- 2009 Records To Die For8 February 2010, 11:48 am
A crime of passion? Depraved indifference to the importance of tuneage? Death by music? The simple fact is that most audiophiles got that way by having too many records. That's right—very few got into this rewarding, non-contact sport because they were aroused by shiny brushed-steel boxes or supersexy speaker grilles. It's because they wanted to hear their piles of music—their Mahler, Monk, or Rick James—sound the best it could. (And, okay, yes: It is cool to show drooling friends...
- Naim NA CDS CD player8 February 2010, 7:52 am
Nothing exemplifies this thinking more than the Naim CDS (for Compact Disc System) CD player. Everything about the CDS's design, from its overall configuration down to its tiny disc-clamping mechanism, flies in the face of conventional wisdom about how digital front-ends should be built. The $7395 CDS is a study in optimizing the mechanical aspects of CD playback. Although the unit uses conventional electronics (4x-oversampling Philips chip set, op-amp–based analog output stage), the mechan... - Recording of April 1990: Dvorák: Symphony 98 February 2010, 7:50 am
The only recording I have heard that comes close to sounding as much like a real orchestra as this one is the Bainbridge release of Hindemith's Mathis der Maler, reviewed in Vol.13 No.1. I flirted with temerity in hyping the sound of that CD. This one is better. Not by much—that wouldn't be possible—but by enough to leave little question about it.... - Bob Carver: Carving a Name For Himself7 February 2010, 6:02 am
Although it was Thomas Edison who set the tone for technological development in the 20th century, with his intellectual sweatshop in New Jersey, it is the lone inventor who has always had a special place in the heart of the American public. Since the days of Samuel Colt, Eli Whitney, and Nikola Tesla, fortune and fame have awaited the genius tinkerer who emerges from his back yard with a better mousetrap, cotton gin, etc., etc. Which brings me to 46-year-old Robert W. Carver: a physicist by trai... - Music in the Round #402 February 2010, 8:45 am
So why am I reviewing Paradigm Reference's new Studio SUB 15? Well, aside from my obligation to you, the readers, I was curious about how Anthem has adapted its ARC software to subwoofer EQ in the form of Paradigm's Perfect Bass Kit (PBK-1), how the art of subwoofing has advanced in the past decade, and how two separately placed subs will perform.... - Allen Perkins: From Bicycles to Belt Drives2 February 2010, 8:43 am
Theodore Roosevelt might have described Allen Perkins as someone who speaks softly and carries a big stick—or two. Before founding Immedia Distribution in 1990, and long before cofounding turntable manufacturer Spiral Groove in 2005, this soft-spoken designer of two award-winning turntables had begun a career as a jazz drummer....
- CES: Naim UnitiQute Wi-Fi Enabled Integrated Amp/Tuner/UPnP Streamer/DAC27 January 2010, 1:40 pm
Channels: The Absolute Sound CyberListener Source: AVGuide Industry News: This is Industry News Sub-Title: The little box that does (almost) everything After AVguide attende... - CES: While Others Do 3DTV, Sharp Focuses On Picture Quality First27 January 2010, 11:50 am
Channels: Pixels The Perfect Vision Source: AVGuide Industry News: This is Industry News Sub-Title: Hello Yellow Top pick: ... - DOJ Approves Live Nation - Ticketmaster Merger26 January 2010, 6:17 am
Channels: The Absolute Sound Industry News: not The Department of Justic on Monday approved the merger of artist management and ticket market Ticketmaster Inc. with concert promoter Live Nation Inc. This creates a single company capable of managing the revenues from artists end-end: artist management, bookings, venue ownership, tickets, merchandising, an... - Apple Earnings Skyrocket; iPod Flattens26 January 2010, 6:05 am
Channels: CyberListener Industry News: not Apple Inc. reported its fiscal first quarter financial results yesterday, showing a 50% rise year-over-year in earnings over the previous year and a 32% increase in revenues (after adjustment for a major accounting change). iPod sales were down, excluding the iPod Touch. With the iPod Touch included, iPod sales were e... - CES: Micromega’s AirStream WM-10 Wireless Digital Music Player20 January 2010, 4:29 pm
Channels: The Absolute Sound The Perfect Vision CyberListener Source: AVGuide Industry News: This is Industry News Top pick: not G... - CES: A Trio of Wireless Headphones from Sennheiser19 January 2010, 8:47 am
Channels: CyberListener Source: AVGuide Industry News: not Ask most any headphone enthusiast to name the single factor that most limits his or her enjoyment of headphones and odds are you’ll get a two-word answer: “the cord.” When wearing headphones, haven’t we all--at...
