onhwy61
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| Too snobbish for SACD as it exists? There's probably some truth in what you say. IMO, Sony is an amazing company that for more than 30 years has produced high quality consumer and professional audio products. Just because Sony "panders" to the masses shouldn't blind us high-enders t... | |
| How many DVDs/CDs/LPs do you own? 1,900 LPs, 200 CDs, 20 SACDs, 200 DVDs, 270 LDs | |
| Bob Dylan, have an opinion? First there was Robert Johnson and then there is Bob Dylan. These two men, like Shakespeare, said everything worth saying about living life. I'm a big fan, revisted and otherwise. BTW, "Shakespeare's, he's in the alley..." | |
| Shipping amps upside down? I wouldn't be too quick to dismiss the potential of an upside down effect. I recall a mid-70's article in one of the Russian aerospace journals that referred to "capacitor confusion" resulting from quantum acceleration phonomena. Something about d... | |
| Need help: soundstage? The subwoofer will definitely help with regards to soundstage. Locating the sub is a trail and error process, but I would start in the front corner. Don't hesitate to experiment. Ideally, the sub should be setup such that you don't hear it until y... | |
| Calling all Recording Engineers Kudos to all who've responded. As with much in popular culture, there is a tendency to sink towards the lowest common denominator. The only force that seems to be able to raise itself above the average is "talent". To a large extent, talent makes ... | |
| Need help: soundstage? Setup is critical. Be sure to measure the speaker placement to a fraction of an inch. Also, a significant part of soundstage info, as opposed to imagining, is derived from low frequency hall reverb. If your speakers cannot produce deep bass, then ... | |
| if i could trade places...... I'd be Liberty Valance. | |
| Calling all Recording Engineers A similar question came up in the EQ Experts Forum - http://www.musicplayer.com/ubb/Forum3/HTML/000837.html. Someone asked George Massengburg how the Beatles got their vocal sound. (GM is a major recording engineer and equipment designer - he inve... | |
| Am I Nuts or What? Is it so hard to believe that the designer(s) of the speaker knew exactly what they were doing? Trust your ears. | |
| Be consistent with brand? Whatever works, works. Although I suspect that a mix and match approach may be a band-aid approach towards fixing deeper component problems. Think about for a second -- the CD player is a little bright and the preamp is "revealing" -- the solution... | |
| SACD dealers in Chicago Thorty40, Holm Audio is just east of the 75th Street exit of I-355. They have plenty of tube equipment, but typically only have two turntable setups. They're good people to deal with. | |
| Which Tube integrated for Virgo? One of the best demos I ever heard was the the AP Virgo driven by Audio Research CA50 and supplemented by the AP Rhea subwoofer.Regarding the general question of integrated vs. separates, at some high level separates pull away from integrated, but... | |
| To tone control or not to tone control I recognize that most audiophiles do not look favorably upon consumer accessible EQ. The simplest signal path -- straight wire with gain paradigm is dominant. However, for those willing to consider something outside of the norm, I suggest you cons... | |
| Which software are you buying?SACD or LP I don't know about the others, but kd lang's "Ingenue" was available on vinyl. It sounds fine, but I read that the basic tracks were recorded using an Alesis ADAT digital recorder and then analog mastered. I've never listened to the CD, but I wond... |