metralla

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long term components
Still have my Linn Sondek I bought in '82. Unfortunately, it's in storage in Australia along with my Celestion SL6 from '84.Regards, 
Decent sounding Pretenders album?
Early 80's digital is about as bad as digital getsWould you prefer remastered versions with no dynamic range? Not this little brown duck. For their eponymous album, the best sounding versions are the original Sire (target design) from either West ... 
It is 5 AM, Do you Know where Mikey Fremer is?
Alan => Harry.Regards, 
Indian Music?
For a little crossover Indian (not just with the West, but with Asian too), try "Global Fusion" with Subramaniam on Kanartic violin. Top class players and quite good sound. Nice long tracks that create a compelling vision.http://www.amazon.com/Glo... 
Why no professional reviews of Evolution Acoustic
I don't know how many dealers stock the Evolution Acoustic loudspeakers but Stereophile may not yet be able to review them because of their "5+ dealer rule".Regards, 
Continuum Caliburn - really the best TT on earth?
01-17-10: Thuchan writes:I only needed one more night and I don`t know what really drove me today`s morning ...and possibly the beautiful, but hot, summer weather went to your head. Congratulations.Regards, 
Will Thiel 3.7 Outriggers work on other speakers?
Will a Ford part fit a Chevy?Sometimes. The Coincident Extender Feet fit the Merlins and work very well.Regards, 
Looking for good quality Bob Seger cds
"Night Moves" on DCC Gold from 10 years ago or so.Regards, 
Is Sony XA-5400ES fully 'truly' balanced?
It has a balanced output and it's done correctly. The SCD-1 was not done correctly.http://db.audioasylum.com/cgi/m.mpl?forum=hirez&n=261675I have mine connected to a BAT VK-50SE preamp - it only allows XLRs, and of course, is differentially ba... 
Has anyone heard the new OPPO BDP-83SE
My suggestion - please use the quote markup tags in future.Regards, 
Sony XA5400ES lack of bass when new?
My experience was that the bass increased in suppleness and tunefulness over a period of a few hundred hours. It got slightly deeper, but not so much. The bass became more integrated into the music and developed more propulsion in songs where the ... 
I compared Arcam FMJ CD37 & Sony XA5400ES
It will definitely improve. Do you use the balanced outputs?Regards, 
Has anyone heard the new OPPO BDP-83SE
Blindjim writes:SACD on my previous Sony SCD xa777 had to be run in seperately . It used separate DACs for both SACD & CD...I don't think so. I own one. It did have 6 DACs for the multichannel (three vertical boards, 2 DACs on each). Perhaps t... 
tube amp on with speaker wire disconnected
Running a tube amp without a load can cause damage.Regards, 
SACD...around $3500?
Yes. If you can stand the fairly rabid fans ...http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=1194011Regards,