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| SS amp with Merlins plinius ? Hey Lindisfarne...did it ever occur to you that it could be the fault of your Naim equipment?Just playing devil's advocate. After all...everyone has their own opinions, you know. | |
| Integrated to go with Merlin monitors You might want to ask Bobby at Merlin. He can usually provide some options of equipment that he has heard and liked with his speakers. Rich Brkich at Signature Sound may also have some suggestions.I'm sure there are many, but I know Merlin appears... | |
| 10 sonically best rock recordings ? I've noticed that most albums recorded and produced by Ethan Johns (Glyn Johns son) sound really great. Ryan Adams two albums and the last Whiskeytown album are three of them. | |
| How to Hi SAY811,I'm certainly no expert, but based on your system, I agree with Sugarbrie. There may indeed be differences, but you may not be hearing them due to your preamp, cables, amps, etc. I wasn't able to tell much with my old system (some older ... | |
| "I've Got Blisters on My..." Yeah, it's fingers. I just recently read the Complete Beatles Recording Sessions book and the author said that it was actually Ringo that yells the phrase at the end of Helter Skelter. I always thought it was John too, but I suppose it makes perfe... | |
| Contemplating vinyl, How hard is it to get LPs? I suppose it depends on where you live, but I live in Chicago and they're plentiful and usually cheap. Those bands you mention are all very common and standard pressings could probably be found for a few dollars in great shape. Collectors' pressin... | |
| New Denon Pro CD recorder...any opinions?? Thanks for the info. I have done some research since and I was very wrong...Sony and HHB are 24 bit. The Yamaha mentioned above (The CDR1000, I think) does sound amazing, but it is only a 20 bit machine. It does have the Apogee technology though, ... | |
| Pro Cables vs. Audio Cables....Are We Being Duped? There are differences...plenty in some cases. Do the differences make them sound better?? In some cases yes...in some cases, probably not. We all know that cables are ridiculously overpriced, but regular balanced mic cables could use some improvem... | |
| Favorite Tube Amps, Reasonably Priced I have heard that many, but I was pretty impressed by the Rogue monoblocks (M120's, I think). They're pretty reasonably priced and they sound pretty great. They've gotten quite a few good reviews too. | |
| Which is warmer sounding Counerpoint SA12 or SA100 I had a Counterpoint SA100 (now completely upgraded and rebuilt by Mike Elliott) and I didn't find the mids to be too forward or etched. In fact, I preferred it to everything I compared it to...an old Luxman amp, a Bel Canto SETi40, an Aleph 3, an... | |
| transport for my cal alpha 24/96 dac No...the above isn't true...you don't need a DVD player for a transport to take advantage of the 24/96 mod. The 24/96 is the unit's upsampling capability. Any regular 16-bit CD played through ANY transport will be up-sampled by the unit. Certain D... | |
| Tone Controls I'm not positive, but I don't think most people avoid tone controls because of what they do...they avoid them because they involve more circuitry being added into the signal path. Most high-end equipment designs try to have the shortest, most simp... | |
| Can I use the same interconnects for both my Amp and VCR? The video and digital cables are different from audio (although I believe those two are interchangeable). Any audio outputs and inputs should be the same, so the same cables should work on all. | |
| 24/96 upsampling vs. 24/192 upsampling vs. no upsampling? I think that most people would agree that the designer's implementaion of the technology is more important than the technology. Many people rave about some 24/96 or 24/192 designs, but some rave about the non-upsampling designs of Audio Note or Sa... | |
| System to take on the road Here's another, cheaper option...Cambridge Soundworks makes a portable amp/speaker combo. I've never heard it, but I'm sure it's much better than a boombox. It comes in it's own small suitcase (which doubles as the subwoofer). I think it may also ... |