velocityofhue
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| to SACD or not Well after hearing what all have said and seeing the tons of options for a cd player available I've decided it's not the disc player but the preamp which should be a priority to replace. This thought came to mind when I became all excited reading ... | |
| to SACD or not Thanks so far everyone for the thoughts. Verneal if you look at my system you'll see a sota sapphire deck which I enjoy very much and thank you I clearly understand what your getting at. Thing is, Virtually all of the listening that takes place he... | |
| What music do you want to play really loud? ISIS wavering radiant | |
| Bands that had a "masterpiece", w/ common theme YES, Tales from topographic oceans | |
| Best HDCD cd's ? Congrats Adam I too have the 1072 player and think that it just sounds great. I am a big fan of the King Crimson HDCD's and of course always chuckle at the fact a favorite and fun indie recording of mine such as Lunachicks "Pretty Ugly" is to. | |
| A reading suggestion Slipknot, I just saw this in the bookstore today and thought WOW Do I miss strolling the isles of the music megastores. The history of Tower records disappearing is especially painful to read about. Since we are sharing: Sound of the Beast: The Co... | |
| PREAMP suggestions thanks very much for the ideas everyone. I really have no desire to get another single ended preamp as the TL2.5 sounds excellent. The above post does leave me curious though as to how an RCA to XLR run down 20ft of cable would benefit over a bala... | |
| Mingus, Charles Mingus? Black saint and the sinner lady, I absolutely agree on his amazingness. | |
| "Dead Can Dance", what is your impression? Nice post! it's great to see what's good from this incredible band. I've played into the labyrinth hundreds of times and always wanted to pick up the others. | |
| Advice for speakers under $4K for mixed use I can second that the Thiel CS2.4's are a very fine speaker and require a good strong amp of high quality to really sing. Only after I spent more on amplification than paid on the speakers "new" have I heard it to it's full potential. Try and list... | |
| John Lennon Accoustic lp? Plastic Ono Band has tremendous heart. My favorite lennon | |
| Upgrading Rotel RCD-1072 I also own a RCD-1072 and think it's an amazing cd player especially for the coin. I have listened to the tube cary model and cannot say enough good things about it if your ready to spend much more on a better sounding cd player. I was looking at ... | |
| Which artists' music do you buy without audition Animal Collective, Neurosis, Anthony Braxton, Magma, Buzzcocks, Roy Orbison, Sigur Ros, Nels Cline, and of course Radio head, Aimee Mann, Zakir Hussain, Elliot Sharp, Madeleine Peyroux, Cowboy Junkies, Elvis Costello and I could keep going but. | |
| HDCD recommendations?? Lucinda Williams "Car wheels on a gravel road" | |
| The most haunting music you ever heard? Oh man now it's got to be "Uncle Meat" by The mothers of invention |