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| Why is Sony Digital sound more like vinyl? Assuming that SACD is more than just smoke and mirrors. | |
| Is it worth spending $10k on CD-only player today? A voice of dissent. A vote for the $10K CD player. A high end RedBook player is still worth the money. The digital sections of CD players have improved quite a bit over the last five years. Today, digital horsepower is fairly cheap. The mid priced... | |
| Is it worth spending $10k on CD-only player today? Hopefully they meet their latest promised by date. | |
| Comparing Wadia vs. Meitner Celine, I tried to ask the same question about thermal stability days ago. Agree that the Wadia takes 48-72 hours to thermally stabilize and that such stabilization makes a significant audible difference.Jtinn, I have found the Wadia to sound best... | |
| DLP vs Plasma/LCD The current generation of HD2, HD3, and HD2+ DLP chips are all 720p native resolution. The xHD3 is 1080p native resolution. The xHD3 includes all of the performance enhancements that went into the prior three generations. I would expect good contr... | |
| DLP rear projector recommendation please Samsumg HL-P6190, out in another month or three. Take a good look. If it (and xHD3) meets half the hype, it will be worth the $6500. If not, I'm stuck with my current display for yet another year of wait and see. | |
| DLP vs Plasma/LCD Obrown, The current new Samsung DLP RPTV's are based on the HD2+ chips. In a month or three, the HL-P6190 (aka 90 series) will be out, based on the xHD3 chips (around $6000+). Unfortuneately, Samsung is charging more money for these sets (as is th... | |
| Comparing Wadia vs. Meitner an actual audio question, if i may... Was the Wadia 861se allowed proper time to reach operating temperature? I am told that the 861se takes 24 hrs to thermally stabilize. | |
| DLP vs Plasma/LCD The Sony Wega 42" LCD is the largest LCD panel i am aware of. It is not cheap. Like all LCD panels it suffers from response time issues, but this set does have very fast response times compared to previous generations.Plasma panels, 50" and over (... | |
| DLP vs Plasma/LCD There are two reasons why plasma will remain a niche player. These are scalability and reliability.Scalability by itself will relegate plasma to a niche market. The first scalability issues is that there is a finite limit to which plasma cells can... | |
| DLP vs Plasma/LCD This is a very complex issue, that couldn't possibly be covered to any depth in a single post. There are many trade offs between cost, performance, reliability, energy efficiency AND features. The big trade off is how and where the set will be use... | |
| Mcintosh-Bad customer service? Wow, wow. i'm kinda shocked that anyone even thinks a warrenty should be transferable. yes, i love to buy used gear and get a warrenty to boot! but from a mfg's point of view, why should they have to cover all that damage that occurs from shipping... | |
| Opinion on Mark Levinson 33H Monoblocks well, just a note that "surface temperature" and "heat dissipation" are not the same thing. Surface temperature is directly related to reliability, but it is only one factor in the amount of heat a unit disipates. A very hot, low mass unit may gen... | |
| comparison between Theta, Bryston, Krell, Parasound excuse me, "the Theta was nice but lacked dynamics"....I don't own any Theta amps, but am very familiar with them. Theta amps are beyond "nice" and they certainly do not lack dynamics when fed a proper dedicated AC mains supply and are used in a m... | |
| which monoblock that depends on your budget. large high quality mono's can be pricy (ok, are pricey). my dedicated 2 channel rig, doubles as a theater, or vice versa.The Boulder 2050's are one of the best SS mono's available (IMO, the best). I prefer their sound ... |