kthomas
Responses from kthomas
| Proceed AVP vs. Sim Attraction vs. Theta Casa Nova I agree with Blummd - if you can't afford to step up to something like the Lexicon MC-12, get a two-channel preamp with HT pass-through to improve your two-channel outlook. A Krell KRC-3 can be had pretty cheap these days and is well regarded for ... | |
| Have you ever been stuck? As others have pointed out, this is a more general question and not Audiogon specific. But, yes, I have been scammed with a counterfeit COD check and won't ever do business that way again with somebody I don't know. There is little to no recourse ... | |
| The big Denon or the new pre Bryston processor ? I think you'd have a hard time discerning the difference between the two in terms of performance on specifically DD and DTS - reviewers have gotten to a point where they basically uniformly praise the DD/DTS performance of processors. Many of the ... | |
| Is it so bad that it is good?? Aren't you answering your own question in the same way we all recommend answer the good/bad/average question with regards to audio components - you loved the song, therefore it's good. Keep listening to that radio station or to some of the suggest... | |
| New Bryston or Used Lexicon? DON'T pay $3500 for a used MC-1! They can be had much cheaper than that. Even from a dealer, I wouldn't pay more than about $2500. Keep in mind, however, that Lexicon offers generous upgrade programs on their pre/pros, but each unit can only be tr... | |
| How do you buy music? I buy from the clubs for backfilling of my collection and for the bigger hits new-ish stuff I want when it gets there. Great prices if they have what you want. I regularly browse the AMG site (one of the best sites on the planet, IMO) and create l... | |
| Stereophile Music Reviews It seems really random - I've definitely found some gems there, but others seem to be whatever happened to show up in the mail the day of the deadline. I first read about Galactic, Murder City Devils and Modest Mouse in Stereophile, and I like all... | |
| How Do You Decide What to Listen To? Onhwy61 - I share your approach a lot of the time, though I'm not quite as organized about it. I have several Sony CD Changers controlled through a software front-end that allows for all the categorization you describe. Sometimes I use the softwar... | |
| One Song Before You Go... I suppose it would depend on the circumstances surrounding that last moment on earth, but I'd go for "Once In A Lifetime" - Talking Heads. | |
| Bit perfect copies I don't think I follow what you're saying - clocking the bits (samples) into the D/A comes well after the reading of the disc, so how does the source (CD vs. CDR) affect the quality at the point of putting it into the DAC? Are you suggesting that ... | |
| Copy-protected CDs - philosophical discussion So what, specifically, do people recommend we do as consumers to not just roll over and accept encryption and watermarking? I don't imagine anybody on this forum wanting either of these, but it seems just as apparent that the major players are goi... | |
| They're Here Definitely agree with steering clear of the early models - waiting for version 2.0 of anything is a good idea. I'm sure most on this forum will also want to wait for a higher-end version from somebody besides Apex to appear as well. I just thought... | |
| Copy-protected CDs - philosophical discussion I agree with the points that, as a major music label, it's logical that they're trying look at some way to stop the proliferation of CD copying and that, for the vast majority of their buying public, the impact on sound quality is not a major issu... | |
| PreAmp for HT I own the MC-12 and do both movies and music extensively through it. You won't go wrong with the MC-12, IMO, though you can probably get by for less money depending on your needs. If you're doing exclusive HT, I'd buy one of the used Lexicon MC-1'... | |
| Krell KAV-250a: good? vs. Bryston 4B ST at price? Danielk makes a good (and accurate) point - Krell changed their warranty policy such that it's not transferable unless you purchase through an authorized Krell dealer. The original post mentioned buying new and I assumed that meant from a Krell de... |