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Which Beethoven's symphony do you like the best?
Eldartford,IMHO yes you are entitled to have an opinion of your own and I respect you for that. 
Best SACD for under $1200
I agree with Gregm the Philips 963 is a very capable unit which has been tested against more expensive players. The best in the price category. Some have gone as far as saying it beats the Denon 2900 in all departments. 
Which Beethoven's symphony do you like the best?
I believe the moonlight sonata was composed by the great composer with his head pinned on the top of the piano for vibrations as he could not hear anything. We can hear, does it mean we can compose somthing better than moonlight sonata? Come, come... 
Which Beethoven's symphony do you like the best?
9th happens to be my favourite. 
Top Audio Designers Of All Time?
The gentlemen at BBC responsible for LS3/5a's. The speaker is now considered a Legend. Peter Walker- who in an interview said that the reason we have flaps on our ears is to cancell the back wave for improving the clarity of the sound, but, we hea... 
Any one got better results than with EAC?
I have yet to come across anyone not satisfied with EAC. I have been using the same software and still nothing can beat it in terms of reliability. I hope you rip the CD's to wave by using secure method and not engaging the burst mode, this way th... 
Very best in world music - recommendations?
Yes Peter Gabriel's Label has a lot to offer, two albums that I have which are great are as follows:1) Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan - Mustt Mustt (excellent recording)2)Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and Michael Brook - Night Song (extreme low bass content and a ... 
SACD Source recording
I have gone through the entire catlog of SACD's available at this time but over 95% are reissues which means remastering but not recorded through DSD.I am now wondering how many times I must buy the Tapestry album or the Beatles albums. Some of th... 
Which CD's for Imaging/Soundstage?
Anyone care to add any SACD's to this list? I recently got the 963SA and on the Philips sampler I had heard the James Taylor's "Jump up behind me" which I thought had great soundstage overall. I do not have the album Hourglass which this track is ... 
looking for a warm ss amp....
I own Paradigm 40 V.2 which I have reviewed as well. I used different amps and have mentioned about them as well in the review. One amp which I had the pleasure of listening in my own system was the Audio Analogue Puccini SE which my friend and I ... 
PHILIPS Transports: Problems w/CDM 12.4
I own the Quad 67 and Philips CDI-205, both have the CDM 9 transport. No problems whatsoever. My Marantz CD63SE although is a later model and having CDM 12 is giving me problems at times due to mistracking, as for the tray I use it manually for op... 
Differences between Quad 405 and 405/2
Yes I can figure! Let me give you some feedback on the 405II based on my personal experience.I had these Maggies sometime back and was running the 405II to drive them, a friend of mine bought the Krell 300i and was very keen to check how it sounde... 
Differences between Quad 405 and 405/2
One major difference which I happen to know that exists between the two is that the earlier model was not capable of handling the 4 Ohm speakers but the newer 405II was improved in a way that it was able to handle 4 Ohm speakers as well.I remember... 
concert DVD recommendations
Fleetwood Mac - The DanceDiana Krall - Live in ParisJames Taylor - Live at the Beacon TheatreEric Clapton - UnpluggedEagles - Hell Freezes OverSade - LiveBarbra Streisand - Timeless ( Live in concert)Lee Ritenour and Friends - Live at the Coconut ... 
Differences between Quad 405 and 405/2
Check out this link which will give you an idea of what changes were incorporated in the 405 and giving it the status of 405-II.http://www.geocities.com/ResearchTriangle/Lab/6722/quad405doc.htmlHope it helps