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Jan 02, 2004	Need help setting up Meridian861/800 system Get a laptop. The Meridian setups seem confusing but, with a little practice, they are fairly friendly. Just make sure that you save earlier versions as you try modifications.As for placement and room treatment, the same laws of physics apply to t...
Dec 29, 2003	Rhapsody in Blue - Which one? If you are really a quadophile, try the Litton on Delos.
Dec 24, 2003	Favorite Performances of Russian Compositions If you ain't a newbie, you must be young. Graffman and Szell are pretty well-known. As for other #3s, the Argerich a favorite of many but I like the Janis/Kondrashin equally. For a complete set of the Prokofiev's, I suggest Beroff/Mazur.BTW, some ...
Dec 23, 2003	taming studio 100's I would suggest slightly wider spacing and some absorbtion/diffusion treatment at the first reflection point on the side walls.
Dec 19, 2003	testing cd player output impedance It doesn't tell you the output impedance but it does tell you that it is happy seeing a 50K load.
Dec 18, 2003	Tweater hiss How much hiss is there? Can you hear it when you are more than a foot from the tweeter? If not, it's probably OK. Otherwise, see what Bryston says.
Dec 18, 2003	testing cd player output impedance Is it not in the User's Manual? Sony usually includes such info.
Dec 18, 2003	Tweater hiss That makes little sense to me. If the his varies with the volume control, it comes from the preamp or the source. If the hiss comes from the preamp or source, it should disappear when the preamp is unplugged from the amp. Are you sure it is comple...
Dec 17, 2003	Interesting digital recording on Vinyl.... What I meant was that the SR in the deadwax is a good indicator for the selection of other LPs.
Dec 17, 2003	Interesting digital recording on Vinyl.... Just look for the SR initials in the dead wax.
Dec 14, 2003	Best multichannel SACDs? It is a matter of taste. For example, I do not doubt that some of the earlier suggestions in this thread, e.g., Roxy Music, Police, Elton John, etc., are decent recordings (relying on the assessment of others) but I don't care to hear them. Same f...
Dec 13, 2003	Best multichannel SACDs? Even those of us who use MCH (SACD and otherwise) would think that Tireguy's suggestions of researching those websites for stuff already posted and praised is a good idea. Anyone's taste is hard to know, so it's best if you glean what suits you fr...
Dec 13, 2003	Which are the top DVD-A players? The Linn Unidisk 1.1 that I've had for a few months has not shown up any problems in operation or format recognition.
Dec 11, 2003	Does the length of an interconnect degrade the sou The only real difference in susceptibility to noise pickup and that depends on the RF/EMI environment which is quite noisy in studios. I run 30foot interconnects from preamp to amp and there's no consistent difference between balanced and unbalanc...
Dec 11, 2003	Does the length of an interconnect degrade the sou It really depends on the player but 10 meters is pushing it for most players. If it's digital output you are using, you can probably do it with high quality coax, balanced or optical as long as you have a decent DAC at the other end. If it's analo...