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| Playing dual layer SACD/CD disc on Sony DVP9000 ES Before I forget this thread completely, I should add an edit to my post above regarding my 9000es unit's inability to play the Let it Bleed SACD, even after having performed the calibration protocol. It turns out that it was not even an SACD - ju... | |
| Choice Rega P5 or VPI Scout? I've found my new scoutmaster to be freaking fantastic. I use a Lyra Helikon cartridge and Ear 834p (deluxe) phono stage. By old tt was a vpi hw-19jr with the pt-6 arm and Glider cartridge. Sonic improvement has been drastic, to the extent that my... | |
| Good cartridge for Audioquest PT6 arm ??? Granted. However, it's often said that a well set-up tt based system can often sound as good or better than one costing several times as much, so even at the total investment level you mentioned, ultra tweaking is not to be dismissed (not to say y... | |
| Unidisk SC vs. VSEI modded Sony for SACD? I listed pretty much all my favorite classical SACDs above (my collection is still small), but of those I would say get the Rite of Spring (Paavo Jaervi conducts, on Telarc), the Brahm violin sonatas mentioned above (performances are stellar, and ... | |
| Good cartridge for Audioquest PT6 arm ??? I recommend just paying someone to come over and do it! I paid one of the 'senior techs' at a local high-end shop, who specializes in phono stuff, about a hundred and ten bucks to drive to my place and install the new cartridge. For my money, I no... | |
| Unidisk SC vs. VSEI modded Sony for SACD? However I should stress the point that redbook on the unmodded 9000es is nowhere near as good as on the Ikemi. It has a decent redbook sound, don't get me wrong, but one more expected of a DVD player that retailed for $1500 six years ago. The Ikem... | |
| Unidisk SC vs. VSEI modded Sony for SACD? The best of my SACDs (my collection of which numbers about 15 so far) totally blows away anything I've heard from the Ikemi, including HDCDs. Even my girlfriend who was skeptical of SACD from the get-go had to admit that there was more air and spa... | |
| Questions about SACD vs.analog for classical music I may get the Ear modded by Mitch Singerman, or sell the Ear down the road if something better pops up used. For now I'm enjoying the setup I have, though it is admittedly cooler sounder than the Glider i was used to. I looked into the Shelter 901... | |
| Questions about SACD vs.analog for classical music It's been two days since I had my Helikon professionally installed and my TT tweaked in my home by a senior tech from a nearby high-end audio shop. Since my Stax dedicated amp had arrived just a few days before the Ear 834p phono preamp and the Sc... | |
| Unidisk SC vs. VSEI modded Sony for SACD? BTW- I do miss my Ikemi, but in many ways the TT does replace it. Only problem is, I don't own most of my redbook recordings on vinyl!!! :(The Ikemi is so good with redbook that I was a little skeptical of the claim that the modded 9000es would eq... | |
| Unidisk SC vs. VSEI modded Sony for SACD? I was told by Warren Gregoire, the west coast rep/tech for VSEI who installs the mods, that the mods can easily transfer any one of the 'original six' (VC24 chipset) Sony SACD players, and that he will do the mod transfer for about 200-250 not inc... | |
| Questions about SACD vs.analog for classical music This doesn't even look like the same thread any more. Since I''ve been gone, my innocent little question about various Agon members' *personal* experiences listening to classical SACD versus those listening to the same on vinyl has apparently spaw... | |
| Good cartridge for Audioquest PT6 arm ??? I had a Benz Micro Glider (1.25mv original) mounted on PT-6 arm on a vpi hw-19jr. This combo was wonderful for jazz and rock, not as wonderful for classical although it was still good, especially with smaller ensembles. Percussion from this cartri... | |
| Questions about SACD vs.analog for classical music All the the most accomplished classical musicians I've ever known personally (including a clarinet player in the Boston Philharmonic who's a long-term friend of my girlfriend, a pianist who recently finished a doctorate in composition, a harpsicho... | |
| Questions about SACD vs.analog for classical music Wow thanks for all the feedback. It;s fun to read and write about this stuff. So the Scoutmaster will - barring catastrophe - definitely arrive tomorrow, as will a used Ear 834p deluxe (chrome) which I was the first to snag here today for $800 (se... |