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| Amp for Sonus Faber speakers I really think that those speakers demand a lot more power, certainly North of 200 watts; otherwise, you will not have the control of the woofers needed to really show their stuff.If the budget supports it, the Jeff Rowland Design Groups Continuum... | |
| Dali Helicon 400 or Acoustic Zen Adagio? 05-02-08: Mike60 said:"I have owned the 400 and the 800mk2, with different amps, and heard them with many other amps. I disagree that they are amp sensitive. The sound good on an average amp, but will reveal the flaws to some extent, and they are ... | |
| Review: Jeff Rowland Continuum 500 Amplifier Yes, both Reiner and Solti benefited from that incredible CSO brass sound, but it is nice to hear Solti control the whole process much more.Dave | |
| Review: Jeff Rowland Continuum 500 Amplifier I'll be running down to Colorado Springs on Monday to have Rowland's phono card installed in my Continuum. I'll add some comments on the phono section after I get some hours on it.Guido, the Decca/Speakers Corner LPs (two disks) of Solti and the C... | |
| The phase button on my Rowland Capri is for...? Not only do recordings invert phase, but each equipment component in you system may or may not. I've found lately that recordings tend to be more consistant and if you use a current test recording to determine phase then you'll be ok with that set... | |
| Two terms I don't understand - please explain Rodman, thanks for the great link. I think almost all the PRaT or Pace attributes come down to either Timing (as defined in that article) and Dynamics. This still leaves me uncomfortable with either term. It's interesting that neither "Pace" or "P... | |
| Two terms I don't understand - please explain No further comment... ;-) | |
| Two terms I don't understand - please explain Jwglista, I think we agree. I think it's unfortunate that someone coined this phrase and it came into widespread usage. It just confuses many, like our good OP on this thread, and perpetuates the widespread belief that audiophiles are a bunch of t... | |
| Two terms I don't understand - please explain 04-30-08: Jwglista said:"When attacks and decays are not accurate, the music *will* lose "pace, rhythm, and timing."" Please explain how. You're talking about the shape of the wave, not the timing.Use musical terms. In music, pace means speed, rhy... | |
| Two terms I don't understand - please explain 04-30-08: Tobias said:"Dcstep, I have a Magnasonic DVD player that loses the beat. A pal has an old Pioneer changer that's even worse. From reviews that appeared in UHF Magazine long before I bought my first CDP (in 1999), the phenomenon was more ... | |
| Vinyl vs. digital: what am I doing wrong? In my system, SACD, DVD-A and vinyl are all usually on the same level and CD lags behind, but is still good enough to be enjoyable, most of the time.Dave | |
| Vinyl vs. digital: what am I doing wrong? Wow, interesting indeed. The vinyl versions of Nora blow away my CDs on my system. (Pro-ject RM10 with Sumiko Blackbird cartridge into a Rowland Continuum 500 amp). I liked the first one so much that I bought everything else I could find by her on... | |
| Ultra high resolution 04-30-08: Mrtennis said:"hi dave:resolution is not the issue. an overly focused unnatural presentation of the sound of instruments is the problem."I think we totally agree here. There's nothing "high resolution" about "overly focused unnatural pre... | |
| Two terms I don't understand - please explain Well Rnm4, a blurred attack is better described as a blurred attach, not something to do with PRaT. That's my point. I like Caspermao's assertion, that PRaT is just a lazy cliche. I add that it never made sense as an acronym in the first place bec... | |
| Ultra high resolution MrT, are you saying that you don't like the harsh, shrill sound of many CDs and most CDP? Well, we can all agree on that. There are players that will eliminate that on most CDs (some old stuff from the 1980s just can't be rescued, IME). That's not... |