mitch4t
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| Time to pull the trigger on BluRay? .Check out the Marantz BD-8002 Blu Ray player.At $2k, it ain't cheap, but its performance makes it a bargain. The upscaled picture with the Realta chip is outstanding. The Blu Ray picture is incredible.There are several other offerings for less mo... | |
| Solid state amp/Tube Preamp. Possible? .Tubed preamp and solid state amps make beautiful music for me.. | |
| Minimax or Audio Research SP 9 mk III ? .Ken,......I noticed you mentioned a Sony PSP in your system. How do you configure it to play music in your system? I own a PSP and never looked beyond the gaming capabilities....thanks........mitch. | |
| Minimax or Audio Research SP 9 mk III ? .Be careful with the SP 9 mk III, I owned it and kept it for less than a week before I got rid of it. It was woefully too thin sounding....too anemic for me. . | |
| CDP's being dumped for hard drive driven units? .....within the next 12 months, I'm getting a Modwright modded Transporter and going all-in with a hard-drive system. The sound quality has improved to the point that whatever advantages a high-end cd player has will be negated by the convenience ... | |
| "Breathing" of the air .The first time I ever heard "air" in my system was an amazing thing to me. Went out and told a couple of non-audiophile friends about it...when they evntually came over to visit, I excitedly put on a couple of cd's do demonstrate what I was talki... | |
| FLAC or Windows Lossless for music archive? .Mlsstl, ultimateley I will decide for myself what's best for me. However, I'd like to hear what others have experienced....from their experiences and writings here, I will be ablel to make an informed analysis and may be able to save myself a lit... | |
| some 70's and 80's receivers seem to be popular .Sansui 771 or 881 will anchor a nice second system.. | |
| When has a piece of equipment paid for itself?? .A few items that I have owned paid for themselves in full the first time I heard them.1. Audio Research Ref 3 preamp. When I heard it in my system, I said price be damned, I don't care if I ever get my money back when and if I sell it....it sound... | |
| Best movie for subwoofer test ? .Ironman gets some pretty serious bass.. | |
| Saved by a Bose Wave radio .Uru975....I have a Sony that does exctly all of the things that you mentioned above. The cd track I have it set to wake me is "It's A Beautiful Morning" by the Young Rascals. Paid about $50 for the thing about ten years ago. I've used it in my re... | |
| Why not use mains as centers .Kal, technically you may be correct, however,in my system it sounds outstanding. I've tried other speakers designed specifically for center channel duty, and they just didn't measure up. Hearing is believing.I have two Infinity Kappa Video Center... | |
| Why not use mains as centers I use a full-range main speaker as a center channel....and it rocks. I use an infinity Kappa 9 laid horizontally as my center channel. | |
| 2nd system? Older Carver gear.... Get yourself a pair of Carver Silver 9t monoblocs. Lots of power, good sounding and will drive anything. The C-16 solid state or c-19 tube preamps from Carver are nice too. | |
| Netflix and Tivo to stream internet movies to Tivo .I have a Netflix Roku player that I bought for my 11 year-old son to stream movies from Netflix. I paid $100 for the Roku player. The adage that "you get what you pay for" is certainly true in this case. I wouldn't have the nerve to invite a gues... |