tomcarr
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| Polycarbonate Disc Bliss: The CD is alive and well PS- The DSOTM (remastered) version referenced above is SACDJohn Fogerty Hot Rod Heart | |
| Polycarbonate Disc Bliss: The CD is alive and well Black Sabbath Paranoid (remastered)AC/DC Hell's Bells (remastered)KlaatuCat Stevens Tea For The TillermanThe Cult Pure Cult | |
| Polycarbonate Disc Bliss: The CD is alive and well Aerosmith Honkin' on Bobo | |
| Polycarbonate Disc Bliss: The CD is alive and well Clapton MTV Live UnpluggedDSOTM remasteredAmused to Death (especially the Blue Ray version)All six studio Dire Straits albumsPatricia Barber UN- Mastered Cafe Blue SACDThe Wall+1 Nirvana MTV UnpluggedMark Knopfler Shangri-La (import, SACD) | |
| Whats playing on your system today? Just listened to most of Mark Knopfler's Shangri La on SACD.Sound quality is class A. Tom | |
| Best Audio Writing of 2017? I don't always read stereo magazines, but when I do I prefer Stereophile. Stay inquisitive, my friends... | |
| Best Audio Writing of 2017? Always liked AD, HR, and MF, but favorite writer has always been Sam Tellig. Miss his writing. Read he had to stop due to medical reasons. | |
| Speaker distance @2channel8, unfortunately it is confusing. I learned the wall you are facing, the wall behind the speakers is the FRONT wall. The rear wall is the one behind you. Tom | |
| Really satisfied??? Always wanting to change/upgrade a system over the past 40+ years until...last year finally made the effort to really take the time to position the speakers and listening seat, have a dedicated room with a dedicated AC line, and acoustic treatment... | |
| Recordings with incredible effects or imaging that we may not know about + for Amused To Death, especially the Blue-Ray version. Even better than the already good RB version. | |
| Most satisfying system change in 2017? Installed Primacoustic room treatment purchased from Sweetwater in my dedicated room. Biggest improvement in sound quality I’ve ever experienced in 40+ years in this hobby. Tom | |
| Vandie .7 vs Maggie .7 You’ve mentioned your room. Most all our rooms have issues. After acoustic treatment in my dedicated room my system sounded considerably better than any other change I have done. Definitely consider budgeting for that.Tom | |
| Vandie .7 vs Maggie .7 Just saw the OPs last post AFTER I posted. Doh! | |
| Vandie .7 vs Maggie .7 You didn’t mention the size of your room, is it dedicated, do you have acoustic treatment...?Both speakers you are considering are very good.Maggies need more space and more watts. A lot more.Used Vandy model 2s sounds better than new model 1s for... | |
| Speaker distance Re the OPs addendum, Jim Smith's book Get Better Sound might prove invaluable...And the XLO test CD... |