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| Is the Marantz SA14v.2 a good player I heard one at a dealer and thought it sounded fantanstic. These players are often accused of having "that Marantz sound". I thought it was very smooth, detailed, and relaxing. A no-fatigue player to be sure.Cheers. | |
| Elton John SACD releases Just to bring this thread up to date... since my initial posting I've bought 'Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy' and 'Honky Chateau'. I'd like to stress again that I'm not an EJ fan. Having said that, right now I would say that 'Captain ... | |
| Good match with Sonus Faber Grand Pianos Hgeifman, I also have the SF Grand Pianos, and they are powered by a 55 wpc Sonic Frontiers tube amplifier. I think the sound is pretty darn good. On what do you base your statement that these speakers need a lot of power? And how much power? Do y... | |
| Audiogon "SACD's TO DIE FOR" list Lately, I've been listening to... Elton John - Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt CowboyThe Kinks - MisfitsBob Dylan - Oh Mercy and the RCA Living Stereo SACD's (All of them)Captain Fantastic is magnificent. Misfits and Oh Mercy aren't reference... | |
| The Last Waltz : The Band It is also available on DVD-Audio, if that matters to you. | |
| Vintage tubes skyrocketing in price I hope all those who read my prior post were not offended when I called this a "sucker market". Chalk it up to cynicism, please. There are reputable dealers out there, but I still stand by my point. Unless the dealer can show you a 40 year old inv... | |
| Vintage tubes skyrocketing in price I've said it before and I'll say it again here. The odds of actually getting TRUE NOS tubes are pretty small. It's a sucker market. Next time you go to buy some NOS tubes, ask the seller to list every place these tubes have been since the date of ... | |
| High Resolution PCM Audio There is hardly any music available in 96/24. I went to acousticsounds.com and brought up the site map and found a grand total of 24 discs in DVD24/96 or HDAD24/96. Don't sacrifice redbook quality for a transport that is capable of playing these 2... | |
| SA-CD/DVD-A? Well, I'm as skeptical as they come and I think there still may be hope for SACD to catch on in a (somewhat) big way. My reasoning? SACD sections in the few remaining record stores are starting to grow in size. Does anybody remember 1982-1986 when... | |
| Phenomenal Classical Recordings When you're ready for Mahler get the SACD releases by the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra under Michael Tilson Thomas. Start with Symphony #1, because everyone loves that one. I can verify that the Naxos CDs of Haydn's quartets are very good inde... | |
| A Call To Reason . . . . . Enthusiastic hobbyists we are, and are no different from those with other hobbies, enjoying the occasional one-up and the more than occasional fish story... I've read that whole thread and found it to be very informative and entertaining. I wish I... | |
| CD/SACD Players with volume control under 4K? The literature on the Marantz doesn't mention a volume control anywhere. Are you running direct into the amp with this player? Thanks. | |
| Consonance 2.0 Volume too loud Hey, I was wondering if you ever solved this problem? Also, was the 6H30 tube upgraded? I thought that might be a possible cause of your volume problem. Let me know, if you're still watching this old thread.Tom | |
| Elton John SACD releases Yellow Brick Road came out some time ago and I was very happy with it. I'm not a huge Elton John fan, but I'll likely buy another one or two of the SACD releases, and I'm looking to find which are the concensus favorites. Tom | |
| balanced connection player A Wadia 830 can sometimes be found in your price range, but keep a sharp eye out because they usually sell about 4 seconds after they are listed. Also, if you are looking for true balanced design, be sure to read the fine print in the owners manua... |