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Kimber Illuminations D-60 vs. Stereovox XV2 cable
Chris Sommovigo is the designer's name.Kal 
Which Classical Recording is Best?
"Hi, If you like ELO, ELP and Jethro Tull, you should check out Vivaldi- The Four Seasons as it has an almost rock like nature. "If you say so. I don't hear it.Kal 
Which Classical Recording is Best?
Ah. I missed the word vinyl but, as others have pointed out, there is no new classical vinyl nor has there been for many years. There are, however, many new and excellent recordings on multichannel SACDs and those are what I referred to in my othe... 
Which Classical Recording is Best?
The recent LSO Beethoven series with Haitink is quite fine but my LSO favorites do not include Beethoven, Mozart and certainly not Bach.Kal 
Need recommendation for new CD/SACD player
The Oppo outputs 88.2kHz PCM from SACDs and, while it has a digital volume control and channel trims, you can zero them all in the setup menu.Kal 
Best SSP - Upgrade from Integra DTC 9.8
Of course, it is hard to advise since Guybguy never told us what, exactly, he lacks and what he is looking for in sound and/or video.Kal 
Is it worth buying an SACD player?
Go to www.sa-cd.net for a more comprehensive listing.Kal 
Is it worth buying an SACD player?
Many of the early Sony SACDs were single-layer, that is, SACD only. Kal 
Is it worth buying an SACD player?
OK. It can play SACD via the analog outputs and via HDMI. It is never available via coax or toslink.I suspect that the LPCM setting is irrelevant to SACD since (1) DSD is not PCM and (2) none of those values represent the sample rate for DSD. (DSD... 
Best SSP - Upgrade from Integra DTC 9.8
Iplaynaked:Apparently Audyssey is saying that other smaller hi-end companies like Krell, Mcintosh, Theta, Anthem, etc, aren't in a financial position to do the integration with the MultEQ! - er, something like that. At least that's what the impres... 
Is it worth buying an SACD player?
Unsound:I think it interesting that Sony has yet to offer a Blue Ray player with SACD decoding. That makes me wonder about the future of SACD.Yes but they introduced two new SACD players at CEDIA.Pzuckerman:BTW, SACD and DVD A are generally access... 
Is it worth buying an SACD player?
Buconero117 wrote:No. Wait until the SACD masters are issued on blu-ray.Depends on how patient or old you are. I don't see a comparable level of purely musical releases to happen for quite a few years.Kal 
Best SSP - Upgrade from Integra DTC 9.8
"Audyssey Dynamic EQ as well as Audyssey MultEQ"Sure. They are quite different.Kal 
Best SSP - Upgrade from Integra DTC 9.8
Many other prepros are picking up Audyssey, from Onkyo and Denon, Marantz, and NAD to Sim Audio and Wisdom. This is an incomplete listing: http://www.audyssey.com/products/index.htmlOTOH, some, like Anthem, incorporate very competent room EQs of t... 
Is it worth buying an SACD player?
If your DVD player can play the SACD but (1) you cannot hear a difference between "regular CD" and SACD and (2) your player doesn't access the "higher end sampling," it is likely you are only hearing the RedBook (CD) layer of a hybrid SACD. Thus, ...