rbertalotto

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SACD is VERY confusing
The whole SACD thing was developed mostly for 5.1 and 7.1 surround sound with HDMI equipped multi channel AV receivers. The designers never even thought about 2 channel HiFi....The audiophile community realized that there was huge potential for mo... 
Amazing Record/CD store in RI
I'll be visiting Dan at Mystic disc next week....Thanks!  
Amazing Record/CD store in RI
Ever take trips to Mystic, CT.? I'm in Ledyard once or twice a month......What ya got?  
Steely Dan UHQR
My UHQR came in and I gave it to the wife to wrap and give it to me for Christmas. She claims I am too hard to find presents for...! She is also giving me a new MacBook Pro...! Lucky man!.....Does she have a sister?  
Steely Dan UHQR
I think I already have the SACD, so I am good.  Was Aja ever available as an SACD?....I've not seen it.  
"I'm a believer"
 $20k for a cable that makes things sound just a touch better  You couldn't have described the  "Rule of Diminishing Returns" any better!  
Steely Dan UHQR
That boy rides some funky elevators!   
Steely Dan UHQR
JW944ts..."never enjoyed Steely Dan -style, just saying....sounds like elevator music to me"   I keep looking through this thread, but I can't find where anyone asked you for your opinion......As Thumpers mother said..."If you don't have anythin... 
Steely Dan UHQR
I don't believe he was saying they tuned down the quality due to poor quality equipment.  He said they didn't go to extremes and produce a groove that was only readable by the very top end of audiophile equipment.  Sounds like different way of ... 
Steely Dan UHQR
There is more to SD than Aja and...Gaucho. Bite your tongue!!!   
Steely Dan UHQR
Here is a VERY interesting review of this Aja release and a few digital downloads if you would like to play along https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrpTT7Yo6dI  
Steely Dan UHQR
We didn't have quality TT and cartridges when Aja was recorded?  Color me cynical.   I've heard this comment about having to cut the discs for the majority of playback equipment a few times in the past. Many of us might have had Audiophile turn... 
Steely Dan UHQR
The point of this post is that those $1 pressings were done with compromise to audio quality so they would play on a cheap turntable. Does this mean that a CD of the same album could easily sound better just because it does not need to be compromi... 
Equalizer in a Hi Fi system
Want to have some fun...Set up REW and a reference microphone in your listening room. Turn your system on and using your EQ, shape the sound how YOU think it sounds best....Then look at the graph on REW....Now, using REW, and a good EQ, flatten th... 
Steely Dan UHQR
I believe it is a "Limited Edition" of 30,000 pressings!