kthomas
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| HiFi is an opinion - nothing more I think Larry's comment on the VW was just a re-phrasing of the oft-cited, "it's supposed to be about the music!", and not an indictment of all things pertaining to luxury. Why are posts like Larry's always the ones that inspire the most voluminou... | |
| Are dolby digital and AC-3 the same? I have always been under the impression that AC-3 is the term for the general encoding scheme, and that DD is a specific type of encoding under that scheme. Actually, with all the different "flavors" of DD, it's several different specific types of... | |
| Rock and Roll Snobbery Ben - I would agree that there is a lot of rock/pop released that sounds excellent. Unfortunately, I don't think it's quite as universal as you do - there are still plenty of CDs, particularly past but some present, that I find it difficult to lis... | |
| Do CD-R's sound the same as originals Centurymantra - your post focuses a lot on the transmission / reception of digital data to the DAC, and how the DAC processes it, etc. I'm not clear from reading it if you're suggesting that these problems are accentuated by using a CDR vs. the or... | |
| Software for CD-Recording I use CD Creator and/or Real Jukebox Plus. I have about a 10% "ruin my blanks" rate at 8x copying speed. I would also get a copy of Audiograbber to be sure that the copies you're making are identical copies - it has a feature that allows you to co... | |
| the most simplistic stereo you have had A Linn Majik amp feeding a pair of Linn KanII speakers and being fed by the multi-room output of my main system in the next room, enjoyed in my office. Total cost of | |
| Do Dealers think it is sinful.......... I don't have any experience working for an audio dealer, but just from watching prices on various sites for "demo" speakers, 100% markup doesn't seem that unlikely. I'm sure many brands don't, but there appear to be many that do. | |
| "Burn in" Are you serious? Brulee - my question would then be, have you given up any interest in determining the reason for burn-in? I'm not being critical if you have given up any interest in examining the technical possibilities behind what you've experienced and attribut... | |
| Do Dealers think it is sinful.......... Everybody needs to do the math in the same direction or we'll disagree forever - If a pair of speakers retails for $4000 and costs the dealer $2000, that's 100% markup but a 50% margin. I don't think anyone believes there are many $10,000 amps tha... | |
| Krell, Classe or Bryston? The recent Stereophile reviews the Classes you mention (I believe) driving the Maggies you mention with astonishing results - you might be interested in reading the reviewer's experiences. | |
| Do CD-R's sound the same as originals Well, just to be sure we keep it all straight, nobody has suggested that a CDR could "better" the original CD (aluminum, gold or otherwise) under any conditions. Rather, the basic premise is that you can make a copy of a CD onto a CDR and have the... | |
| CD Recorder that has decent sound? The latest copy of Stereophile has a review of two CD recorders including the high-end offering from Marantz. Reviewed by Michael Fremer, so the process included recording from LP to CDR. | |
| Do CD-R's sound the same as originals Yes it was - hence the :-) | |
| Best Customer Service (Manufacturer) Bought a Krell KAV-300CD player used - it arrived and was clearly used - pretty dusty, etc. Unfortunately, it also wouldn't recognize the disc when inserted. FWIW, I don't suspect it was sold to me knowingly imperfect. Anyway, I contacted Krell - ... | |
| Shopping CD players: my big adventure Dekay - no pity from me if you have a wife who wants you to buy gear :-) |