If the hum is on both channels, the PS is the more likely culprit.Kal | |
| Vintage Gear in NYC? NYC? | |
| Speakers & the room Consult Rives or consider posting this along with a diagram of your room including all relevant objects to the room acoustics thread on AVS forum. The latter is free but you will have to decide for yourself among the many opinions you will get.Kal | |
| recommendations power conditioners for nuforce amp I use the Environmental Potentials EP-2450 with my Bel Cantos for the same reason. Kal | |
| Oppo 983 vs Sony SCD-777ES, any experiences? Via the Benchmark DAC, you are limited to CDs, not SACDs. So, as SACD players via analog outputs, the advantage of the Sony remains. Via the HDMI output of the Oppo, things are different.Kal | |
| Why not use mains as centers Right, Bob, except I did that a few years back. ;-)I recall being annoyed at the repetition of basic articles in the hobbyist mags every 2-3 years back when I was an avid reader of the audio and photography mags. Now, I realize that there are new ... | |
| Best SSP - Upgrade from Integra DTC 9.8 I have heard the ML only at show demos and found it impressive although that was to be expected. I have not auditioned it at home.Kal |