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| Oppo BDP 95 vs BDP 105... The 105 has more features e.g. more inputs. Is it supposed to have higher sound quality as well? The units seem quite similar in that regard e.g. same DAC and power supply, same HDMI output, etc. One post says a 20 - 30% improvement (??) | |
| How does the Phase Linear 400 compare? Chiming in a decade late but with the internet everything's permanent, right? Around the time the PL came out there was a growing high end consensus that very high power was a good thing. There are technical arguments in favor of this. Carver's am... | |
| Review: Musical Fidelity A5 Integrated Amplifier How could an amplifier make the speaker beam if that wasn't its normal behavior? By 'beaming' I understand a pronounced sensitivity to listening position: move your head and the sound changes. The directionality of sound increases with frequency, ... | |
| Speakers to hang on to for LIFE When you flip wives your behavior may be morally questionable but it's okay to get tired of your speakers! Ultimately you must look to music rather than equipment. In 1963 or so I attended one of AR's live versus recorded concerts using AR3 speake... | |
| What amp to get for Dahlquist DQ12's? Back in the day I heard them sound good with an Aragon pre/power combination (200wpc.) These sometimes show up used. I've never heard it with tubes. The larger DQ-20i from the same period does sound sweet with tubes, though I wouldn't go below 45 ... | |
| Conrad Johnson Synthesis Speakers Hi! Those are great speakers if they're intact. I owned a pair I had bought on ebay but sold them since I had several pairs and needed to raise some cash. Now I wish I hadn't. They are very hard to find, like all Synthesis speakers. The dynamics a... | |
| Decca cartridge experiences I have never heard a Decca cartridge but hope to some day. I lament the passing of the Garrott Brothers who sound like true idealists. Some of you might be interested to know that there was a lot of publicity in the American 'mainstream' hi-fi pre... | |
| Sonographe SL-21 speakers Sonographe seems to have been c-j's 'budget' line. The models were similar to Synthesis, but were less expensive and had less impressive cabinets. Synthesis speakers were designed by Dave Fokos, who later founded his own mail order company, Icon A... | |
| Is my room doomed? Pic Having no side walls is a blessing. You can set up a classic LEDE configuration by moving the TV screen and putting up something very dead on the wall between the speakers. Maybe a large mattress covered by a nice tapestry.Best,Peter | |
| The Hub: Made in the USA: First in a series It's nice to remember this golden era, which I was privileged to witness as a youth in the 1950s and 1960s. I miss those days and I miss the audio industry as it was then. Audio salons were for Everyman, and you could find the best brands and mode... |