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| Need advice on best DVD for under 600 used One man's opinion -- get a Pioneer Elite DV-37. I have owned one for nearly a year, and it has great video and audio quality (better sound quality than my old CD player). There is a new DV-37 for sale right now for $575 here on A-gon. | |
| Generally Speaking Garfish and I are in general agreement on this topic, although my own experience is that the "knee" in the incremental improvement curve may be lower than the #2 cable in a company's product line. As with nearly all high-end audio, you pay more --... | |
| To turn off or not to turn off Dan: You've summarized the standard debate very well. I have also been one to leave my power amp on, although I turn the preamp off at night. So far, I've only had one amp failure in 16 years, and that was due to a power surge during an electrical... | |
| Subwoofer ratings by Widescreen Review mag Steel: I absolutely agree with your comments. Hardesty does have a stated preference for subs with sealed enclosures -- one which I happen to share, since my preference is for music over LFE/HT applications. Ultimately, it's a matter of individual... | |
| My first Jazz cd Hi, Perfectimage. About 6-9 months ago, there were a number of threads about jazz recordings, and various members (me included) posted threads talking about what they thought were the "essential" jazz recordings. You might want to look in the A-go... | |
| looking for upgrade suggestions - 12,000 to spend Hi, Chris. You already have a very fine system that many would envy, so any changes to equipment will be primarily, I suspect, a matter of taste (for example, you might find you like the sound of Burmester products better than Rowland, or prefer t... | |
| Subwoofer ratings by Widescreen Review mag To make my final post on this thread, I'll respond to Danheather's request to know if there were any "surprises" in the WR reviews. Yes, to be honest, I was surprised that the Velodyne models that were tested did not earn high marks. I always had ... | |
| Is my dealer lying to me? As I suspected, this topic is drawing debate, some of which -- inevitably -- focuses on the merits and demerits of DVD vs. CD players. I must humbly disagree with Natalie's commments, though she is certainly welcome to her opinion. Major Japanese ... | |
| Favorite HT demo scene from a movie? I think some of the best demo DVD's include "The Haunting", "Top Gun", the IMAX film on Formula 1 racing (features Paul Newman's race team), and one of my personal favorites, "Dark City" (an excellent, very original sci-fi flick that all sci-fi bu... | |
| Is my dealer lying to me? At the risk of drawing the wrath of fellow audiophiles that own megabuck CD players, I personally think that most high-end CD players are grossly overpriced. I used to work for a laser manufacturer, so I have a pretty good idea what it costs to bu... | |
| Subwoofer ratings by Widescreen Review mag Thanks for the comments, guys. I own a pair of Vandersteen 2Wq's, and can say without qualification that they are an excellent and MUSICAL subwoofer. As Sean noted, the alphabetical list I compiled has the Vandy's listed last, whereas they would h... | |
| Best city between these two? Hi, Bradz: I wish you the best on this one. I lived in Europe (mainly Germany) for 5 years, and in the western Pacific (Tokyo, Seoul, Okinawa, etc.) for 4 years, and I can only sympathize with your fiance. When you mention cities like London and P... | |
| need help with a subwoofer Hi, Dumboat. See the post I made below about Widescreen Review mag's reviews of sub-woofers. Refer to that post before reading this one, so my comments make sense.Since you asked about the Hsu models, this is how WR mag rated them:1. Model TN825: ... | |
| What connection is better Balanced or single ended Hi, Bigwaves. You've already been alerted to the existence of much prior discussion on this subject which can found in the archives. To cut to the chase, however, the advantage offered by balanced interconnects is noise reduction, and slightly hig... | |
| At what freq. does sound become non-directional? The ear becomes less sensitive to localization and directionality clues at the lower frequencies, say from 20-60Hz. In a home listening environment, however, where the sound is enclosed in a relatively small space (compared to the outdoors), and t... |