malcolm02
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| Speaker finish? It's very unpredictable. I had B&W 805s that are modest stand mounted speakers, and I upgraded to Von Schweikert VR-33's that look like - well, have you seen 2001 A Space Odyssey - that monolith? - that's what they look like. And guess what? M... | |
| Cured of upgraditis? Stereo5I like my VR-33s very much. They took an awfully long time to break in, until which time they sounded a bit thin and hard. In fact the whole system had a hardness to it until I upgraded the source components and preamp, so the speakers were... | |
| Oppo BDP-95 He's nervous because if you have the volume at 100 and neglect to set it lower before you hook it up, you're going to blow your speakers. In addition when you update the firmware the volume gets reset to 100. There is a ton on information over at ... | |
| Any experience w/ Conrad Johnson MET150 5ch amp? I can't speak to the MET150 as such, but I also wanted to add a bit of warmth to my multichannel system, which I use for music, movies and TV. I recently purchased the c-j MET1 multichannel preamp, the companion piece to the MET150, and I love it.... | |
| Now That You've Ripped Your Entire Collection... "Jult52: I read about audiophiles dispensing with their CDs and I am puzzled by the excessive amount of confidence they have in their physical harddrives and the ability to decode them."Last year I had 2 laptops and a backup drive die within a few... | |
| Good primer for using XLD? This is what I do. I'm not an expert so don't hold me to this, but I hope someone finds it useful.Preferences:Output format: FLACI left all the defaults, including compression level to "Normal". I think I left everything else at default values.Loa... | |
| Now That You've Ripped Your Entire Collection... I'm in the process of ripping my CD collection. I don't think I will ever part with the physical discs though, for a number of reasons:i) If I ever need to rip them again for whatever reason, they are there.ii) I still need the physical disc if I ... | |
| CES 2013 - 4k and Ultra HD video thoughts For a long time I considered 1080p to be the holy grail of home video. Now that we are there I kind of still do. I have replaced most of my DVD movies with the Blu-ray versions. They look awesome on my 50" plasma, and I'm sure they would on a larg... | |
| Amarra a worthy investment? I'm using Amarra and Decibel. To be honest, I don't hear a lot of difference between them. Amarra has the interesting EQ functionality that's fun to play around with. I like the clean uncluttered interface of Decibel, so I seem to be using that mo... | |
| Meridian sooloos, Olive 6HD, ?? I'm still waiting to get more details on "HP Connected Music powered by Meridian":http://www.meridian-audio.com/hp-connected-music.aspxNot yet clear, but it suggests you could effectively have a Meridian Sooloos on a $500 laptop. | |
| Do amps degrade over time? Thanks for the responses. My upgrade bug has been satisfied (and my wallet lightened) by recent purchases, so I think I'll be hanging on the amp for a while. | |
| Do amps degrade over time? "01-16-13: Lowrider57Also, since your amp is 15 years old, it was built in USA."Indeed. On the back it says "Made in Snohomish Washington". | |
| 5.1 and 7.1 Information In Two Channels? It depends on the player and/or processor and how you have them set up. Certainly most of them CAN downmix to 2 or 3 channels. You need to find out how that is done in your particular equipment. | |
| Von Schweikert VR 22 I have the similar VR-33 and like them a lot. They are great all round speakers for music and home theater, and occupy a small footprint for their size as they are designed to go close to the front wall. If I was buying today I would seriously con... | |
| Subwoofer Crossover Setting with B&W 805S I had the 805s with a REL T1 subwoofer. I tried different crossover settings and in the end stuck with 80Hz. There is a reason that this is the default with THX and many processors. It is low enough that the bass is non-directional, and high enoug... |