metralla
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| iTunes Importing? Apple Lossless works for me; but I only use my iPod when travelling. On the 'plane with my Total Airhead II and Bose Quiet Comfort 2 N/C 'phones, it gives me more pleasure than I could have imagined.Regards, | |
| Most Influential American Musician of All Time? I can't see how "Beatles,Stones,Zepplin" qualify as "the most influential American musician of all time". And Bela Bartok was almost 59 when he moved to New York, which he reportedly found "alien". Well, Stravinsky was about the same age when he a... | |
| iPod as a source 80 gig model, lossless Edesilva writes: The reason is that the DAC inside the iPod is, well, a DAC in a piece of consumer equipment that prioritizes size and cost. It is compromisedI'm not sure that's the reason. Wolfson make some pretty good DACs. I'm sure it's priorit... | |
| How often to apply wax,to cabinet? I have Coincident Super Eclipse IIs with the unusual black finish. I'd not call it piano black, because it does not have that deep lustre and shine. I don't quite know what it is - but it reminds me of my old Yamaha NS1000s. I wanted to keep them ... | |
| Neil Young at Massey Hall Great CD. I had no interest in the combination set with the DVD included, but you may. The sound on the CD is very good - the performance and the music are sublime. You won't regret buying this album.Regards, | |
| Has iTunes, etc. impacted your listening habits? iTunes interfaces to the iPod. That's it.Regards, | |
| Levels from CD to CD vary too much. I do not want to change the dynamic range or deteriorate the signal too much.What does "too much" mean? If you mean "none that I can hear", aside from keeping your preamp remote within easy reach, there may be no solution.Regards, | |
| SACD anyone??? Eric Bibb. The SACD is Telarc SACD-63588 and is actually "Sisters and Brothers" - 2 gals outnumbered 1 guy so "sisters" are first. ;-) Great album.Regards, | |
| All the Emmlabs dcc2/cdsd hoopla.. Playntheblues writes (04-07-07)HI guys, thanks for the thread it is very timely for me as well. I'm not sure I would use the word "timely". The post before yours was made 14 months ago.Regards, | |
| Best Isolation Platform with Audio Aero Prestige Brainwater writes:Rhetoric aside, have you tried the Critical Mass Grand Master black label platforms in your own system ? I would then welcome your opinions positive or negative. That's a bit of an easy out. Instead of quoting from someone elses ... | |
| CD player vibration control .................. Bright Star Audio Reference Air Mass 3 on a PolyCrystal High Density shelf in a 2 shelf PolyCrystal stand. All bs, of course.Regards, | |
| Joseph Audio RM33si vs. Coincident Super Eclipse On 03-30-07: Ozzy62 writes:When I pulled one of the drivers out, what did I see? A Scanspeak 4" midrange as advertised?You should have seen a SEAS Excel 5" carbon fibre cone driver.Regards, | |
| Opinions on SS amps Good info there Mike. Thanks.Regards, | |
| Do power cords really matter? If there is a "major" change towards the sound due to application of special power cords, I would say that one is rather screwing up the inherent qualities of the systemThat sounds pretty fair.However, on good midrange digital components (CD playe... | |
| Do power cords really matter? 03-24-07: Dazzdax writes:What I want is music.What you actually want is for the music to sound more real. Forget detail, ambient retrieval etc. All those things could remain the same ... but add more dynamic gradation, and the music will sound mor... |