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SHM SACD's need to be burned in
Mceljo,Sounds to me like your speaking from personal experience:)Regards, 
SHM SACD's need to be burned in
Hi Tbg,Are your SHMs sacds?I'm not surprised at all by your statement. Who would look for a cd to improve after repeated listens. I would not look for it and also wouldn't have searched out other reviews of this sacd if I hadn't been disapointed i... 
SHM SACD's need to be burned in
Hi Rja,I'm absolutely serious. Go over to AA sacd forums or the link I mentioned earlier. They are discussing this as well. The theories are of course inclusive,but my intial question is answered.There are others who have heard simular results wit... 
Song covers that are better than the originals
Springsteen covering Springsteen `Blinded By the Light` 
SHM SACD's need to be burned in
Bar81- Thank you for the feedback regarding the SHMs.Based on what you have said,I will buy a couple more.I chose Aja because it is not available on SACD any other way and I enjoy the format when done right.Rrwear-Perhaps you are right,but the dif... 
SHM SACD's need to be burned in
Al-The player is over two years old and well over 1500 hours on it. Since I have had it,It has over 700 hours alone. The sound is pretty consistant and my system has stablized a long time ago.Bar81-Since you have many SHM SACD's,are they worth it ... 
SHM SACD's need to be burned in
Cerrot, The Esoteric SA-10 settings are pretty basic and nothing was changed.Mceljo, I listened to the SACD twice when I first got it and was disappointed both times. The triangles on the Aja cut was barely audible.Gadd`s drumming, when they got l... 
SHM SACD's need to be burned in
Hi Rcprince,I never turn off my cdp, and do not even use the standby mode ever. Let me also add that I stopped the burning in process a few hours before my listen session last night.I am as shocked by this as you and Rwwear are and am not surprise... 
SHM SACD's need to be burned in
Hi Rwwear,Yesterday, I didn't beleive it either. I'm still astonished by the change. The difference is dramatic and the sound so altered that I can't chalk it up to placebo effect or justify the expense I laid out for it.It wasn't as good last wee... 
Setting up monoblocks
Hi Eagleflyerfan,I had those amps and they satisfied me almost twenty years. They were very good.Enjoy them.I had them hooked up right mono amp handling front and rear right, and left amp handle left side.I didn't use a pre.Ran them directly from ... 
Why Doesn't Contemporary Jazz Get Any Respect?
Coltrane1,Don't get me wrong.I am not being dismissive of the time. I admire the jazz from the era.It was a moment in time that will never will be duplicated. It is that looking back I feel it is appreciated more than it was during the time it too... 
Why Doesn't Contemporary Jazz Get Any Respect?
Coltrane,My only question is how many people strolling down 52nd Street in the 50's realised what they were listening to?It was a moment in time.Regards, 
to SACD or not
Try audtioning an Esoteric. You won't find a better built SACD player (or sounding IMO)with the best transport made.Look for an X-05 or X03se in you budget new or find a P05/D05 used.Regards, 
Cables for high efficiency speakers?
I use Coincident TRS extremes in my system. This company specializes in high efficency speakers, amps, and cables. They are reasonably priced 
Favorite 300B: Sophia vs KR
Hi Sakahara,I've owned the KR's and found the sound wonderful.They made my system sound fantastic. The problem was that they are not reliable. One of mine failed with less than 100 hours on it. The manufacturer did not stand behind them, and would...