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| Idol fans weigh in OK, I'll say it. I cannot stand the style of singing voice that is admired on American Idol, to say nothing of the cheesy music they all play. I know taste is personal, but that stuff would sound grating to me even on the nicest audiophile system.... | |
| Processor DACs Steve N - so in a room with terrible acoustics, do you think it would be worth sacrificing the room correction for better DACs for 2 channel music? I know I could just try it, but every time I buy new equipment or make changes to the living room r... | |
| rip mca, beastie boys rapper This is from the Wikipedia entry for Paul's Boutique. Check out the last sentence of this paragraph:Miles Davis said that he never tired of listening to Paul's Boutique.[22] Later, in a VIBE interview of all three Beastie Boys, Chuck D of Public E... | |
| rip mca, beastie boys rapper Devilboy - I agree about Paul's Boutique. It took them a long time to make that record, and all of the music was produced by the Dust Brothers in LA. When that album dropped, the casual "Fight For Your Right to Party" fans didn't know what to make... | |
| No, You Cannot Bi-Amp This thread makes me appreciate the coherent design of the Linn Aktiv system. Amps, active crossovers and speakers all designed by the same company, made specifically to work with each other. I can tell you that my Linn Katans sound a heck of a lo... | |
| Accurate speakers for a verity of genres? I think the PSB's are a good recommendation for your music. Judging from your musical taste, I think you are looking for a very crisp, tight, punchy sound, which the PSBs are good at. I have to say, though, that although you won't see too many peo... | |
| rip mca, beastie boys rapper "They were just inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame. How much more credit do you think they need?"So were Bob Seger and Billy Joel. That's a half-notch above the Grammys. | |
| mainstream sleeper audio products.... Not sure if all Magnolias are the same, but the ones near me have some excellent products, including speakers from Martin-Logan, B&W, REL and Sonus Faber, and electronics from McIntosh, Marantz, Arcam and Primare. For sure there are better dea... | |
| Processor DACs Edorr - This is an outstanding point that I already knew but somehow keep forgetting. In my acoustically-terrible living room, the Anthem Room Correction (ARC) makes a huge difference, so it is unlikely that an outboard DAC would make sense for me. | |
| rip mca, beastie boys rapper Rest in Peace, Mr. Yauch. The Beasties don't get nearly enough credit amongst serious music fans for their many innovations and dynamic creativity. | |
| Processor DACs I have a similar question. Currently have a Mac Mini as a source and an Anthem AVM 50v processor. All of my sources (Mac Mini, Oppo BDP 93, and DirecTV) are hooked up to the Anthem via HDMI only, and I am using the DACs in the Anthem for all sourc... | |
| DAC or Preamp controlled by DirectTV remote I hear you about simplicity and WAF, but honestly, the Harmony is super easy to use, once you program it on your computer. The cool thing is that you program "activities" which are like macros on your computer. For example, my Harmony 900 has a co... | |
| Good budget amp for Mirage M1 I second the idea of looking for a used Rotel or Adcom amp. I'll add NAD to the mix. Tons of used deals to be had on all of them, and I think you'll be happy. I've got a 15-20 year old 200 wpc Rotel tank powering my office system and it's quite go... | |
| Best Live Album Ever... Trying not to repeat any previous suggestions:Grateful Dead - Reckoning -- One of their only commercially available acoustic albums, and my all-time favorite Dead album. Never get tired of it.Velvet Underground - Live MCMXCIII - From their short-l... | |
| DAC or Preamp controlled by DirectTV remote My suggestion is to get whatever preamp and DAC you think is best, without regard to the remote issue. If the DTV remote doesn't work, get a Logitech Harmony to control the whole thing. I switched from the DTV remote to a Harmony 900, which is ful... |