quantumavman

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Blue Train, SACD or DVD-A
I was at AES show recently (Audio Engineering Society) and there they announced, and I saw the first non-Sony full DSD recording system, called 'Sonoma'. Many engineers were very curious, as there was seemingly a buzz around the direct DSD system ... 
What's your latest "Discovery"
MINDY SMITH. Relatively new on the singer-songwriter scene. Listen to "Angel Doves", track seven on her only major release "One Moment More" on your super hi-fi system. If you like female vocals, you will hear the voice of an angel. Breathtaking.I... 
Silly Question...does a transport have a "sound" ?
In my exp yes. The important thing is to find a match. Ie: I have a Parasound Transport matched with a Parasound DAC2000. Good combo, great sound. If I use a cheap sony player as the transport, same DAC, I can hear the difference, but it's not muc... 
hospital grade or commercial grade receptacles ?
Any power cable will do mister. Grab a physics book if you dare! What IS imporpartant and should be considered is a balanced transformer/AC conditioner. Most of the big recording studios and mastering labs use them. I do too. No hocus pokus here. ... 
Personal speaker evolution
I'm a rec studio guy.Home-made something or other (Norelco?)JVC 3-way (dept store)JBL 4312s x 2JBL 4425s x2JBL 4430's x 2JBL 4435s, x 2w/JBL 4546 subs x 2GENELEC 1031s x 2Genelec 1032s x 3I now use a combination of the above for a six channel sacd...