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resolution and imaging
I also agree the more resolution, the less it sounds like a recording Disagree. The more resolution usually the more obvious it is a recording - you become aware of things like the choice of microphones and the unnatural compressed sound of percu... 
resolution and imaging
Sns,Thanks for the music tip - here is another - get Rebelution "Courage to Grow" - stellar recording of reggae music. 
resolution and imaging
In my experience the amplifier has a lot to do with all three. Not to leave out the speakers either Indeed everything plays a roll - source and amplifier too. Room plays a huge roll too - the less cluttered the midrange and treble sound from near... 
resolution and imaging
I love Roger Waters but I would hesitate to use "Amused To Death" as a reference disc, no matter how well recorded it may be. Agreed. It is just an extreme example of spacious sounds versus tightly focused centered vocals. Not a reference but one... 
resolution and imaging
must maximize image dimensionality Well maybe. If it is on the recording sure but a system that maximizes image size or dimensionality on every recording simply lacks precision. The hallmark of precision is razor sharp tight imaging where things ... 
Benchmark DAC-1, Lavry DA10, Altmann Attraction
The Bechmark is detailed almost sterile presentation while the Altmann is a more relaxed almost analog presentation. The Altmann's soundstaging is superior too What everyone is alluding to is that Benchmark DAC1 is so clean it sounds "thin" espec... 
Bryston BDA-1 vs. BelCanto DAC3 any comparisons?
Try the www.audiocircle.com pages in the Bryston section. 
Two Subwoofers... Comb Effect
I should clarify that the punchy feeling of coherent bass is a kind of compression - it is not something so much as you hear in the sense of a note but more like something you feel. I find if I place the subwoofer too far away from the mains (for ... 
Two Subwoofers... Comb Effect
Make sure you use symmetry along the room length I find that if you vary placment too much along the room length then you can indeed run into problems => bass becomes muddy instead of punchy. - it loses dynamics or correct phase on transients. ... 
I just heard an SACD for the first time - damn
Narrod - you got it. Try Aerosmith box set Gold of their first three albums - it is the same sound as the SACD made by Doug Sax two years earlier - same remaster and sounds just as good. PInk Floyd DSOTm was mixed "hot" on the CD to give SACD the ... 
MBA project - audiophile computer transport
Amit,My suggestion for your new venture is to modify an etch-a-sketch with a brushed steel fascia, wooden knobs and vibrapod feet. Your specifications will claim that your new audiophile PC is pure analog magic and completely free from all ground ... 
How to fix a lack of bass Null
At first I thought you were recommending that the mattress be mounted on the wall or in the corners!Newbee. Where you mount your mastress is none of my business - just don't get caught doing it! 
cable doubter no more
Carlos269,Thank you for opening the window - a sudden breath of fresh air just blew through these forums. Unfortunately, the window will soon shut and the smell of 'snake oil' will soon dominate once more and, like any smell, after a while we all ... 
How to fix a lack of bass Null
BTW, what frequency spectrum would be attenuated by the mattress you recommend? Absorption is mostly about size and thickness. A mattress of this type will usually be several layers of different density latex and therefore you should get good broa... 
Wadia 170i and Benchmark Dac1 - anyone try it?
Brian,I think you got it. The point is that as long as Adasilva uses the DAC1 the "evidence" suggests that it really does not matter what transport he uses (provided it doesn't mess with the bits, as some apparently do). If Adasilva finds the DAC1...