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| SACD vs DVD-A speaker set-up geometry Answered in first response. Of course, there's no accounting for what the "gimmicky" discs might require. ;-)Kal | |
| Revel Studio Discussion- Everything Studio Here Careful packing and storage in a cool, dry place should be fine. Make sure that the plastic bag moisture (and pest) barrier is intact.Alternatively, you can lend them to me for the interval in order to complete my MCH system. ;-)Kal | |
| SACD vs DVD-A speaker set-up geometry I fully understand you, Ears, and I agree that such discs are annoying and unsatisfying. However, there are competent MCH discs. Perhaps my music preferences are different from yours but I find few gimmicky ones.Kal | |
| SACD vs DVD-A speaker set-up geometry Eldartford-I was not speaking of music written for antiphonal or other spatial effects to be 'gimmicks' but was referring, specifically, to the previously-mentioned random placement of guitars and drums in the rear.Have you heard the Telarc Berlio... | |
| SACD vs DVD-A speaker set-up geometry Despite Ears' cynical comment, music is almost always appreciated in an ambient situation. It simply depends on whether you can abide the synthetic ambience of a good listening room or prefer the real ambience of the performance space. Gimmicks re... | |
| Bass traps. ASC Bass Traps for my subwoofer?? Do you want to move the floor?Kal | |
| ultimate best speakers ever- now under 15K All too many obvious candidates but you might consider, if you have not, putting half the money into room treatment. Otherwise, you are wasting money.Kal | |
| B&W Nuatilus Well, first, just because the diamond tweeter was implemented in one way and resulted in a particular result, it is hard to predict that different tweeter implemented by another design team will give the same outcome. B&W did acknowledge that ... | |
| B&W Nuatilus I like the way that several people make presumptions about the sound of the new models without having hear (or even seen) them. FWIW.Kal | |
| Digital AMPs - Bel Canto I don't think it will be a problem. First, while one cannot be certain of any company's long-term prospects, BelCanto seems to be doing very well across a wide line of products. Second, the amps consist of commonly available parts plus the Tripath... | |
| SACD vs DVD-A speaker set-up geometry For music, the geometry is the same and direct-radiators are recommended. Bipole/dipole surround speakers are a hold-over from the DVD/cinema/Dolby recommendations.Kal | |
| DVD-A, SACD with Cal Audio 2500 series Gear See my review at www.stereophile.com under Music in the Round.Kal | |
| B&W Nuatilus And just finished a story on it for www.stereophile.com. should appear next week.Kal | |
| Are the B&W N800 that good? In the new line, the 800s are only(!) $4k more than the 801s.Kal | |
| B&W Nuatilus ??? Try B&W, of course. I have the discs/printed material but cannot post them unless I (or someone else) get the time to do a write-up for Stereophile's website. |