mapman
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| Most underrated composer of 20th Century? ++ Bartok. Stravinsky too. Why compare? Each gets their fair share of love. | |
| Benchmark DAC2 HGC Pab,How does the BEnchmark do with high quality recordings of massed violins in orchestral pieces?In another thread, we were just discussing this as an acid test for digital. Massed violins often come across as somewhat grainy in CD recordings. An... | |
| Benchmark DAC2 HGC Nice review. THis Benchmark or what may come down the road even from teh company is high on my to-try list someday. | |
| Advent Model 300 tuner/receiver They were very popular and sold out fast back in the old Tech Hifi days.Phono pre-amp and tuner were particularly valued.Many were refurbs. I seem to remember a lot of blown fuses/one side out with many.Would love to have one in good working order... | |
| Most underrated composer of 20th Century? Rite OF spring rules.Carmina Burana as well.Two of the more interesting classical works out there IMHO.Rock on! | |
| Most underrated composer of 20th Century? Rite OF spring rules.Carmina Burana as well.Rock on! | |
| What is behind a "warm" or "vinyl"sound? Phus.I haven't spun a CD in a couple years on my system. Music server + Squeezebox + DACs have replaced that.But I use CD players as a reference in that they are typically associated with the format as well. Its more about the format and the techn... | |
| Has anyone experience with FM Acoustics. My experience has been looking at the prices and moving on. :-) | |
| Why speaker lines come and go Companies that stick around combine good products/technologies with good business acumen including good customer service, more or less.Companies that don't, well, they can't compete with teh ones that do. | |
| What is behind a "warm" or "vinyl"sound? "10kHz signal also have not too many samples for sufficient signal resolution when decoded from the DAC. It's only roughly 2 samples per half-wave and this is perfectly audible frequency"I'm having trouble getting my arms around this one?Doesn't s... | |
| Most underrated composer of 20th Century? "Easy, I bet 9 out of 10 people would just proclaim it nonsense out of hand."9 out of 10 people are NOT geniuses. :^)I would tend to agree with the pack on this one for the most part.Bach is pretty minimalist compared to most that followed. I'd sa... | |
| Bi-wire: is it worth it? "huge mark up"No doubt. Accessories are way more profitable than the main workhorse components. That's always been the case. Retailers know this and depend upon it. | |
| What is behind a "warm" or "vinyl"sound? Audioengr,Can your reclocking device deliver massed strings as cleanly and grain-free as the best CD players out there? Or good vinyl?If so, I might have to try one. | |
| What is behind a "warm" or "vinyl"sound? The massed strings off DCS source I heard on a standard issue Duetsche Gramophone CD was the closest to vinyl I have heard, I do not think I could have known it was CD in a blind test, whereas often not the case for me.Massed violins=digital acid ... | |
| What is behind a "warm" or "vinyl"sound? "Digital does something to the sound of massed violins, a real acid test for sound reproduction, that can make them sound harsher and grittier than vinyl does. "YEs, has a lot to do with jitter though I suspect.The best massed violin CD reproducti... |