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| Rock albums that sound good on your system? Dylan, "Good As I Been To You"Dire Straits, "On Every Street" (actually, any Dire Straits)Talking Heads, "Stop Making Sense"The Dylan is truly an incredible recording, musically and sonically. Better sound recording, IMHO, than any of his others. | |
| Sony DVP- S9000es I have it and it sounds great for regular CD and SACD. I am probably 90/10 audio/video, and bought it as a DVD player only, figuring the SACD was a small bonus. As soon as I heard it, I gave up my Meta Laser 1 transport (granted 10 years old). I h... | |
| Best Kept Speaker Secret? Von Schweikert 4.5 -- you've got to hear 'em to believe 'em.I just picked up a pair of Thiel 3.6's and am conflicted since I then heard the Von Schweikert's -- unbelievable!http://www.vonschweikert.com/vrline/VR-45M.HTM | |
| Anybody know dates / MSRP of PS Audio from 80/90's 4.6 89-91 $660Lambda w/ST Optical 93 $1995Lambda Transport 1-Disc 93 $1795Lambda Two Transport 97 $1995Digital Link II 91-94 $800100-C (no Delta designation) 89-90 $1195PS-100C Class AB 88-89 $1195PS-100 Delta 91 $1295 | |
| Musical Speakers that can provide dynamics for HT I'm using Snell B Minors for my fronts, with Snells all around. I picked them all up used, except for the center, which I've had. The B Minors, if you can find them, are about $1600 used (I payed $1700). The are an incredibly musical speaker with ... | |
| Furman X-312 - a good subwoofer crossover? I don't know much about the Furman, but it seems designed for studio use.I'm using a Paradigm X-30, which is great value and does the trick. I had the same question as you, but was reminded -- this is a subwoofer. I bought mine used from Stereo Tr... | |
| HDTV Widescreen recommendations, please The Hitachi's and the Toshiba's are pretty good. Pioneer Elite is the one to buy if you can handle it. Stay away from the Mits. The Runco DTV-5801, at about $11k, is a heavily modified Toshiba. | |
| does an audiophile quality xlr 'splitter' exist? I'm far from real knowledgable on this, but I'll throw in my 2 cents. Madrigal makes a balanced bridge kit required to bridge Levinson amps. I'm not sure it's what you need, or if it will work, but it may be worth looking into. Runs about $450 a k... | |
| MFSL Ultradisc vs. Ultradisc II I think Ultradisc gold were made in Japan and the Ultradisc II gold in the U.S. | |
| What Budget turntable should I buy? There is a great deal on ebay right now. Slightly used Sumiko Pro-ject Wood Classic. Lists for $750, with Grado Gold cartridge, list $180. Bid, last check, is at $301, with a "Buy It Now" at $450. Bidding ends in 4 days. I was going to buy it, but... | |
| State-of-the-art DVD Video and SACD player? Sony DVP-9000ES, plays DVD & SACD. Don't let the price fool you (about $850-900 street price) -- type the model number in google.com and read the reviews. In the league with $3k players. | |
| demo or nice used pre/pro & amp I'd recommend the Anthem AVM-2 pre/pro and the Anthem MCA-5 amp, too. I have both and am very pleased. You can find the pre/pro used for about $1400. and the amp for about $900. The amp is rated at 200w per channel. The pre/pro has everything you ... | |
| Do CD-R's play on your player? If no, why not? My Sony DVP-9000ES plays DVD's, CD's and SACD's, but it is does NOT playing CDR's. Interesting, since Sony is one of the major music distributors. | |
| Buy a hi-end CD player/transport now? I kept waiting . . . and waiting . . . and waiting. I felt like Ralph Kramden putting of buying a television because he was waiting for 3D-TV.I finally decided to get something as a stopgap. The Sony DVP-9000ES plays DVD, CD, and SACD and the redb... | |
| Speakers for small listening room I just listened to the Revel M-20's. They're relatively small, but they sound BIG. $2k. Made the cover of Stereophile Jan. 2002. Check out the review. Might be the best speaker for the money. |