whart
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| Stepping up to Air Line Arm? Thanks for the comments so far. Sorry to push a hot button on the bass issue SirSpeedy. No agenda here, just plain ignorance. :) | |
| HDTV & current DVD players - What do WE do? I have been using an HD Leeza for a couple of years with a cheap DVD player that has been modified to output in SDI. The signal is processed in the digital domain on thru to the projector- a 1 chip DLP by Marantz. The picture is far, far more invo... | |
| Stepping up to Air Line Arm? And, what about bass 'thwack'? | |
| Where to see Audio in Manhattan I knew the STereo Xchange back in the day... Walls of used ARC preamps, the big ones, a Goldmund Reference set up for play, every variety of odd-ball speaker system, double Quads, big-ole Infinities, etc.It used to be a mecca for used equipment, a... | |
| What sounds more musical than audionote equipment Trelja- As in sometimes a cigar is just a cigar, but...:) | |
| What sounds more musical than audionote equipment Luke- I didn't take your observations as ones soley attributable to AN equipment and didn't read your question as an equipment 'challenge' by brand- rather, I thought you were making a more general statement about what separates the 'best' reprodu... | |
| What sounds more musical than audionote equipment I am with you Luke, but part of what you are describing, at least to me, is a great musical performance in and of itself. In other words, a fabulously 'musical' system in your terms will not convert an otherwise uninspired performance into somethi... | |
| Your listening chair I also have Eames lounge chairs in my room- they suffer two drawbacks, sonically. First, they have a headrest, so that's got to affect what you hear (or don't hear). Also, they are a little low- something that you may be able to account for in spe... | |
| What sounds more musical than audionote equipment Luke- I appreciate that you defined what you meant, but there are two difficulties, at least: first, trying to describe in words how a particular phenomenon, such as a musical performance affects you, if at all (some of which is pretty subjective,... | |
| What sounds more musical than audionote equipment At the risk of sounding like Bill Clinton, I think you have to define what 'musicality' means to you- while you may think it is obvious and intuitive, take these examples- my Crosby Quad/ARC tube system with a vinyl source yielded consistently lov... | |
| Whatever Happened To SAE? Remember Quintessence? I had their preamp for a little while back in around 1973 or so. I worked for a dealer and tried a couple of them- each one sounded a little different. I remember putting the preamp to the 'challenge' of an ARC SP-3. The ARC... | |
| Lexicon vs Meridian I haven't listened to the current Lexicon offerings and my Meridian processort is a pre-DTS version, but I had the big Lexicon in my system at that time, and it sounded far more artificial (if that is possible) than the Meridian. Better than both,... | |
| Schroeder vs. Triplanar VII Sonic Differences Well, I took delivery of a Triplanar VII yesterday, and while I had no plans to set it up myself, I couldn't resist. (The guy I rely on to set up is oot). It wasn't too difficult. It seems straightforward in its operation- and tracks pretty well w... | |
| High Efficiency System- Noise Floor Reality Check? Thnx Doug. Interesting angle. I'll call my buddy Jim Smith about that- he was the importer 'til recently. | |
| High Efficiency System- Noise Floor Reality Check? Well, no joy yet. Got one of those Granite Ground Zero thingies, it does work, but it is not solving my problem (yet). In fairness to the manufacturer, I don't want to suggest that I have reached the end of all possibilities in using it- for examp... |