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| AMP for Panasonic XR45 I paid $340 and I think it's a great bargain. It replaced the well regarded Rotel 1050 receiver (a former TAS cover story). I'm still using the stock power cord and I've read and been told that it greatly limits the product's performance. I use it... | |
| What steps forward were actually steps backward? One of the reasons cheap systems appear to have better timing is that they don't have any bass, the midrange is emphasized and instead of real high frequencies you get some treble sizzle. On a typically arranged and recorded pop/rock songs from th... | |
| AMP for Panasonic XR45 I have the XR45 and I run it as a 2 channel receiver bi-amping my speakers. From going thru the setup menus I believe it can be configured for a L/C/R with a output to a powered subwoofer speaker set. The rear channels will be folded into the L/R ... | |
| Discovery cables.... "Smooth sound with decent detail and nice bottom end." You've described exactly how Discovery products sound. John's comments are also right on the mark. I use Essence and +4 balanced interconnects and Essential cable and couldn't be happier. | |
| that studio'ish sound The studio sound is a combination of a number of elements. First, virtually all professional recording studios have professionally designed and installed acoustic treatments for the purpose of minimizing the room's contribution to the sound. Secon... | |
| ipod and dac? Cwlondon, do you have the latest firmware and software updates? Downloads are available at this site. | |
| ipod and dac? Gunbei, you need to take into account how most people actually use their iPods. To get music into the iPod you need a computer that already has the ripped CDs. I use iTunes and the computer stored music is organized into various playlist (by artis... | |
| ipod and dac? Disc fragmentation isn't an issue with 2 channel audio playback. Any 7200 rpm HD with a 2Mb buffer can easily handle the task of 2 channel playback at any of the common consumer bit/sampling rates. In a recording studio where multitrack recording/... | |
| ipod and dac? To answer Dkidknow, a well setup hard drive playing uncompressed digital files will rival the sound quality of a high quality audiophile type CD transport. The key is having a high quality soundcard with low jitter digital outputs. I would recomme... | |
| 2 Channel System - Image behind my head Look at the album credits and see who mixed the sessions. Contact that person via e-mail and ask them about what you hear. It may take a few days for a response, but most engineers love talking about how they achieved specific effects. | |
| Logarithmic Frequency response graphs Rec got it right. Human hearing and human music is not linear, but logarithmic in nature. Think about it. As an example, there are eight notes and twenty integer frequencies in the 20Hz to 40Hz octave. There are still only eight notes, but 10,000 ... | |
| Infinity Prelude MTS Experimenting with speaker/listener positioning usually will have a greater effect on soundstage/imaging than changing components. The use of simple and relatively inexpensive acoustic treatment devices can also produce major results in this area. | |
| ipod and dac? The iPod is an excellent means of accessing music when on the go. Unfortunately, it's not really an audiophile product because it doesn't offer a digital output and the built in D/A is adequate, but no better. Despite that it's still an excellent ... | |
| Do You Remember Your First Music Purchase? It was either the Supreme's "Where Did Our Love Go" or the first Manfred Mann album, the one with "Doo Wah Diddy". The Supreme's record is still one of my favorite albums and get consistent play. Don't know what happened to the Manfred Mann disc, ... | |
| Say it aint so--- Teres quality question When I was a kid I once saw Bobo Brazil give his 'rassler opponent a coco-butt. |