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| 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. | |
| Brothers in Arms by Dire Straits "Missing... Presumed Having A Good Time" by Mark & a bunch of his old school chums who call themselves The Notting Hillbillies. Both of those are country flavored, but very well done."imho this is one of the best non hi-rez cd's I have from a ... | |
| Any NPR Tiny Desk Studio Concert.... lovers ? on youtube +1 on Joan's take on Slim Harpo's Hip Shake. Awesome jam. Would love to see her live, never gave it much thought before hearing/seeing Hip Shake. | |
| Whats in your second system? Marantz NR1402 integrated with Apple TV, Comcast cable box and Sony TV & Sacd player as sources driving a pair of ADS 520s in the master bedroom. A little boomy and definatley not hi-rez but good for late night listening to recordings of Austi... | |
| Lee Ann Womack Re: Lee Ann - I thought her version of "Don’t listen to the Wind" on the Americana Awards show was very good. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQjCzjCoShA | |
| Best music of 2017 Another vote for Imelda! | |
| Soundtracks and Film scores, your favourites "Hell or High Water" soundtrack is great outlaw country. | |
| What are Colorado folks listening to this year? Oh boy, not a serious bone in this forum's body. | |
| Your favourite 2017 album.? I have 3 fav's this year, and quite different ones:-TajMo - excellent SQ and a great modern blues rhythm-La La Land soundtrack - fun and sounds very good (vocals aside from Emma and Ryan)- Imelda May - great vocals, several anthem type songs | |
| ProAc 1 SC vs. ProAc D1 Hi, given your experiences with ProAc monitors, which model would be a logical choice if I were to replace my Response D15's due to moving to a smaller room. I'd like to keep the same basic sound of the D15's. Thanks for any opinions. YBA amplific... |