- Teresonic Magus Silver XR Monitor8 February 2010, 4:30 am
Single driver full range speaker for audiophiles.... - AXPONA Florida High End Audio Show8 February 2010, 4:30 am
New event open to the public March 5th to 7th.... - Luxman D-38u Tubed CD Player5 February 2010, 4:30 am
Audiophile grade 24/192 upsampling meets tubed output stage.... - Luxman Corporation L-507u Integrated Amplifier5 February 2010, 4:30 am
New high-end unit offers many features.... - Organic Acoustics Hemp Panels4 February 2010, 4:30 am
Natural materials used to solve room acoustic problems.... - Magnepan MG 1.7 Fullrange Quasi Ribbon Speaker4 February 2010, 4:30 am
New design features a combination of technologies....
- Computer Audiophile Pocket Server - C.A.P.S.8 February 2010, 3:15 pm
Over the last several months I've researched different combinations of motherboards, computer cases, audio cards, and accessories that go along with these components. The goal of all this research was to put together a hardware and software music server solution that I would actually use and the Computer Audiophile readers could actually use. I would do the leg work, test & listen to everything, and provide the information for CA readers to put together the exact same music server. This soun... - Peachtree Audio Nova Review Part II26 January 2010, 11:35 pm
A little over one week ago the Peachtree Audio Nova review was published here on Computer Audiophile. Since that time many CA readers read the review and left honest comments. I've also read and re-read the review and spent quite a while reading every single comment several times. I was initially surprised by the criticism. After a few days I came to the realization that the CA readers were right. The review was in fact rushed and didn't contain much information to make it useful. It clearly did... - Champagne Supernova - Peachtree Audio Nova Review18 January 2010, 4:22 pm
The Peachtree Audio Nova is a ton of fun and has a bright future as everyman's high end integrated amplifier, DAC, or preamp. Hence the title of this review, Champagne Supernova. Champagne always involves fun and Supernovae are incredibly luminous. Champagne Supernova is also a reference to the Oasis song of the same name. A seven minute anthem that hit number one on the modern rock charts in the U.S. and has been played at every Oasis concert since it was written. The song has been spinning my ... - CES 2010 Notes14 January 2010, 11:53 pm
The 2010 Consumer Electronics Show went very well. Not many people raved about the sound quality, myself included, but there were some bright spots for consumers. One item that will benefit high end audio is the increase in competition among asynchronous USB implementations. Wavelength, Ayre and dCS are no longer the only game in town for plug n' play async USB interfaces. I was also pleasantly surprised by the advances PS Audio has made with its PWD, PWT, iPod Touch remote control app, and poss... - Live Updates From CES 20107 January 2010, 8:46 am
Here are my live updates from the Consumer Electronics Show 2010. Please post reader requests in the article comments and I'll make an effort to cover the component(s) and update the site in real-time. read more... - Magico, Merging Technologies, and Matan3 January 2010, 11:06 am
I'm on Flight 310 to Minneapolis on New Year's Eve as the clock ticks toward 2010. A pair of Ultimate Ears UE11 Pro earphones are sealing my ears from the overbearing ambient noise of the airplane and a little Thelonious Monk coursing through the cables. I spent the last couple days in the San Francisco Bay Area at loudspeaker manufacturer Magico's and CA Symposium sponsor Tim Marutani's facilities. I have so much exciting information to share from this trip that I must begin telling the story f...
