soix
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| Rec. vs. DVD: who should be responsible for DAC? The DVD player will matter much less since the Rotel will be doing the D/A processing. I think you'd have to spend a lot more on a better DVD transport to make an appreciable difference and you'd probably be better off putting that money somewhere... | |
| Why are there so many unopened amps, ect for sale? I've always been a little concerned that a lot of these "new in box" offers may be B-stock items that have been blown out by either a dealer or the company. B-stock can mean anything from a minor blemish to a unit that was defective and had to be ... | |
| consensus on passive preamps? So Flyfishnz, how does the Placette compare overall to the BC21?Tim | |
| Rec. vs. DVD: who should be responsible for DAC? Two thoughts. Be aware that just because the Rotel accepts analog inputs does not mean they are analog pass throughs. It is quite possible the Rotel digitizes ALL its analog inputs and then converts them back to analog again, which is something yo... | |
| Rec. vs. DVD: who should be responsible for DAC? Ditto what Sean said. One thing regarding video: apparently some Panasonic DVD players are using a chip from Faroudja that should put it head and shoulders above most if not all other low priced DVD players out there from a video perspective. If t... | |
| Recommend speakers While I agree with those above who recommend Vandy and I also happen to think they are fantastic speakers, the reason I did not mention them is that one of the attributes Trip was looking for was a "crisp" sound. Crisp is definitely not a word I w... | |
| linn v. tyler acoustics v. monitor audio speakers Man you are all over the place here. These are all so different I have to assume you haven't heard them all or you'd already have a preference or at least ruled one out. One thing I'll say about Linn is if you like it you like it a lot and if you ... | |
| Balance control vs. Speaker placement Oh, one more thing. I for one would not vary the distance of the speakers to adjust the channel balance. My guess is although you may achieve better balance you probably introduce several other negatives to the sonic picture by doing this. This is... | |
| Balance control vs. Speaker placement I had a very similar situation only my system favored the right side. This occurred whether I switched cables, components, or even swapped the L/R speakers. Someone on A'gon suggested I check the output of each speaker as sometimes manufacturing v... | |
| Marsh Amps I'm currently driving some dynamic speakers with a McCormack DNA-0.5 Rev. A and will soon be plugging the Marsh amp into my system for comparison. I'll let you know what I find. A lot of B&W owners seem to really like Classe amps for what it's... | |
| McCormack Upgrade reviews Steve told me he will not be offering revisions for the new amps. Understandable since McCormack's now owned by C-J, but Steve also told me the new amps already incorporate parts comparable to his B revisions so his revisions aren't quite as neces... | |
| Can a cheater plug ever damage an amp's pwr supply I'm in an older building and have to float all my grounds as I've only got 2-prong outlets. Since I recently started using a high-end power strip I've been getting shocks that feel like pins & needles when I unhook positive RCA connections fro... | |
| Recommend speakers You may want to give the Axiom speakers a try(www.axiomaudio.com I think). Said to have very good midrange and detailed but not overly bright highs, and something like their M60? floorstanders should yield decent dynamics while still meeting your ... | |
| which to buy cal cl-15 or rotel 991 I have heard CAL is effectively out of business at this point. Maybe they're just selling off inventory? If it's true you may want to think twice about the CAL.Tim | |
| Which speaker cables??? Acoustic Zen has many of the properties you seem to be looking for. I'd give them a call and see if you could set up a demo of either their Satori or Hologram cables(they're very customer oriented). Oodles of midrange, lots of detail, and plenty o... |