stehno
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| Can a subwoofer help a bad recording? Cfjohn makes some good points and suggestions.If your Silverlines are pretty much full-range, then, assuming all other components are somewhat equal, I'll venture a guess that more than likely it's your amplifier.-IMO | |
| Best sounding SACD's to show-off system You might try Mark Levinson's SACD "Recordings at Red-Rose Music".Very intimate and you are there (so to speak).-IMO | |
| Aragon, Plinius, or McCormack I've not listened to any of the amps you mention, but based on my experieince with McCormack amps and what I've read about the McCormack DNA 0.5 I would no doubt go that route. The DNA 0.5 is supposedly a legendary amp in it's stock form, and if y... | |
| is it me or sacd. Departing from conventional wisdom, I'll go off on a limb by stating that it most likely is the amplifier that is causing this shallow, somewhat shrill, lifeless, and perceived lack of proper weighting of these older recordings.I do not own any of... | |
| Revel vs. Aerial vs. B&W Ritteri, as Xtremefun pointed out, you've made some pretty outlandish comments in your postings above (and in other threads) that really bring into question your character. To then respond to Craig (who seems to know you pretty well) with your 'po... | |
| Redbook CD Upgrade Assuming you are not content, if it were me, and especially in the price range you mention, I'd simply investigate in another/better cdp or SACD/cd unit. Sometimes using XLR connections everywhere can also provide additional sonic benefit.-IMO | |
| Line Conditioners or Power Filters????? Psychicanimal make a good point. Except that his pre-digested responses are typically more detrimental and potentially misleading than other's if not for the mere fact that his pre-digested responses often times infer (as in this case) that he has... | |
| SACD 2 channel vs Redbook 2 Channel Nrchy, this SACD is a collection of tracks from guests at ML's red rose store a few years ago in DSD for SACD. TAS and others had commented very highly on the quality of this particular SACD, so I purchased it out of curiousity. The sonics of at l... | |
| SACD 2 channel vs Redbook 2 Channel Anybody listen to the Mark Levinson "Live Recordings at Red Rose Music" SACD? Pretty fabulous recording. Of course most SACD's are not recorded as well as this one. But it sure beats any of my redbook cd's.-IMO | |
| Long wall or short wall Thanks for the confirmation, Dan_ed. For speaker placement, might I suggest you try applying the Allision rule? All measurements are taken from the front center woofer driver.The Allison rule basically states that the distances from the woofer to ... | |
| I'm looking into whole house surge protectors. About 4 years ago I took my electrical power company up on an offer for them to install a whole house surge protector for an additional $5 per month. They provided a $10k insurance policy against any electrical damage to enter the home via the pow... | |
| Long wall or short wall Generally, sonics stand a better chance if speaker placement is on the short wall. There can be acceptions as I believe the Dunlavy SC-IV's were purported to be better on the long wall.I believe the primary reason is to minimize room reflections f... | |
| Line Conditioners or Power Filters????? As Sugarbrie states, dedicated AC lines provide excellent benefits regardless of what else you do.As for your original question, I'd recommend investigating the Foundation Research LC-1 and LC-2 dedicated and passive in-line power conditioners. Ma... | |
| Place to purchase refurbished Marantz, Denon, etc You might try audiogon.com.-IMO | |
| Canadian tariffs, duties, etc? I'm certain that if you are shipping from the U.S., you will not be charged for the above. However, your Canadian recipient will be charged substantially.As I recall, make certain you use UPS ground. FedEx only provides air-shipping to Cananda and... |