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| what is "redbook"? To expand on what Sean said with some basics: Red Book CDs are 2-channel only, sampled at 44.1 kHz and use 16 bit word lengths. Some of the recent variations are multi-channel recordings, sampling rates of 48 kHz, and 96 kHz, and word lengths of u... | |
| Please Help Solid State Amps ? Seldenr is close, the Bel 1001 retails for $3k new. I wasn't in the market at the time so I didn't allow them to tempt me. The staff at Audio Concepts are very big on this amp.Seldenr, did you go into Area 51 while at Audio Concepts? Now THAT'S ho... | |
| Speakers to hang on to for LIFE I don't know how much good this will do you since Apogee is no longer in business but... I've had my Stages for nine years and can't think of a reason, besides lightning, to replace them.Perhaps Sean can help too. It seems like rather than change ... | |
| Cd storage..what's an audiophile to do? For those with a small collection (I have around 500) and needing a high SAF, I recommend The Cube by Lorenz Designs. They do have a website, but I don't have the link at my finger tips. | |
| Help with Micromega Abstract7,Thanks for the tip. Skipping is, indeed one of my problems. While I'm not glad to hear that you've had a problem, it's encouraging to hear that it's so easily fixed. I'll get some grease this weekend.Joe_b,Thanks for the lead. I'll give ... | |
| Info on the Cary slp90L? I also use an SLP-90L. In the past ten years, only it and my speakers have remained constant. I've never seen any reviews on Cary preamps. | |
| Logans and Heavy Metal? A thought about planars in general: I've had my Apogee Stages for years now and hate to consider replacing them if they break. That said, there are times when listening to rock that I miss the visceral impact a dynamic speaker can give. Sometimes ... | |
| Question about older stuff In my opinion, there's much value to be had in certain, vintage equipment, provided the technology is mature. I've got Threshold S-series amps (around fifteen years old) and love them to death. However, when I upgraded my CD player last year, the ... | |
| Please Help: High-End car audio Like several others who have posted, I've had good sound from my Eclipse head unit (tuner w/ single CD). It's used as a preamp only, I've got a Fosgate Punch 400 supplying power to Diamond Audio speakers. | |
| How many DVDs/CDs/LPs do you own? All three formats growing steadily now that my hardware is somewhat stable. | |
| college kid needs help with budget amps The vintage NAD gear and Klipsch speakers made great matches when I was in college. I've never been that big a fan of Adcom- too polite. A friend in OK uses Carver's "The Receiver" with Heresy II's and loves the combination (he switched from Adcom... | |
| Audiophile spending Garfish raises an interesting point. If J-10 lives in a NY apartment, where does he keep his music collection? It must be a monster to add up to more than the retail cost of the gear he keeps there. Perhaps JA gave J-10 a "grandfather" clause afte... | |
| Energy Pro-22 Monitors I heard the Pro-22 when they were new also and thought them worthy of purchase at $900/pair. The store that sold them paired them with NAD Monitor series gear and they sounded pretty good. Well worth $200 if they're in good condition. | |
| Theta Gen V owners I recently e-mailed Theta. Ed told me that they are no longer doing upgrades or modifications to Generation V processors since they are no longer in production and the Generation VI is coming (see other threads for that discussion). They will do u... | |
| Help with amp selection To follow up wtih P_mmk, I've had some experience with older NAD and Rotel equipment. The Rotels I've had (two or three generations earlier than the RB-991) had weighty bass, but were a bit aggressive on top. The old NAD gear (pre Monitor series) ... |