paulsax
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| My findings on Magico V2.....what now? move on. for that kind of money I would want to be blown away. it is sort of unfair to blame the speakers for what may or may not be the "fault" of the electronics but there you go, it happens. If you really think you will like them maybe the deal... | |
| Best Blu-ray/DVD player for under $800? Sakahara, sorry I have no practical experience with these choices but as I am looking at the same purchase myself I will mention a couple things. I like the PS3 for the wireless streaming but a buddy told me that some sites like hulu are not suppo... | |
| Bryston BDA-1 DAC, any thoughts? not a review specifically but I did notice that this unit is about the only DAC I've seen that will take in 24/192 as an input. lots output that but this unit seems like it will take it and upscale from there?might be of interest if this is true a... | |
| Suggest Speakers for Peachtree Nova not to be a bad influence but the Nova with Zu essence speakers seems to have set tongues wagging at some show or another last year. Saw it written up in stereophile, tone audio, and a couple other places. makes a mess of the budget but it catches... | |
| Ascend Sierra 1 Reference vs. Era D5 hey loomis no squall at all. I merely was surprised at the tinny and such comments as that is maybe the first time I've heard that particular comment associated. Now as I am not tied to my speakers and am a big boy I take criticism of them as it i... | |
| Ascend Sierra 1 Reference vs. Era D5 rebbi what i like about the d5's is that they deliver IMO better controlled and thicker base than any bookshelf I've heard (of that size, price, etc) the veneers (mine is rosewood) are great and the size is manageable. I find they are fairly neutr... | |
| Ascend Sierra 1 Reference vs. Era D5 rebbi the thing is that you asked for a comparo. I have the D5's and think highly of them. I'm baffled by LoomisJohnsons experience but you can take about any speaker and make it sound bad if you try. Clearly his experience and my own differ and I... | |
| high end subwoofer...which one tho? Im running a Fathom 112 (single) and love it, but..... I auditioned several others and for HT use IMO most of the high end units will work beautifully. I chose mine based on 2 channel use (I thought it was better controlled, other opinions may var... | |
| Why are there so many Mac users? PAT 70 I think that in this usage the MAC would likely be a the best solution for you. While drivers can easily be an issue with new equipment in this case there are lots of examples of MAC's being used in this field and you will not need to inven... | |
| Why are there so many Mac users? Jax2 I understand your response and and nothing to say to your experiences. I refer to statistical issues and not personal ones. I have a wintel gaming system that I have never seen hang or fail in anyway what so ever! I make no claims on wintel s... | |
| Why are there so many Mac users? Couple things: First MAC has between 5-8% of the installed PC base worldwide and roughly 6% of the browser market. No idea about iTunes. Second the reason that MAC do not generally have a virus issue is directly related to the above stats as well ... | |
| Disc player and DAC or just a player? Good catch on the budget, sorry. I really have no specific budget figure but I gotta say that high bang for the buck components like the OPPO for example are valued and I get kind of queasy when $2500 CD players are discussed. Call it $1500ish for... | |
| Moby concert and ear damage? want a real low freq gut jiggler? Go to a NHRA drag race sometime that is featuring the nitro dragsters/funny cars. Most venues let you down close to the action and you will feel organs you did not know you had. Sort of like being 75 feet from a f... | |
| Era D4 or Energy RC10 for small bedroom system? we have the d4 as rears and they are really good in that role of as stand alone fronts as well. For their size they are great. I have no idea about the Rc10 energy units. I actually responded to remind you that the D4 is rear ported so if you wall... | |
| integrating HT with 2 channel a very similar setup is described in the HT bypass feature section of the peachtree decco[http://signalpathint.com/index.php/Nova/Home-Theater-Bypass.html]I suspect this approach may be applicable to other vendors as well. I'm not entirely sure th... |