richardfinegold
Responses from richardfinegold
| Decent budget Blu-Ray I bought a Sony 2 weeks ago for under $100 for my second home theatre.I am amazed at the value, both sound and video. It also plays SACD, but I haven't tried that yet. | |
| SACD vs. Redbook and other formats I have recently purchased Claudio Abbado and the Lucerne Festival Orchestra performing the complete Mahler canon on Blu Ray. The sound is might impressive but I think I prefer SACD and DVD-A and some High Rez downloads.It isn't apples to apples ho... | |
| SACD vs. Redbook and other formats I have a few discs by Jordi Savall that were originally released on rebook and then remixes a d rereleased on sacd. One of these is the Bach Brandenburg Concertos, and it is the one in which I have made theGreatest number of comparisons. I hear ve... | |
| Mac Mini vs. Macbook Pro as a server I've used them both, in the same system, with stock battery. No difference. | |
| Logitech Squeezebox Touch Question In my home I started using these gizmos that plug into power outlets and have Ethernet outputs. As long as one of them is connected to the routerThen you don't need wires all over the house. I wonder if this would work in your trailer.... | |
| Bryston BDP1- loading problem good for you. I've never owned a bryston. At $2K i'd like to see something that works flawlessly. Judging by the plethora of complaints on the Bryston forum, and the people in this very thread that have had issues, it ain't there yet. I do own the... | |
| Bryston BDP1- loading problem I think Audio reviewers ought to be taken to task for not following up on how generally unreliable these products (the Bryston, Marantz NA 7004, Cambridge Audio streamer) are in day to day use. This technology is simply not mature enough for most ... | |
| Squeezebox Touch Power Supply Issues Their customer support said they shipped the wrong gizmo and offered me 1/2 off one of their other products. Wish I had known that before I had spent $1100 on tow of their Universal remotes for my two HT systems..... | |
| USB to SPDIF Converters I just bought the Musical Fidelity V Link and got it two days ago. I have tried it on some music that I purchased via itunes piano recordings that sounded particularly harsh in the treble via USB (source--MacBook Pro) and it has completely amelior... | |
| Is HDMI worth It in term of sound quality? I have a Pioneer Elite 59 DVI (DVD_a, SACD, no Blu Ray). It has an i link. I just bought a Pioneer receiver that accepts i-link (NO HDMI connections). The sound is great. firewire will beat HDMI or any digital or analog connection everytime. I wou... | |
| Bryston BDP1- loading problem Interesting. It seems as though all the streamers that have mid or hi fi pretensions are buggy. I have the Marantz NA 7004 and I have to cross my fingers every time I use it. A local shop deals with all Cambridge Audio Products but they refuse to ... | |
| Need a SACD/Redbook player I own the Marantz SA 803 (since superceded by 804 but with same DA Chip--two channel only),Sony ES 5400, and Pioneer Elite 59 AVi. I am not sure if the Pioneer is still available but it is the best of the 3 and plays DVD-A. The other two aren't ba... | |
| 1K dac How about the Marantz NA7004? It is a DAC, media player, and afew other things, and goes for about $800. They use the same chip in their CD/SACD players which has digital ins so it can be used as a DAC. I own it and the PSAudio Digital Link IIII. ... | |
| Apple TV ethernet wired server Let me see if I get this--Apple TV won't pass a High Res (24/96 or higher) file? | |
| Blu Ray Audio Question Thanks, Kal. I called Oppo, and the BDP-93 (and up) do as well, although I was hoping to spend a bit less. Will investigate the Yamaha and Sony. |