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| Santana Ultra Disc II 24K Gold by Mobile Fidelity I received the re-mastered CD of Caravanserai the other day, and must say I was astounded at the sound -- incredible! Very, very close to the two from MoFi.The Legacy edition of Santana III is also excellent, if a little piercing at the top end at... | |
| Ayre C-5xe, Classe CDP-202, Marantz SA-7S1 Thanks for the suggestions, etc. Seems unlikely that I might find a mint Marantz SA-1, but from what I have read plus feedback from a friend/dealer, the 7S1 is an excellent machine for the price.Also, Marantz is one of the few companies that still... | |
| SACD Player Budget is up to around 5K, but excellent quality for less is of course to be preferred.I have researched the Marantz 9600. Krell Evolution 505 is probably far beyond my means.Does Oppo support multi-channel SACD and DVD-A? | |
| Santana Ultra Disc II 24K Gold by Mobile Fidelity Speaking of Santana re-releases, anyone familiar with Santana III [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED] [SPECIAL EDITION]?It includes a second disk of a concert recorded live, with Santana as the very last act on the very last night of The Fillmore West... | |
| Santana Ultra Disc II 24K Gold by Mobile Fidelity I just received the Ultra Disc II 24K Gold from MoFi of the first album, and was totally blown away by the sound.Beyond awesome!!!It made almost every other regular CD seem but a pale shadow.I only regret that I came to the party far too late, sin... | |
| Auto-calibration Thanks for the response. The Classe processors do not have manual volume controls, so your approach would be difficult.Also, it seems like a royal pita to do this for every film I want to watch, which is when I would be using the surround speakers. | |
| Spikes and hardwood floors.....what to do? Lovan Footers or Audio Points (http://www.audioadvisor.com/prodinfo.asp?number=STAPCD2) | |
| Five indispensable D. Miles recordings. Pls. recom Miles and Coltraneand definitely Bitches Brew -- an amazing album, and one of my all-time favorites. | |
| What's the story on auto sound calibration SSP's Classe SSP-300 and SSP-600 offer this feature, but levels, especially for a subwoofer, may need to be tweaked manually.Nevertheless, it works very well for me. | |
| B&W HTM-61 Pdn:Hi again, and thanks for the info. I have the same TV, interestingly enough.And yes, a photo would be most excellent!Email is merlin@evening-sun.com | |
| B&W HTM-61 Pdn:Thanks once again for your feedback. The salesperson also highly recommends the HTM61, and even spent some time listening to it in the store in order to help dispel my concerns.Are you using some sort of speaker stand that you can recommend fo... | |
| B&W HTM-61 Pdn:Are you using the HTM-61 horizontally?And many thanks for your feedback! | |
| B&W HTM-61 Here is one negative comment:I am sorry to hear of the troubles but, frankly, the HTM61 is not a promising design, simply judged from the published information and pictures. It is one of a myriad of so-called dedicated center speakers that have be... |