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| Soliloquy 6.5 vs. Coincident Super Eclipse same $ Jimd, From your comments referring only to the tweeter and crossover I'm guessing these would be the Series II. The Series III released this year have carbon-fibre midrange units, as opposed to the magnesium ones in Series III. The latest one also... | |
| Sony SCD-1 can't read Multichannels Hybrid SACDs I don't know if the SCD-1 is the same as the XA-777ES, but I have the service manual for the XA and it indicates the following:Put a single-layer SACD in, close the drawer, and turn it off. When you turn it on again, it should do some basic realig... | |
| Wilson Benesch Chimera I haven't compared them to other speakers in a formal way. These speakers were partnered with Naim electronics at the recent HE2003 show in SF, and I listened to this system for about 40 minutes. The demonstrator was playing a CD I did not know - ... | |
| scratched disc and sharpie marker I can't recall the details, but perhaps it was a Natalie Imbruglia disc that had some sort of break between two digital sections, and someone used a Sharpie to bridge the two sections. I'm sorry but I'm not very clear on this.I do know that it was... | |
| I need a recording with a good drum solo . Ginger again.Regards, | |
| Why no mention of "Stereovox" cables?? Damn expensive!Regards, | |
| BAT stuff and Cables Not all newer ones are so equipped. I have the 50SE and it only has XLRs.Regards, | |
| Sweet Baby James, ever remastered ? Fatparrot writes:manufactured and distributed by Warner Music AustralasiaThis term is used when referring to the combined Australian and New Zealand market.Regards, | |
| Yet another SACD question Just a small point on your use of the word "layer" in this context.The multichannel mix and the stereo/mono mix occupy the same hirez layer - just on different areas. When the SACD loads you can select either area. On my player (probably on all pl... | |
| Dark Side of the Moon 30th Anniv Album The story I heard was that the stereo mix _is_ from the original stereo tape. The m/c mix is new and was prepared from the original multitrack tapes. It's possible that Alan Parsons has the quad tape - but I am not sure. I don't think he owns the ... | |
| The Fastest most musical amp Dismalonyx writes: "I think all tube preamp are slow"Ah, nothing like generalizations to stir the pot.That's not my experience. I do own a hand-made valve preamp from the '80s (made by Allen Wright) that one may call a little slow, but it has a to... | |
| The best speaker you ever heard? Tom writes: "nearly 100% of all professional recording studios use the B&W Nautilus 801 as their reference for the best quality sound".Really? Nearly 100%? Well, the nasty little Yammie NS10 is ubiquitous too.I think studios have different req... | |
| Wash, Cut, Polish & Demagnetize Geoffkait writes: "Until light in the plastic hits the absorber paint on CD edge it is not red, but another color - orange or yellow(?)."I believe that the colour is green!Regards, | |
| Wash, Cut, Polish & Demagnetize There was a good shootout in Audio Musings #14, 2001. They had 7 identical CD-R discs burnt with one classical track and one jazz track. Disc 1: beveled and outer edge blackened with the Audio Desk marker, disc 2: treated with Auric Illuminator an... | |
| What is TFA return? I bought some Space and Time Phase II way back in '89 when Tara Labs was just getting started in the USA, and the Phase II stuff was still being made from Australian copper. This replaced multi-stranded QED stuff and made a fantastic improvement i... |