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| SACD availability? Thanks everyone. I'll check out these sites as well as the one here on Gon. Yes Kojima, it seems the selection of both HDCD's and SACD's are increasing both on-line and at retail centers. At Barnes and Noble fore example, I have found quite a few ... | |
| SACD availability? Kal,That's what I thought. Too bad. Do you play SACDs and how many do you have? Where do you buy them? I found great collections at musicdirect.com, amazon, b&n, etc. | |
| Rock: well recorded bass...60s/70s Goldenear:Thanks for the warning but that's OK. Arguments are welcomed. That's what the forum is about. Getting both points of view. I know many folks strongly prefer vinyl over digital. Another area where many an argument can be made. It's just a... | |
| Rock: well recorded bass...60s/70s I'm done buying any older recorded CDs (i.e. 60's, 70's, even 80's) unless they're in HDCD or SACD format or they've been digitally remastered to 24 bit. They just sound awful, little bass, terrible soundstage, etc. My personal goal is to now repl... | |
| "small profile" Center Channel I was using a B&W M-1 surround sound speaker as my first center channel due to space limitations. It can be turned sideways on its pedestal which should come to just about 7" in overall height. Souond was decent for dialog but it produces very... | |
| Should an audio system be left on at all times? Kijanki:You state that it takes an average of 30 mins to warm up an amp or A-V receiver before it will play at its best sound. Does that apply to solid state as well as tube equiment? I've noticed the sound is comprimised when I first turn on my r... | |
| Worth looking for a Rotel 1065 receiver? I own a Rotel RSX-1057 AVR and it's fabulous. You may have more success finding a preowned 1056 or 1057 than the 1065. Any reason it has to be the 1065? The RSX-1065 is probably the predecessor to the current RSX-1067 which is their top of the lin... | |
| 2-way speaker with best bass Twoleftears:Bass extension and response depends so much on the listening room size and what's in it. Thick carpeting makes a huge difference over even thinner commercial grade carpet. Drapes and upholstered furniture helps tremendously. A first fl... | |
| Challenging Speaker Situation Good question. First since this is a billiard room, you'll be moving around as opposed to sitting in one place called the "sweet spot". You'd be surprised how much the sound can change by simply moving away from the sweet spot. So in my opinion (i... | |
| Digital Remastering: Last 5 years..... My top priority now has become to purchase older recorded CD's first in HDCD then if that's not available, digitally remastered to 24 bit. I just today bought Grateful Dead's "Wake of the Flood" to replace my original CD which if any of you know a... | |
| Can someone explain the differant CD formats? HDCD stands for "High Definition Compatible Digital" and was developed by a company called Pacific Microsonics, Inc back in the late 90's to improve the overall sound of conventional CD's . The technology was then acquired and purchased by Microso... | |
| Denon or Pioneer for HT Go with Marantz or Rotel !! You can't go wrong. | |
| B&W 683 floor standers KB:Thanks very much for your input and opinions. That is great info. I really still love my DM603's. Such detail and soundstage. They're on right now and they're "dancin"!! Broken in beautifully now. Actually it really all comes down to which CD I... | |
| B&W 683 floor standers Kbarkamiam: Yes I have heard the 683's once I believe up close being driven by a high powered Rotel amp. From what I can remember, they sounded great but I respect your review and you could be right. That was back in late 2007 and I'll need to aud... | |
| B&W 683 floor standers Musicnoise: Thanks for the explanation on power ratings of amps vs the speakers they are driving. So what you're saying is that the Rotel 1090 would only actually put out it's full 380 watts/ch at full volume. Is that what you mean by max (full vo... |