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| best SACD player I have owned, in order, a Marantz SA-8004, a Denon DCD-A100, a Denon DCD 1600NE, and currently a Denon DCD-A110. Each has been a noticeable improvement over its predecessor. The DCD-A110 was the largest step up. What Denon calls AL32 Processing... | |
| Ripping CD's to hard drive I have been ripping to WAV using dBpoweramp but wanted to change to FLAC because I read that it is less susceptible to being corrupted when played. When I rip a CD, however, I run the rip through TT-DR Offline, which adds the dynamic range analysi... | |
| David Crosby R.I.P. About a year ago I discovered his recent albums Croz, Lighthouse, Sky Trails, Here If You Listen, and For Free. They, and his two studio albums with CPR, have been getting heavy play ever since. What a great talent. | |
| What are your top 3 favorite female singers? Joni Mitchell Sarah McLachlan Luciana Souza | |
| Joni Mitchell remasters on the way This is a very interesting discussion to me. It’s Joni Mitchell. The original CDs vary in mastering quality. The remasters supposedly have (sorta) high dynamic range. I have not had good luck with Rhino remasters in the past, generally becau... | |
| Old CDs and records Over the past few years I have sold or donated about 200 CDs. My impression is that values reflect the quality of the mastering as well as more obvious factors like disc condition and the performance itself. Between the Hoffman forum, the online... | |
| Still happily using vintage gear? System #1: Fully restored Sansui AU-717 (1977) and fully restored Sansui BA-F1 (1979), horizontally bi-amped. Marchand XM-9 active crossover. Canton speakers (1990 and 1996) and subs (1989 and 2002). Morrow Audio interconnects and speaker cable... | |
| Putting it to bed And then we have David Crosby, whose lyrics and comments in interviews seem to say "I won't be here forever," yet who has released four impressive albums since 2014--an explosion of creativity that comes from working with the son he gave up for ad... | |
| High-pass line filter to relieve main speakers from low frequency It lools like you guys are looking for an active crossover. Per ocd hifi guy - check out Marchand. - https://www.marchandelec.com/electronic-crossovers.htmlMany folk discourage. I have limited knowledge but I believe crossovers cause phase shift.... | |
| CD Quality Versus Streaming Quality Regarding reviews: Just look at the way the new remix/remaster of George Harrison's "All Things Must Pass" has been praised to the heavens. The dynamic range of most Beatles releases was never that great to begin with, but DR7? What a sellout. ... | |
| CD Quality Versus Streaming Quality Actually compression is good for that, it’s also done purposely with the higher end earing aids. Somewhere along the way I read that the FCC, wise to what's being done, actually regulates the amount of compression radio stations can use. | |
| CD Quality Versus Streaming Quality I have a correction to a make (the hazards of writing stuff without checking my notes): The problem with the 1994 Genesis "Definitive Edition" remasters was excessive use of noise reduction. Their dynamic range was actually pretty respectable. T... | |
| CD Quality Versus Streaming Quality I already had mass quantities of each and wasn't going to obsess over replacing or analyzing each. good enough would have to be good enough. same with systems...I either have to replace CDs as you suggest, search databases, or forgot i ever ... | |
| CD Quality Versus Streaming Quality The concern is more than whether there will still be buyers for expensive audio systems. It is whether the advocates of quality audio (note that I did not say "high-end") will find themselves shouting into the wind. And whether an appreciation f... | |
| CD Quality Versus Streaming Quality Look at what happens to the great dynamic range in the 1st page then deteriorates the more pages you go and the younger the albums get (in re-issues). What I have been saying! Try it with Mark Knopfler, Enya, Bruce Hornsby, Sarah McLachlan, J... |