albertporter
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| Point of Diminishing Returns? I received minus votes for expressing a positive opinion about the Sony 9000 ES. Did any of the rest of you get punished for suggesting that option to Once bitten, the creator of this posting? | |
| Music trivia anyone? Looks like Undertaker4 has the answer Sedond. My data was from a web site called "into the 80's", where I was looking for Stevie Ray Vaughn info. Either the data for SRV was published at the site, and then the contract dispute happened (and never ... | |
| Check this out...you might implode. Sub Horn? Doesn't sub mean below? If this is the "below" model, I would hate to see the "top" one. I suppose the "top" one could be used to park your Ford Excursion in, with space to spare for your personal woodworking shop. | |
| Point of Diminishing Returns? What has been suggested here by others is exactly what I did. My previous player was the same as yours, a Sony DVP 7700. I managed to sell mine for $750.00, and bought the Sony 9000ES for $1050. This $300. upgrade was the best investment I have ev... | |
| "Tweaks" vs. Audiophiles When I began this hobby, I was a avid specification reader. I allowed my amplifier and speaker decisions to be biased by the manufacturer's performance data. Confusion came when the numbers seemed to be out of line with what sounded good. Now I am... | |
| Music trivia anyone? The Glass Spider tour featured Stevie Ray Vaughn, and also correct about Rod Stewart, guess his were not clean and was just looking to cover himself, right?Here is another obscure one, what famous female 80's rocker did the intro music for Pee Wee... | |
| Music trivia anyone? OK, since no one wants to guess which famous rock star likes ladies undies, here is a tough one. Who played lead guitar for David Bowie on his Glass Spider Tour? This guitar player later formed his own band and is one of my all time favorites. | |
| 3 free DVD-A s arrived: what I think; You bet Jeff, especially if there is a buck to be made in the process. Lets see, Sony invents a new format, Phillips helps and promotes theirs as well. Where are we going to find our favorite artists? Could it be CBS, Columbia, Phillips? Hey wait!... | |
| Area 51 Cables and Interconnects Are these the same wires used in those unpleasant "probes" that people report? | |
| Be consistent with brand? Sugarbrie, I have done essentially what you describe. My phono, preamp, speakers and amplifiers do contain the same wire I choose for speaker cable and interconnect. There are hundreds of feet of wire in every stereo system that remains unaccessib... | |
| Counterpoint SA-11, worthy looking for? I agree with Tubegroover. The SA 11 was my reference preamp until about a year before Counterpoint went under. This is an extremely good unit, with tonal balance in between the ARC Ref 2 and the ART. Considering it's age, I would ask Mike Elliott ... | |
| Be consistent with brand? I have only one brand of cable, including interconnect cable (RCA and Balanced), speaker wire, power cords, internal wire in speakers and video and audio runs in my surround sound system. Makes a perfect package for the sound I want. I guess my vo... | |
| Is there an SACD that can play cds well? Hi Dekay and Bmpnyc, I am basically an analog only guy, but I feel pretty good about the 9000 ES, especially when there are enough break in hours on it. Tonight was music night, and along with my usual four or five visitors, a couple that occasion... | |
| Is there an SACD that can play cds well? I recently had a two piece Levinson ( transport + D/A converter ) here for one of our listening sessions. My Sony 9000 ES had barely one hundred and fifty hours on it, and with a selection of redbook CD's, the Sony won so overwhelmingly that the o... | |
| Magneplan as frontspeakers in surrond? I do the same thing, if I understand your response correctly. My electrostatics ( Soundlab U1 ) serve as my stereo system, and also as right and left front in the surround system. As long as you have individual adjustments for each speaker ( your ... |