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| CD mastering a lost art? Cannot beat a poor recording. No format can erase poor production. This is why SACD of a poor sonic recording will not really show just how good the medium is. Same for 24/96 or vinyl. Today with the heavy use of compression and electronics during... | |
| Does 'Accuracy' Matter or exist ? Simple your system should be built on a sound that you enjoy coming home to and listening. When you reach the goal you should sit back and enjoy! | |
| Room Treatments Boy you have some learning to do. Room is 50% of the final sound and you can over do it, and it will take some time. My advise is start small, hit the corners on the wall behind you speakers, the center area wall behind your speaker and then liste... | |
| The best CD Player for the money Marantz SA7-S1. Even when I get the itch to sell my for change sake, I just cannot do it, and I've owned a lot of other players. This one has soul! | |
| P.S. Audio Quintet? Worthwhile? Love it on my TV/Video system. On my plasma it really made a positive impact. | |
| When is digital going to get the soul of music? Digital does have the soul of the music when mastered right and the same care is taken for setup. This new trend of knocking digital CD format is to pray another generation starts into this hobby. That is not happening at the numbers that the boom... | |
| How does one get off the merry-go-round? You gain the wisdom to know that nothing is perfect and when your enjoying your system to leave well enough alone. Their (mags) are always going to tell you something is better, and they work on the fear that something will lead to seeing god, whi... | |
| Marantz SA7S1 owners - stock or modded Anyone who hears the Marantz as bright hype detailed has something a miss in there system.Perhaps out of absolute phase, if you run XLR out remember pin 2 is reversed compared to USA balanced inputs, the phase switch should be engaged to put the s... | |
| MIT 750's They are great! Pay $$$$$ today for the same sound with metal boxes! | |
| Review: Music Interface technologies Shotgun S2 Proline 1M Interconnect Should try a pair of MIT 750 Shotgun speaker cables. Unreal sounding, air, width and depth and reach out nad touch imaging. I have two pair for both my systems. Though the one pair is really taken up to much room in a small space so I may have to ... | |
| Has anybody compared Lessloss and Shunyata pcs LessLoss hands down. Best cord I've ever owned and others may do somethings well but not overall like LessLoss. Now having said that the Harmonic Technology Magic II on front end gear is really special, but then its design is like having a power c... | |
| Lessloss DFPC original vs mini Lossloss is one of the few cables that work on every type of gear equally well. I've own Shuyata, MIT, PS Audio and so forth, the LessLoss does all well overall where they others really put their sonic or coloration on the gear they were attached ... | |
| Cardas-type caps or shorting plugs? Your on the right track. Yours your ears. Shorting RCA's for the phono inputs if you do use them. The try the Cardas on the unused inputs and see if you like the change. In my system they worked by the sounds lack some dynamics and became thin sou... | |
| Shorting caps/Cardas protective caps worth the $? Cardas caps and Shorting Plugs do work. Cleaner, better bass, detail and much more natural sounding. If your system is transparent enough these cheap add on tweaks will be worth the money. | |
| Any negative comments on Polycrystal products? Some of the best you could have purchased. Anything you sit equipment on will result in a somewhat different sound. Great design if you can still buy it, then still do so. |