rcprince
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| SACD vs. DVD-A and Audio DVDs I don't think the CDs are indistinguishable from the CORRESPONDING DAD/SACD (i.e., from the same master tape)--the highs are smoother, more natural and have less hash, the dynamics are better and there is an openness or ease with DAD/SACD that you... | |
| Must -have SACD's Actually, the Dukas and dmp discs and Appalachian Journey (excellent recommendation!) are DSD recordings, but cornfedboy's point is valid and well-taken. Part of it is that there just aren't that many DSD recorders available; Telarc has only had t... | |
| Best Holiday CDs? I can't disagree with the Messiah recommendations above, but if you're looking for something different, Harmonia Mundi has a three disc version of the Messiah with Nicholas McGeagan and the Philharmonia Baroque which is very well recorded (as is a... | |
| Best Holiday CDs? Reference Recordings' Star of Wonder is still a great sounding Christmas album. And if you like early music carols, the Dorian Bright Star Day with the Baltimore Consort is also an excellent disc. | |
| Tubes - Top hats, and Tube socks Miketw-only one size for all the small tube types. Kevin Deal is right--that's the leanness I mentioned. See if they offer a money back guarantee. | |
| Tubes - Top hats, and Tube socks Glreno--knowing Andy, and having seen them, I think they may be better. | |
| 1 million dollar speaker made by Kharma Actually, there's a picture of it on the website. Imposing, to say the least. If you look closely, you'll see the Bose Acoustimass system hidden around it, which Bose dealers use to demonstrate the BIG sound of their systems. | |
| Tubes - Top hats, and Tube socks My experience in a Jadis JP80 and JA80s, using the devices on 12AX7s, 12AU7's and 6DJ8s, was that the Top Hat's did a better job, focusing the images a little better. The differences between the two weren't earthshaking, but definitely in favor of... | |
| SACD Demo Gino makes a good point. Most of the reissues out there on SACD have been from analog tapes. Given my love of vinyl, I don't mind that, although the quality of those tapes is variable, and I'd prefer reissues from the best of the Decca, EMI and RC... | |
| SACD Demo Seniorm and Allie have hit upon what I consider to be the biggest difference I've heard with SACD, which is the ease and openness of the presentation, particularly when compared with red book CD. For lack of a better analogy, with CD I feel I'm li... | |
| 6550 vs KT88 vs KT90 Trelja, just a note to you to mention that Jadis replied that the KT90s can be used in my old JA80s. I may get a set for when I run out of the NOS KT88s. Anyone with experience on how the new KT88s stack up against the older ones, sonically? | |
| 1 million dollar speaker made by Kharma I KNEW that the fallout shelters built back in the 50s and 60s would eventually have a practical application! | |
| 1 million dollar speaker made by Kharma Actually, if you think the speakers are expensive, I hear that Shun Mook will have a $350,000 resonance control kit to make them sound their absolute best! | |
| SACD Demo Too many variables, Keis. You've got to hear it in your own system or one with which you're very familiar before you can really make any judgments. A modest system (and I wouldn't term yours as modest) that is properly set up and matched in a prop... | |
| Records Everywhere - Help! Eldragon, you beat me to the punch! If you like stackable, open wood frame holders, the Per Madsen Designs storage units are quite nice. |