pettyofficer
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| New vinyl's noisy little secret I wonder how much of this phenominum might be due to the aging of the original Master Tapes? There might be only so much you can do with a 50 or 60 year old Master Tape when transfering it to new Vinyl. I notice allot of newer Re-issues on CD, and... | |
| old cdp that hangs with new ones Pioneer DV-58 AV, this player can Downmix High Rez. Multi-Channel SACD/DVD-Audio. The Downmix versions sound very impressive. Just picked one up, dealers display model for $275.00. Just payed a Electronic Expert Friend of mine to install Balanced ... | |
| Denon "Universal Blue-ray" DVD-A1UDCi, $4,500 Dear Nasaman, Call me crazy, but I still do my Music and Movies separate. I am using a Universal Player that plays SACD,DVD-AUDIO, DVD-VIDEO, and CD. It does SACD, and DVD-AUDIO, excellent! If these Formats finally disappear, its Digital out for C... | |
| Novice at Analog, need recommendations. Novice responding, Thanks for the suggestions. Phonostage is set for MM Cartridge gain, load is 47K ohms. I was comparing to this Turntable with a Grado Black Cartridge and some other Phonostage I am not sure of. It was a set-up the dealer had arr... | |
| Any vets among the Audiophiles here? Dear Nrchy, I am a 20-year Retired Navy Man myself. Spent most of my time deployed in the Pacific or West Coast. Used to shop in Worlds largest shopping Mall in Hong Kong, before it became part of China. Remember my ship visiting a U.S. Navy Base ... | |
| DAC with the best midrange ever..... Dear Rapogee, Not sure about the DAC with the best Mid-range that you desire. You might want to concider a Space Tech Lab DA-64XT Super. Balanced Vacuum Tube Output Stage with Vacuum Tube Rectification. If that is not enough Musical and Melodic en... | |
| The Next CD Player Recommendation Dear Yul1375, You might want to concider a Space Tech Lab DA-64XT Super DAC. It has a Vacuum Tube Output Stage with a Vacuum Tube Rectifier. It also Up-samples your CD's. The Balanced Digital Input and Balanced Analog Out sounds the best on this D... | |
| What am I listening to, it can't be Digital? Dear Jylee, I have several SACD Disc's, even one from Mobil Fidelity. My impression is that SACD only sounds slightly better than CD, my impression alone. Decided to try a DVD-Audio Disc, and the Diana Krall Disc just blew me away! Not Music wise,... | |
| What am I listening to, it can't be Digital? Dear Tvad, I wasn't trying to compare what I was hearing to Analog to try to determine which one was superior. I'm not saying either one was the best. All that I was trying to say is what I was hearing shared some of the same characteristics as An... | |
| What am I listening to, it can't be Digital? Dear Jylee, Already know that it isn't 5.1 Surround Sound, I am incapable of utilizing any of the AUDIO OUT (5.1ch) Outputs on the Pioneer. It might be possible that what I am hearing is two Channel 96kHz/24-bit, but double the presence, double th... | |
| What am I listening to, it can't be Digital? Dear Dave_bUtilizing same Pioneer with Digital Co-axial out to Space Tech Lab DAC. Balanced Output from DAC to same said Space Tech Lab A-102 Vacuum Tube Integrated/Headphone Amp. Same set of Headphones with CD, sounds very-very-good. Still can't ... | |
| Compatible Cartridge f/ Project Carbon-Dynavector? Dear Bluepearl, You definitely have a better Analog Rig than I have. I am currently using Space Tech Lab P-102 with Thorens TD-160 Turntable, Grado Silver Cartridge. With my set-up I have found the Ortofon to be too bright and forward sounding for... | |
| What am I listening to, it can't be Digital? Dear Dave_b, I am strictly 2-Channel with a Pioneer Universal Player (DV-58AV) that claims to be able to take multi-channel SACD and DVD-Audio, and downmix them to 2-Channel Output. I just don't know if this DVD-Audio Disc provides for this. If I ... | |
| Looking for Digital Transport Recommendations Thank-you Benie, Was using one of Albert's CD-002. The Electrical Environment I live in has ALOT of NOISE on the Power Lines. Every Powerline Conditioner tried, failed to remove this HORRENDOUS amount of noise. In this Environment, the CD-002 Powe... | |
| $5000 universal player ... am I a fool ? Dear Timtim, You are no fool. Let me propose a test, since Redbook CD is of upmost importance to you. Choose one of the following: 1. 100 CD's of your most favorite Musicians on Redbook CD. 2. 2 SACD or 2 DVD-Audio disks of none of your most fav... |