nonoise
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| Rack for System and CD player recommendations If your budget is around $1600, I'd give Music Direct a call and grab a Marantz SA-15S2b SACD player. Even though it's a SACD player, it will do wonders with your CDs. Even if you don't primarily listen to SACDs (like me), consider it. It is a won... | |
| Should Sound Quality of Computer Audio be improved PettyOfficer, it was your well being I was concerned about. You're much too worked up over this. The map in your head isn't corresponding to the actual territory you live in, hence, this thread.All the best,Nonoise | |
| The Marantz Pipeline No problemo. My good old Tonian Labs TL-D1s. Breaking in both the Marantz and the Darwin Silver ICs not long after gave me some pause as it was very detailed yet favored the upper end over a balanced presentation. It turned out I was simply impati... | |
| Jean-Luc Ponty I had a few of his albums and saw him twice in concert but my recollections are fuzzy as to where and what. Masterful musician and talented performer. It's nice to know that others here can refresh my memory through their recollections.All the bes... | |
| Who and what is this BOO Audio? They can be contacted by ouija board, day or night.Preferably night. | |
| The Marantz Pipeline I wouldn't call myself an expert but I have the Marantz PM-15S2b and love it. Check the threads and you'll see my mini review. It's an absolutely wonderful integrated that Ken Ishiwata tweeked with some upscale parts and some minor circuit revisio... | |
| Reviewing the Reviewers - and the decline of HiFi Thanks Tubegroover.I had what alcoholics call a moment of clarity.:-) | |
| Reviewing the Reviewers - and the decline of HiFi I agree there is a lot to be desired with the quality of reporting nowadays but the biggest threat is what passes for journalism and is simply propaganda. If you were to check the W-2s of most of the loud mouths out there you'd find "entertainer" ... | |
| Mel Torme I saw the Velvet Fog at Pink's Hot Dogs many years ago enjoying a couple of dogs. He just smiled. Nothing needed to be said. Nice guy.All the best,Nonoise | |
| Reviewing the Reviewers - and the decline of HiFi That gradual decline you speak of seems to me to be just a generational thing, in that different values and expectations are the norm now instead of the exception.When that ship goes down, we're taking an irreplaceable part of that culture with us... | |
| Reviewing the Reviewers - and the decline of HiFi If one just looks at reviews as a jumping off point and do their due diligence (homework, footwork, inquiries) and stop relying on others to gift them the answer to their prayers, than all would be well in the world.We've become a spoon fed countr... | |
| Bob Carver LLC has been purchased by Emotiva Sounds like a win-win for everyone:http://www.stereophile.com/content/jade-design-acquires-bob-carver-llc | |
| Tonian Labs Sorry, Bigkidz, that things are going the way you describe. It doesn't sound right. If the cables work for him when returned, then there'd be no need to take them apart to inspect them. If they are in "like new" condition, all the better. I don't ... | |
| What is your preference, Records or CDs? I'm in the "I prefer CD camp" due to convenience. I've yet to find or hear a PC setup that that sounds great that wouldn't break me financially. Having it all at my fingertips is not a selling point, to me. My recent acquisition of a great SACD pl... | |
| Tonian Labs I know Tony Manasian from buying a pair of his speakers through Acoustic Image (owned and operated by Elliot Midwood) and even had him over to my place to see if I had it set up correctly and had him make a coax cable for me as well. He even sourc... |