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| Best high end multi-disc player as transport? This does seem to be an unfilled niche in the audio world, and probably why so many tweakers exist to modify existing carousel players. I'd probably start with one of the Sony carousel players(the 555 maybe?) that does SACD multichannel and have s... | |
| Standing waves One foot from the wall??? Say it isn't so. I assume since your room is 15' wide you mean the ATCs are 1 foot from the front wall. If you can I'd say get them at least 2 or 3 feet from the front wall and toe the speakers in a bit. A pair of Mana st... | |
| What is the future of amp technolgy? Something's going on when a first-generation product like the Bel Canto digital amps have a bunch of tube-o-philes singing their praises. One can only guess at how good the second- and third-generation amps will be...Also, and I should say that I ... | |
| Which is better, Lex. DC 1 or Theta Casanova Drop the DC1 from consideration for music--It digitizes all analog inputs. I compared it directly to two other cheaper pre/pros and the DC1 finished dead last in 2-channel(great for surround though).Personally I think a better way to go, if music ... | |
| Copper for Solid State / Silver for Tubes ? Frankly there's not one thing the "reputable cable salesperson"(an oxymoron?) said that I agree with. They are all gross generalizations that may or may not hold true for your system and/or tastes. Personally I've heard bigger and more meaningful ... | |
| Plinius vs. McCormack If you've got good dealers you should try to demo both the Plinius and McCormack equipment at home, which would give you a clear picture of how they work in the context of your system and room and, just as importantly, which works best given your ... | |
| Sony SCD-C555ES good for redbook? Hi Tony,One thing you might consider is to buy the 555 and have it modded by someone like Stan Warren, Dan Wright, or Ric Scultz. Once they get done with it you'll have a pretty damn decent CD player as well. For more details on the mods go to Ric... | |
| ATC, the big boys Personally I can't imagine ever needing more than the SCM50s in most any home environment, but I could see some bass freaks wanting the 100s. Anything more than that is like putting bigger tires on a Humvee--sure, you could, but why? | |
| Amp Suggestions For A Newbie - Please Given your preferences in music and sound characteristics you should consider looking at Triangle speakers. The Zephyr IIs may be a bit more expensive than the B&Ws or Paradigms, but a much better and more refined speaker overall in my opinion... | |
| Help Cables I'd also recommend Acoustic Zen as it is very detailed but really lets the harmonics through too. You might want to check out Srajan Ebaen's Mapleshade cable review on Enjoythemusic.com where he compares the Mapleshade interconnects to the more ex... | |
| Multi-channel amp questions Sounds like you've put together a respectable first system and are starting to get bitten by the audio bug--congratulations and God help you. In other words, welcome to the club.Although I don't necessarily agree with his alternative speaker recom... | |
| Recommendation for amp & pre combo +- 3,000? You could try the Adcom GFP-750 preamp with something like the McCormack DNA-125 or Odyssey Stratos amp. If you can use a passive pre you might also consider the Placette. All of these products are clean and neutral and will let all the music come... | |
| Lexicon DC-1 vs DC-2 - Should I upgrade? I think the DC-2 still digitizes analog inputs(I think the MC-1 has an analog passthrough that avoids all the digital crap), so it would seem you'd be paying a good amount of money for additional inputs and DTS decoding without much of an increase... | |
| Preamps with HT pass through I assume you're asking about an HT passthrough?For solid state: Adcom, McCormack, Levinson, ProceedFor tubes: Conrad-Johnson, AR, Rogue, PSE, VAC, BAT?, Sonic FrontiersI know I'm missing a few, but I'm sure others will fill in the gaps. Hope this ... | |
| Digital seperates, better than single player? For a builder's perspective go to www.tweakaudio.com and read Ric Schultz's take on the subject. He is no longer making/selling his acclaimed Millennium DAC because he feels he can get better results modding existing SACD/DVD players. A big part o... |