nonoise
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| Remote volume control = unacceptable compromise? I went for a remote function on my present set up because I couldn't get that precise volume setting I desired on my older set up (that, and getting lazy). Despite my Marantz sounding great with everything, there's something I kind of miss with th... | |
| What is Imaging? Imaging is the ability of your system to convey stable, believable images. Or, as Elizabeth pointed out, a messy one. Either way it's imaging. :-)All the best,Nonoise | |
| The best CD Player for the money Hi Ghosthouse,The ICs I'm using are the Darwin Silver ICs (not the Ascensions). They really opened up the sound, so to speak, laying bare most everything. If it's coloration, shading or a tone control of sorts, these will not do. They are (in my s... | |
| Black Discus - Free Sample Alert Now that I've had time to listen to more music, lower mids to bass are a tad more pronounced, a bit fatter, if you will. No loss of coherency or detail, but a bit more meat on the bone, or maybe a better sear since the effect is minor but the resu... | |
| Redbook CD Is Not Dead MA Recordings, ECM, Mapleshade, Naxos, Acoustic Sounds and more others than I can think of right now put out great sounding Redbook CDs. It seems to have become prerequisite now in reviews to mention how some Redbook CDs in the reviewers collectio... | |
| The best CD Player for the money Ghosthouse, I'm glad you like your TEAC. As you know, I went for the Marantz but in the end, it's all about what gets you down the path. As revealing as these players are, with respect to the higher cost brands I think most of the added costs are ... | |
| Black Discus - Free Sample Alert This is the hardest thing I've had to write about. It's made me doubt, for the first time, as to whether I'm susceptible to placebo. Being consistent in my preference with the Black Discus in place I'm inclined to believe it works for the better b... | |
| Black Discus - Free Sample Alert I got mine yesterday and will report back later this weekend. I'm looking forward to see if this free version of the tweak is effective enough to warrant getting the big boy version.I've yet to see or hear of someone who's willing to give out free... | |
| Are you an Audiophile? All of this is like watching a snake eat its tail. I started out as an audiophile who quickly learned to love the music but came to the realization that I had to be an audiophile to achieve that objective.All the best,Nonoise | |
| What are you 'TRULY' Looking for in Loudspeaker... There's no way I can 'study' speakers so I glean what I can from reviews and try to 'hear' different speakers when given the opportunity (trips to audio salons and at shows). When I settled on my final speaker, I knew it when I heard it. You will ... | |
| Marantz SA-14S1 or Vinvent CD-S7-DAC Even though I have the Marantz SA-15S2b and find it quite musical (it can and does lull me into reverie), the anticipation is killing me. :-)All the best,Nonoise | |
| The best CD Player for the money Audiolabyrinth, I know of that 2 dimensional soundstage you speak of and it went away when I got my Marantz SA-15S2b. My soundstage is now the same height from extreme left to right (higher, in fact), extends further into my listening room, and ha... | |
| The best CD Player for the money MrT, sorry for taking your findings out of context but this part:"Its level of clarity and focus have been unsurpassed by any digital hardware that I have heard both from my own stereo system and at audio shows.I cannot imagine any other CD player... | |
| The best CD Player for the money That Marantz SA-14S1 got an unequivocal recommendation from Roy Harris as being up there with the best he's heard and not hearing anything better regardless of format. Even though my SA-15S2b is a generation removed and one rung down from this pla... | |
| New DSD DAC. Recommendations please If you just want to get your feet wet with DSD, then this might be your ticket:http://schiit.com/products/lokiIt's only $149 and does DSD only as Schiit believes that DSD filtering and other types are wholly incompatible which makes implementation... |