kr4
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| 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. | |
| Do power conditioners help with unwanted hum/noise It really depends on what the source of the hum/noise is. You need to define the problem before throwing money at it.Kal | |
| B&W Nuatilus The new ones are 'almost' indistinguishable from the old. Kal | |
| SACD/CD Question Aceto-My response was only meant to underscore your point that, although such allegations have been made by many, there is no evidence that such has been a policy for any label. I did not intend to admonish or criticize you.Kal |