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Tom Waits
Waits produced a tune on a Primus disc. "Evil Clown Music" sounds like a somewhat appropriate description of that too. Sean> 
high end progressive scan dvd player
Turnaround, the dealer that made the comments about the Kenwood Sovereign is a Denon dealer. He told me that he thought that the Denon's were quite good but that the Kenwood was better. As previously mentioned, he is not a Kenwood dealer. If i was... 
TRELJA in New York, 2002
WOW !!! Either the KAR's have been changed for the worse or something was WAY different from the show installation that i heard. As i commented before, the demo that i sat through using Atma amps and KAR speakers received a standing ovation from a... 
cables 101? The brands and differant sounds?
While you might be able to compile some useful info here, my experience is that things change from system to system. As such, i've had cables here that i thought were very dull while others in different systems have found them bright. With other c... 
high end progressive scan dvd player
I was told by a very honest local dealer that the Kenwood Sovereign DVD player is the best on the market as far as picture quality goes. He explained that Kenwood was somehow able to convince Faroudja to grant them an exclusive one-year contract o... 
TRELJA in New York, 2002
Thanks for posting your thoughts Joe. Very entertaining to say the least and pleasant to read. Sounds like you had an overall good time and that came across in your post.Personally, I like the Atma / KAR combo even though i think that the bass is ... 
Just got my new Teres turntable today.
Sounds like you're in for some good listening TWL. I hope it does everything that you expect of it. I would be curious as to your opinion of the Denon as i have one also but have never gotten around to installing it as of yet. I've been told that ... 
Which worse- long I/C of speaker run
I am of the belief that you are better off with short interconnects and longer speaker cables. That is, so long as the speaker cables are of a low impedance design.Since most speaker cables are not designed correctly and don't offer this "feature"... 
Are all copper cables virtually oxygen free?
All copper cables become oxygen free when they stop breathing. Hooking them up to a cable burner helps speed up this process as it effectively "electrocutes" them. For reasons of being politically correct and due to having too many threats from th... 
What's the best location for a skylight?
There's not much that i can add to that other than the irregularities in the ceiling should provide "some" form of natural diffraction even with the skylight(s) closed. Depending on how far you could open them, this could also be used as somewhat ... 
Why do digital cables sound different?
Audioengr ( hi !! ), What part do you think vswr and impedance mismatches between source, cable and load play when it comes to transferring signals from transport to DAC ? Since we are dealing with an RF based signal, transmission line theories DO... 
Bryston 7B ST - Sounds anaemic. Any help?
1) I have worked on enough gear to know that sometimes what measures fine is still not operating "correctly". As such, i do not doubt that a component is acting "squirrely" for a customer even though i may not be able to duplicate the problem on m... 
Problems with Parasound AVC 1800
Okay, now we may be getting somewhere. Thanks for the update.As to the noise between tracks, that probably has to do with the Para's internal DAC's shutting off and turning back on. Some cd / dvd players actually turn off the digital output when n... 
Hardcore Tube preamp/amp user turn SS fan.........
Thanks Onhwy for that level-headed response. The two genres are obviously different and have their various strengths and weaknesses. To say that one type is better than the other classifies all ss designs or tube designs as being one in the same. ... 
What's the best location for a skylight?
From a non-audiophile perspective, i think that they have to be installed in the ceiling to be called a skylight. If they are in a wall, they are typically referred to as windows. Sorry, but i just hadta do it : )While i really don't know if this ...