mikelavigne
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| The original first Hydra with Elrod statement i had an original Hydra with the base EPS-3 Elrod power cord......which i liked. a friend brought over his NEMA equiped Elrod Statement and it was waaay better. lower noise floor, much more dynamic, and better 'boggie' factor.the Statement is the ... | |
| Levinson 33H vs Boulder 1060/2060?? i agree with Raquel and Kurt. i've owned three Mark Levinson amps; the #335, #33H and the #33. i enjoyed them all, likely the most musical was the #33H.....which while short of the effortlessness of the monster #33, was a bit less 'processed' soun... | |
| Does ceiling height make much difference? the closer the ceiling the bigger the first reflection problem since the time difference to your ears is so close to the direct sound. the taller the ceiling the less pronounced that problem is.the second problem is that ceilings reflect bass; and... | |
| Ripping SACD's - when, if ever? it is a violation of the 'Scarlet Book' to output unencripted DSD off an SACD. only proprietary interfaces are used between sacd transports and dac's.i suppose that someone with pro mastering software and the proper level of knowledge could do it ... | |
| Speakers with imaging "Free of the box" Duke; thank you for the kind comments.any time there is a speaker thread and you have posted (whether here or AA) i always read your comments to learn from you. i know i'll never really understand speaker dynamics like i'd like to.....but thanks f... | |
| Speakers with imaging "Free of the box" Evolution Acoustics MM3's. 575 pounds, 73 inches tall....a big speaker. it is truely 'free of the box'. it does have a nicely curved cabinet where the tweeter and mid-range drivers are mounted.it's a 3-way with a first order crossover....very seam... | |
| Is analog & vinyl anoying? Is it worht it. RW, comparing the new deal.....downloads....i assume you mean to the little shiney discs.you need to define the goals. easiest? cheapest? most convienient? collectability? pride of ownership? best performance?my system is 'download' free for now. ... | |
| Is analog & vinyl anoying? Is it worht it. Chadnilz, my darTZeel NHB-18NS preamp, which includes a phono stage (you can have up to 4 separate phono stages installed) is battery powered.darTZeel preampalthough it is the best phono stage i have heard; there are many great phono stage's i hav... | |
| Is analog & vinyl anoying? Is it worht it. Undertow, the 200 gram Classic Records reissues are very good.....i bought them 4 or 5 years ago when they came out. it was the best i had ever heard LZ.then came the Box Set with the first 4 LZ albums boxed together with a 45rpm test pressing of ... | |
| Is analog & vinyl anoying? Is it worht it. i swore off digital verses analog threads a year ago.....but i guess i can't help myself.yes; vinyl has extended frequency response; likely similar to high rez digital. but the measured extention is not the issue; it's that vinyl does not use filt... | |
| Best Isolation Platform with Audio Aero Prestige Brent,first; i was not in any way suggesting that you intended to mislead; i know you are not that way. your credibility with me is beyond reproach.i was simply pointing out that Will never says specifically that the Critical Mass bettered the Hal... | |
| Best Isolation Platform with Audio Aero Prestige Brent, i know that the Critical Mass website claims that Will Wright preferred the Critical Mass platform under his tt.....but that is not what Will said in his review. he said;***************"......I decided it was time to try out the Grand Maste... | |
| TOP Format Gregm, 'great minds think alike'.;>)the magic of the live broadcast of FM radio is in the fact that the source is a live mic feed and not recorded music. even though it is bandwidth limited a live mic feed is obviously the ultimate electronic m... | |
| TOP Format Tvad, your comments....****"Interesting to me how some have DVD-A so low on their lists. No confrontation intended here...I just find it interesting. Tom has DVD-A below CD. Mike has it equal to CD. Fascinating. I find DVD-A so superior to CD in m... | |
| TOP Format 1. master tape (15 ips) under close to ideal conditions.2. 45 rpm or DTD vinyl3. other vinyl4. other high quality analog tape5. ideal FM radio live broadcasts under optimum conditions6. SACD7. hard drive PCM digital masters8. DVD-A/redbook9. uncom... |