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| Good bass test tracks on vinyl Bela Fleck - "Flight of the Cosmic Hippos"Sade - "Your Love is King","Sweetest Taboo", Smooth Operator" Janet Jackson - "Velvet Rope"Pink Floyd - Many TunesGustav Mahler Symp #6 Movt 1 and 3AC/DC - "Thunderstruck", "Highway to Hell", "War Machine" | |
| Are 'Thin-Tower' Speakers Voiced for HT? Rwinner: I am not sure I understand what you mean as "culprits". The companies I listed are not inexperienced or in any way incapable of providing excellent speakers for your purpose. The drivers, enclosures and craftsmanship are top shelf as well... | |
| fiber optic/toslink cable recommendation Here is exactly what you are looking for: http://www.uniqueproductsonline.com/6ftgltodiauc.htmlThis cable has bested cables up to $300+ | |
| Are 'Thin-Tower' Speakers Voiced for HT? Stick to speaker Mfgr's that you know from experience produce quality products that are music first types that are also capable of producing a speaker that can be used in a home theater environment. I would look at the likes of: Dynaudio, Paradigm... | |
| nordost heimdall speaker cable It has been my experience that the highs are the last to settle in when changing cables. I would give them a few more days with dynamic music playing 24/7. Do you have them on supports or near any source of stray EMI/RFI, crossing powercords etc? | |
| Imaging Demo Songs? Why don't you list several popular CDs or LPs that others may have as well and then we can recommend what songs to listen to. You have never done this yourself when things were working well??? You must have some favorites that you have listened t... | |
| File format, software and settings? Software: Db Poweramp or Exact Audio Copy (EAC)Save as a .wav file or second choice save as a .FLAC file.For management of those files I prefer Media Center 17 (with Jplay memory player add-on) and as a second place I would go with Media Monkey or... | |
| Multi-Format players of yesteryear, vs. Now Keep the Pioneer! I have always been a fan of the Burr-Brown DACS. The high-end "Elites" or better were purpose built during the Hey-Dey of CD/SACD DVD-A technology. I would not be surprised that in a blind set-up you would not beat 50% vs a compa... | |
| Opinions on Arcam FMJ CD 37 Player I had the Arcam FMJ DV-139 for several years and thought it was excellent as a transport and as a CD/SACD/HDCD/DVD-A player. You should check it out. http://www.techradar.com/reviews/audio-visual/dvd-players/arcam-fmj-dv139-278415/review I could ... | |
| Diana Krall Survey Yak Squeeze! | |
| How diverse is your musical taste? Everything (A-Z Acoustic to Zydeco). Like others have said if it is well recorded and produced I will give it a shot. I have found many new artists by opening accounts at Last FM, Pandora, you-tube. It has become very easy to seek out new talent. ... | |
| Favorite album art? Anything by the Rippingtons, Spyro Grya-Carnaval and Morning Dance, Journey-Revelation, Santana-Abraxas, Kansas- Song For America, Leftoverture and Kansas,Joni Mitchell-Both Sides Now and Clouds, ELO-Flashback, Boston-Boston and Don't Look Back, S... | |
| Diana Krall Survey I own about everything she has done plus a few in the SACD format. Really special.I have seen her twice "Live" she is excellent and really has her way with the piano and a great sense of emotion and melody. Cute and playful as well. She surrounds ... | |
| morrow audio cable question As you probably know, that is impossible to guess. Everyones equipment and listening conditions are different.What may work for one may not work for another.I use Morrow MA3's and SP4's and find them to be excellent in my system all the way around... | |
| Brand new silver power cord is bright sounding The silver in the cable is exposing a deficiency somewhere else in your music chain. IMO, silver may be slightly quicker or give the system more transparency (which is a good thing). It typically should be an addition which increases your systems... |