rlwainwright
Responses from rlwainwright
| Emotiva Preamp Any good? Well, it's about time! I am glad that Emo has *finally* made good on their promises, this has not always been the case with them...-RW- | |
| Emotiva Preamp Any good? If you're looking for a very good, low-cost, multichannel preprocessor, the XMC-1 is hard to beat. But, AFAIK, Emotiva have yet to provide the room correction capability they promised (Dirac) almost 2 years ago. I would be wary...-RW- | |
| universal player that will plav dvd-audio? As Elevick mentioned, send us a disc and we'll give you some feedback. I have a BDP-93 that has just come back from repair by Oppo.And if you'd like to hear some truly astonishing multichannel DVD-Audio discs, contact me offline and I'm sure you'l... | |
| Spendor 2/3r2 vs. Harbeth 7es3 Wow, those Liberty speakers look very nice! What is the cost per pair?-RW- | |
| Using dBpoweramp My experience with dbPowerAmp is that the default settings usually work quite well 95% of the time. I only alter them if I have a particularly difficult CD to copy. But that has happened only a very few times in the past 7 years...-RW- | |
| choosing receiver You might want to consider the Emotiva Fusion 8100 receiver. It has a very robust amplification section and most of the goodies one expects from modern receivers. It is priced right at about $450...https://emotiva.com/products/receivers/fusion-810... | |
| Melodious Jazz Funk Soul Album with great drumming I remember a couple of Alphonse Mouzon albums very fondly!-RW- | |
| universal player that will plav dvd-audio? The Oppo BDP-93/95/103/105 will all play DVD-Audio discs. I have *rarely* found a disc the Oppo will not play - including homemade DVD-Audio, they are truly great players. Additionally, they also play HDCD discs and there is a noticeable improveme... | |
| nad m25 Yes, the M25 could easily drive the B&Ws with very satisfactory results. 801s like to see a lot of current and the NAD provides that in spades.Despite Akg_ca's protestations, it isn't a matter of $$$, it is a matter of being electrically corre... | |
| Near field speaker recommendations? Wow, so many speaker recommendations! However, no one has yet mentioned the KEF LS50s. I'm astonished!!!-RW-PS: And they're well under the $2k budget... | |
| Rotel 1072 or Arcam DV27? Don't over-think it. Both are good units and provide good sound quality. If money is tight, sell the one that will net the best return. Otherwise, keep 'em both knowing you have a good quality backup on-hand should the need arise...-RW- | |
| Tube amplifier to power Sonus Faber speakers? Perhaps consider a hybrid amp (tbe/MOSFET) such as the Butler TDB2250 or the Monad. The 2250 has 250 watts/ch. and the Monad is 100 watts/ch. pure class A... | |
| Is there a bit perfect DVD riper? Check out DVDFab, an excellent piece of software... | |
| REM by MTV And many don't know that many of their albums are available in very good quality multichannel sound - bravo!-RW- | |
| The value of top end 1080p projection I think you are being very prudent. It is very easy to get superb picture quality and brightness from units costing $1500 or less. In some cases, much less. Anyone paying more than that for a 1080P projector is simply not doing their homework... |