mcondo
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| So disappointed in today's Americana to bdp24, yes I have cd's from most of the artists. That's kinda the point. Those albums are not compressed all to hell. BTW - the Dynamic Range Database scores "By the way I forgive you" as an 05. Pretty bad. | |
| Movies employing music in a great way. I'm not big on keeping track of directors, etc but the music in "Hell or High Water" is simply fantastic. I consider it outlaw country. Has a real edge to it. Fits perfectly with the scenes in the movie. Chris Stapleton performs Outlaw State of Mi... | |
| Marantz SA11 S2 "no Disc" "Cant read disc" errors not happy I recently had the same issue with my S2. Take it to a good shop or Marantz authorized repairer. I did (Superscope in west Chicago suburbs). Replaced the entire assembly for less than $200 or so. Works perfectly now. Parts are still available so d... | |
| If you could only keep 5 record albums, what would they be? O'Brother Soundtrack (SACD)AKUS Live SACDSleepless - Peter WolfExile on Main StreetReal Live Roadrunning - Mark K and ELHrunners up:Sinatra Live at the SandsMuddy "Mississippi" Waters Live Stones 12x5 (SACD) | |
| Drink of choice for serious listening? Goose Island Bourbon County stout - out today! | |
| Used audiophile preamp Might want to consider one of the YBA pre amps that come up occasionally. Great value in a well designed and feature laden component. I love the way they implemented the volume control on the remote. Hard to explain why, seems more logrithmic than... | |
| Alabama Shakes Come on guys, sopranos theme is A3. The original, longer version is a sonic treat. Breaks into a little hip hop mid stream. | |
| ProAc monitor owners - which stands? Thanks for the responses. Turns out ProAc works with a stand manufacturer in England - Atacama. I'm investigating but not confident there is distribution here in US, only Canada (maybe). | |
| ProAc monitor owners - which stands? Thanks for the info. Re: footprint - this is more of a look issue as the wife is going more modern in the new home next year. btw - how tall are your HR-60's? | |
| Marantz SA-11S1 SACD player not reading hybrid SACDs I second that opinion. The Laser pick up's are not that expensive to replace if still available. I used Superscope (Marantz repair center near Chicago) Might be less the $250 total. Worth going to Marantz site to see where your nearest repair cent... | |
| SACD Re SACD, the proof is in the pudding. I pulled out an old Sam Cooke SACD ( Portrait of a legend) last night and boy did it sound great. While I do have a few cd's that sound as good, it is a joy to hear older classics redone in SACD. I would put t... | |
| Robert & Alison-Raising Sand Now over 10 years old, how does this multi-grammy record stand up in your system? I found that as I improved my system over this time the record has blossomed. Originally I felt it somewhat dark and plodding, but now have a way different opinion -... | |
| Couple good finds for repairs in Chicagoland area Out of the blue I had no sound. Some sort of regulator went bad. As the unit is 8 years old I also had them replace the laser pick-up as a few SACD's were defaulting to the cd layer. All for under $200. Pick up fixed the defaulting problem. Anyone... | |
| Iphone App for tuning your system in the room Try audiotools app. Free SPL and RTA meter, and a lot of others that are not free. | |
| Stones "On Air" PS - the deluxe set includes a second cd which is not in the same league as the first in terms of SQ or performance wise. Might want to pass on the deluxe unless you are a Stones junkie. |