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| musical fidelity sound? I have used MF equipment for about 5 years now. I would describe the MF sound as refined. I am currently using the MF CD PRE 24 (preamp/cd player) with a Prima Luna Prologue 5 power amp. Previously, I had used the same MF CD PRE 24 with both a MF ... | |
| 2006 BEST Female Vocal CD/SACD/XRCD AR:I still think that you are better off doing this by genres, but rather than have you pout ...Anna Netrebkoher most recent work is Violetta - Selections from La Traviata / Netrebko, et al .Regards, Rich | |
| SMALL, but efficient speaker Check out this review from fellow A'goner, Petsound. He is doing something very similar in a small room (8 X 12) and with vintage receivers (10 wpc). Polk floorstanders review . As for the Rega R-3, I am using Rega Ara's (now R-1) in two of my sy... | |
| NAD 720BEE inputs BV:The features on the C720 are the clue as to who NAD believes will be the most likely buyer. The C720 will appeal to an buyer who needs a stereo receiver as the system cornerstone and will not be using it for HT purposes. The user listens to the... | |
| 2006 BEST Female Vocal CD/SACD/XRCD AR:I think that female vocals gets interesting, when the listener is willing to explore different genres of music. Typically female vocals is taken to mean jazz and pop music and then you get the usual suspects ... Eva Cassidy, Norah Jones, Diana ... | |
| 2006 BEST Female Vocal CD/SACD/XRCD I would choose Mozart's "Le Nozze di Figaro" conducted by Rene Jacobs on Harmonia Mundi. Take your pick from Veronique Gens or Patrizia Ciofi or Angelika Kirschschlager as best female vocalist. They are all outstanding.Regards, Rich | |
| NAD 720BEE inputs If I had to guess ... it is because the C720 is a two channel receiver most likely used for audio listening only and that the most likely purchaser would be using a cd player and not a dvd player. Given this hunch on my part, why is there not a ph... | |
| Newbie Part 2 I think that some of the issues reported about the first Apollo production runs had to do with misunderstanding some of the Apollo's internal logic. When you put in any disc the Apollo does the following ... 1. shows as "INITIALIZING" in the displ... | |
| Newbie Part 2 Blewis: If you have decided on the Apollo ($1000 new) and are serious about keeping to a $1500 or so budget, I would look at a NAD C372 integrated ($700 new) at 150 wpc.Regards, Rich | |
| Newbie Part 2 It may be unlikely that you could score both the Prima Luna Prologue 1 or 2 and the Rega Apollo (together between $2200 and $2500 new) for $1500. But you do have some excellent options available to you.You are correct that not all cd players are a... | |
| speaker for TEAC ref 300 min series Set-up this system for my best friend. Did exceptionally well with the NHT Super Zero (now the NHT Absolute Zero). You can pick up new pairs at a discount from J&R Music and discounted demos from Audio Advisor. You can expect to pay about $300... | |
| Looking for options for new music system Another system whose components I have quite a bit of experience with. This goes with tubes big time, though it may bruise your budget by a bit ...Prima Luna Prologue 1 ($1200 new; Upscale Audio)Omega Mini-Me Loudspeakers ($390 new; single driver ... | |
| Looking for options for new music system Musicrover:Here's a system that I have and it is outstanding. Two speaker choices. 1. Outlaw Audio RR2150 receiver ($600; has phono stage)2. Rega Ara speakers ($325 NOS from Arcadia Audio)or NHT Classic 2 speakers ($450 from J&R Music. Both sp... | |
| looking for an inexpensive dvd player If SACD is not required, the Cambridge Audio Azur 540 DVD player would fit the bill. It offers DVD-A, in addition to CD and DVD playback. It has been discontinued, but it is available for $260 from Spirit Sound . Regards, Rich | |
| CD sound quality Bonvoyage:I seem to remember that Wharefedales, for the Diamond Series anyways, require using the bottom pair of terminals to work properly. Don't know about the Evolution series.Regards, Rich |