kthomas
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| Sony jukebox CDP-CX400: Can it sound good? Definitely - hook it up to a good DAC and I think you'll find the sound greatly improved. I agree - it's a lot of fun to put 400 CDs in one place and have the flexibility of playback. -Kirk | |
| Dynaudio Special 25 vs. Contour 1.3 SE Bgarrett - I wouldn't say the C3's don't sound very good at low volumes. They really sound fabulous if you let them go a bit, but they sound very good at low volumes as well. If you always listen at very modest volumes, you might find that you pre... | |
| Dynaudio Special 25 vs. Contour 1.3 SE How big is your room? I had the Special 25's for a home audition - they have a very large rear port, and I found that they really required being brought out about 4 feet from the back wall in my 14x18 room. When I did that, the bass locked in very... | |
| Room Correction Devices PARC or TacT??? I thoroughly enjoy the benefit of my Tact RCS 2.0. It has a terrible user-interface and manual, but when you get it working it is really great. No experience with other products of the same function, but highly recommend a product of this type in ... | |
| Which Processor? Lexicon MC-12. Lexicon regularly offers a trade-in program if you want to buy new, so you could get credit for your MC-1. They also are readily available on the used market.The MC-12 has not only support for 6-channel analog inputs, but has analog... | |
| goodbye to vinyl. . . . grr ------ longish rant Pbb bought a TT?!?!?!What has this site come to?....... | |
| New Buyer - speakers DynAudio Contour 1.1 or 1.3se I think the 1.1's are a fabulous buy used - less than a grand and really great sounding. If your room is medium sized or bigger, you'll probably like the 1.3se's better as they'll do a better job filling the room. I could live with either pair for... | |
| I have figured out the upgrade itch I've come to believe that "serious listening" should be seen as an oxymoron. That's probably not exactly the right word, but why is what is supposed to be a hobby and for pleasure ever "serious"?Which is another way of saying I agree with you, alt... | |
| Listening to ALL your music 1000 CDs in changers played randomly gives your music collection a workout and keeps it fresh - the spontanaity of what comes on often makes it much more enjoyable. Swap out what you don't like for something new and it continues to be enjoyable. i... | |
| Rediscovering the Joy of Digital? On the CD front, nope, I've never had the problem you describe. I have 1300 CDs collected over 20 years and I've never had one that wouldn't read correctly except ones that had been seriously abused. In fact, it's just the opposite - I have many C... | |
| Processor Recs Revised If you have any interest in deriving 5- or 7-channel surround from two-channel sources, the Meridian is undoubtedly the way to go - Meridian and Lexicon really do this the best. A lot of people on this site scoff at the notion of surround anything... | |
| Deepest Bass in the Known Universe... I tried that in my room, but couldn't get rid of a 4db spike right at 55 octaves lower than middle-C. I tried everything too. | |
| Rediscovering the Joy of Digital? I suppose next you'll be dissatisfied with just instant track access on a single CD and want your whole library at your fingertips, automatically inventoried and viewable in any manner you find convenient at the moment, playable in flexible ways. ... | |
| Is vinyl dead ? I particularly like Michael Fremer pointing out how several young people he had run into recently thought vinyl was cool, as evidence that the vinyl "resurgence" continues to gather steam. I'm pretty sure this is the same demographic we've complai... | |
| Is this the best analog has to offer? Or possibly the answer is yes, you're experiencing the best you're going to get out of that setup. |