treyhoss
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| Todays Raido Stations suck Over the last year I have driven through many states for various reasons. Radio is incredibly homogeneous across the country and can be divided into 4 groups; AM talk radio, FM Country, FM Classic Rock and FM Pop - the latter having a couple of su... | |
| Who makes a pre/pro with SACD Input? I don't know your budget but for between $800-$1100 you should look at the Audio Refinement equipment. There is a Pre-2 DSP (which I own) that has an excellent 5.1 analogue input and 2-channel stereo input. It keeps the signal all analogue - no A/... | |
| DVD-A and SACD hear4, The Sony is a good suggestion. The model number is a TAP-9000es. I seriously considered one of these but didn't buy it because I went the SACD route. Anyway, they accept 2 sets of HQ 5.1 inputs and has a pass through for stereo. It is also ... | |
| DD & DTS IMO, DTS is smoother and more clear than DD. I also get better bass response from a DTS encoded disc. I have found that some discs are greatly better than their DD counterparts like "Saving Privte Ryan" or "Jurassic Park". Maybe they have better s... | |
| DD & DTS DD will always be a viable format since Dolby Labs is such a huge company. DTS, IMO, does sound better, however. Whenver the option exists to buy a movie with a DTS soundtrack (over a DD), I will do so. Unfortunately, there are more films in DD (w... | |
| Is SACD winning over DVD-A? Redkiwi brings up a point that many may be overlooking, compatibility. I recently went to a local Best Buy to pick up the Police SACD (the classics). They have a new section titled "SACD & DVD-audio". Not shopping for DVD-A's before, I was sho... | |
| Sony SACD Owners: Anyone Use a DAC for Redbook? I have a Sony 999es and for redbook use it as a transport only with great results. The Sony feeds an Audio Alchemy DTI-PRO32 which then feeds a Parasound UltraDAC 2000. Very satisfying. -Tony | |
| Sony 9000ES vs. Sony 999ES vs. Denon DVD-2900.... I got mine from a seller on eBay. It was advertised as "new in box" and it was. The seller is located in FL and had extremely good (and plentiful) feedback. The same article I reference above, the reviewer felt the redbook performance to be slight... | |
| Sony 9000ES vs. Sony 999ES vs. Denon DVD-2900.... Charles,I have not heard the Denon but own the Sony 999es. The SACD is multi-channel as opposed to the 9000es which is 2-channel which you already pointed out. If you're a Pink Floyd fan, you have to go multi-channel IMO, thus the 999es would be t... | |
| Which remasters to pickup? Sony has released a number of Santana CD's in the last couple of years, probably due to the success of the Grammy sweeping "Supernatural". Santana's Greatest Hits and Abraxas are 2 that I bought and both are excellent. In fact, I recently bought A... | |
| Which remasters to pickup? I've found that most of the remasters done since 1999 are very good. The Santana remasters are excellent as are the Rolling Stones. The BEST remaster I have heard so far is Pink Floyd's DSOM. The redbook layer is great but the multi-channel SACD i... | |
| Audio Alchemy DTi Pro 32 - Any Good? Hi.Yes, AA is out of business but there is support for AA gear from Dusty Vawter at Channel Island Audio. I think he was one of AA's engineers back when they were still in operation. As far as performance, AA gear is "dated". I can honestly tell y... | |
| Audio Alchemy DTi Pro 32 - Any Good? BTW: I still use the Pro32, cables and power supply in my main system. No probs after all these years. | |
| Audio Alchemy DTi Pro 32 - Any Good? I guess I am one of the lucky ones. I used to sell this stuff and had remembered a couple of complaints about the reliability of some of the AA stuff (esp. the transports!) so was a little concerned about buying Audio Alchemy gear myself. I can ho... | |
| Power Cords with built in RF reduction? Audioquest made (makes?) a cable that has rf reduction built-in. I believe it uses a ferrite clamp underneath the jacket. You might try regular ferrite clamps around a decent PC. I would assume you'd get the same desired effect. I use ferrite clam... |