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| Please help me tame the bass beast I agree you've probably got too much speaker for the room with your current setup since you can't alleviate the problem with placement(I'm assuming you've tried pulling the speakers out at least 5 feet into the room).If it were me, my first step w... | |
| What is the opposite of near field listening? Distant city speaking. Sorry.Tim | |
| Khorus owners...which speaker cables? Ironically I know someone who also runs Khoruses with Evo monoblocks and was using AP cable. He upgraded to Acoustic Zen interconnects and liked them so much he went to shotgun bi-wire Satori cables and raves about them, so I guess he thought it w... | |
| Which multichannel SACD player? Oops, just read Flex's comments on another thread and it looks like Pioneer has addressed the SACD to PCM issue. I'm still skeptical about the first "Universal" players though(same issues as above) and would definitely wait a bit on those.Tim | |
| Which multichannel SACD player? No doubt the new 777 will be a great piece, but it goes for around $3000(probably a little less from someone like Oade Bros.). For me that's too much to pay for such a new technology that does not even have a digital connection yet. I would much r... | |
| DVD-A and SACD player combo I agree with Aroc. One word of caution that I didn't see mentioned above--the Pioneer universal player converts SACD to PCM, which probably seriously compromises the quality of the SACD playback. The point is that this is still new technology and ... | |
| How do you determine how much to spend on speakers I think both sml and jeff make good points. My opinion is at this price level you get a much bigger bang for your buck with speakers than with other components--IN GENERAL. For example, you're going to hear a much bigger difference going from a $1... | |
| Sonus Faber Grand Pianos Or Audio Physic Virgos You've got lots of choices in the $3-6k price range for speakers. The Virgos(haven't heard new version yet) and GPs are certainly great speakers, but others in that range would probably do better on the low end might be the Gershmann Avant Garde R... | |
| too much power now-dump active for passive pre? I wouldn't be inclined to worry about it either, but maybe one other area to look at is your source. If the output voltage is high it could also have an affect on the volume level and may be adjustable depending on your unit. Just another thought.Tim | |
| Which DVD players put out a true 24/96 digital out Sonys also tend to pass the full 24/96 signal through the digital out. | |
| 24/96 question As Rcprince mentioned, the benefit is that you can play the relatively few DADs(DVDs that are audio only) available from Chesky, Classic, Waterlily, etc., but you'll also need a DAC that can handle a 24/96 digital signal. It's kind of cool because... | |
| Sony 9000es mods and break-in I know Ric at EVS is going to replace the op amps with a discrete FET output stage, but does anyone know if Dan Wright or Stan Warren do a similar type mod or do they just substitute higher quality op amps? Just curious.Tim | |
| I can't believe there is no difference Lots of good points above. The two I'd emphasize are that the Yamaha, while not bad for what it is, is probably the limiting factor in your system and you should address that first. I own the 5.3s(using seperates including McCormack DNA-0.5 Rev. A... | |
| EVS Millenium DAC 2 ? John,Pioneer DVD players are considered to actually be pretty decent transports and will pass the full 24/96 signal unlike some players. I'm using a DVC302D carousel DVD player with an Apogee Wyde Eye digital cable into my Millennium DAC 1 and am ... | |
| Which SET amp to buy? Personally I think you're doing this ass backwards(or maybe I'm just looney). I'd at least identify the speakers that really do it for you first, then find the amp that works best with the speakers. If you buy the amp first(especially if it's a SE... |