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| Can someone explain the differant CD formats? HDCD stands for "High Definition Compatible Digital" and was developed by a company called Pacific Microsonics, Inc back in the late 90's to improve the overall sound of conventional CD's . The technology was then acquired and purchased by Microso... | |
| Denon or Pioneer for HT Go with Marantz or Rotel !! You can't go wrong. | |
| B&W 683 floor standers KB:Thanks very much for your input and opinions. That is great info. I really still love my DM603's. Such detail and soundstage. They're on right now and they're "dancin"!! Broken in beautifully now. Actually it really all comes down to which CD I... | |
| B&W 683 floor standers Kbarkamiam: Yes I have heard the 683's once I believe up close being driven by a high powered Rotel amp. From what I can remember, they sounded great but I respect your review and you could be right. That was back in late 2007 and I'll need to aud... | |
| B&W 683 floor standers Musicnoise: Thanks for the explanation on power ratings of amps vs the speakers they are driving. So what you're saying is that the Rotel 1090 would only actually put out it's full 380 watts/ch at full volume. Is that what you mean by max (full vo... | |
| B&W 683 floor standers Thanks guys. 804ilawood: Wow, 380 watts/channel. Are you sure that's OK on these? The max power rating for the 683's is 250W. | |
| B&W dm 620 Difficult to comment without hearing them but looking strictly at their specifications, they have a high sensitivity of 96dB so they should be easy to drive but they are a 4 ohm nominal impedance. Their freq response range is from 58hz to 20khz so... | |
| Digital remastering of CD's Thanks for all of your responses. It's really too bad that it has to be this way. I'm curious what Absolute Phase Tweak is? Can you explain this Hifisoundguy? | |
| Saw Jackson Browne Tuesday Night I did see him once back in the mid 1990's here in NJ and the place was jam packed to the rafters. Fantastic. My wife and I have been fans since the 1970's. I love his new Solo Acoustic Live CD. Haven't heard of this new one yet but will take a lis... | |
| What's the bottom line on Oppo 980 for CD playback Kr4 and Tgrisham:You both make very valid opposing points and that's what is great about this forum. Yes, I can see the advantages of going this way. However, most reputable higher end audio stores have a standard 30 day return policy with a full ... | |
| What's the bottom line on Oppo 980 for CD playback OK, so how do you audition an OPPO player if they're sold only via the Internet? That's the flaw with these components that are not sold in retail high-end audio stores such as Outlaw and Oppo. You're unable to visit a store and compare these unit... | |
| What's the bottom line on Oppo 980 for CD playback This is an excellent question. I've never auditioned any of the Oppo line of players but I hear good feedback. However, one has to be suspicious as to how can a manufacture jam pack a player with all of these features including SACD capability, 10... | |
| Used B&W matching on uber-budget system I just saw a pair of B&W DM602-S2's for sale on this site. It's in the speaker-monitor link and several pages in. The pair is selling for $350.00 obo. They look in excellent shape but read the description. They're a couple of small issues. Goo... | |
| Used B&W matching on uber-budget system Yes I agree with Ckoffend. The DM603's, DM602's and even the DM601's would be great choices to work with the other B&W's that you have. I have the DM603 S3's (for well over one year now) as my mains and they still never cease to amaze me espec... | |
| I need help with the audio side Yes, please identify your budget. In the meantime, if you like the Martin Logan Xstats and can afford them, then go with those and build yourself a true 5.1 surround sound system. You have a decent A-V receiver now, good interconnects and speaker ... |