- More TONEAudio Magazine in 2010!1 February 2010, 8:24 pm
That’s right folks, you keep asking us for more content and we deliver. Starting with the Feb. 10 issue of TONEAudio, #27, we will be going to a full 8 issue schedule, publishing every 6-7 weeks. We will also be changing our format from the square you’ve known for the last five years [...]... - CES 2010 – Day 18 January 2010, 8:15 am
Spent most of the day in meetings finding new goodies for upcoming TONEAudio reviews, but the two most intriguing things I did see for the day were both small. Naim announced their new UnitiQute (pronounced “Unity-Q”) in Vegas for the world to see and it is a brilliant product. Fashioned after the outstanding Uniti that [...]... - 32 Ohm Audio Grand Opening12 December 2009, 1:34 pm
While CNN and Fox News are both presenting their own version of the economic collapse, the Christmas shopping season is alive and well here in Portland, Oregon at the world’s first exclusive headphone boutique, 32 Ohm Audio. I know nothing warms my heart like seeing people out in force, buying audio gear! Shop owner Ken [...]... - Julian Lennon’s New EP8 December 2009, 7:36 pm
Julian Lennon and James Scott Cook are releasing a four song EP on December 15 entitled Lucy to honor Cook’s grandmother, Lucy Cook who has lived with lupus for years and Lucy Vodden, a childhood friend of Julian Lennon’s. They will donate a percentage of the EP’s proceeds to the Lupus Foundation of America. [...]... - Red Wine Audio’s Black Lightening Redefines Quiet25 November 2009, 12:10 am
I just got my hands on one of Vinnie Rossi’s new Black Lightning power supplies and it’s fantastic. Based on the same SLA battery technology he uses in all of his other products, this is now available as an external power supply that can be used with just about anything that relies on an external, switching [...]... - Win Analog – BIG tube power18 November 2009, 5:43 pm
If you love the sound of a great SET but want more than a few watts, so you can really rock, Win Analog is the place to get it. I saw their new 833 based monoblocks at the Rocky Mountain Audio Fest and almost didn’t go in the room fearing that they were $300 thousand a [...]...
- Audiav Zirconia - Nice Rack!14 January 2010, 12:59 pm
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- 2010 CES Coverage 10: Good Experiences, Revisiting Reviewed Products, A Couple of Might Fine Rigs
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- Bryston 9BSST2 Five-Channel Power Amplifier21 January 2010, 12:00 am
Bryston 9BSST2 Five-Channel Power Amplifier SRP: $6695 Bryston (U.S.) 79 Coventry St., Suite 5 Newport, Vermont 05855 802-334-1201 (voice) 802-334-6658 (fax) http://bryston.com/9bsst_m.html Basic Description Modular 3,4,5 channel amplifier with 140 WPC into 8 ohms (200 WPC into 4 ohms) utilizing the newest Bryston circuitry with removable channels for service or expansion; silver or black finish; 19 or 17 inch faceplate; balanced or unbalanced connections with compatibility of R...... - VPI 30th Anniversary Classic Turntable
with JMW-10.5i Special Edition Tonearm3 January 2010, 12:00 am
VPI 30th Anniversary Classic Turntable with JMW-10.5i Special Edition Tonearm SRP: $2500 VPI Industries, Inc. 77 Cliffwood Ave. #3B Cliffwood, New Jersey 07721-1087 732-583-6895 (voice) 732-946-8578 (fax) www.vpiindustries.com/table_classic.htm Basic Description Table. The turntable is adorned with a wood plinth that comes in black oak or walnut veneer. The isolator feet are large, black and plastic with a rubber grommet/washer separating them from the base, and twist ...... - Livio Pandora Internet Radio
SRP: about $1606 December 2009, 12:00 am
Livio Pandora Internet Radio SRP: $160 www.livioRadio.com/help www.livioRadio.com/Pandora help@livioradio.com 1-877-97-LIVIO Intro Last year we reviewed one of the several Internet Wi-Fi radios now available, The Phoenix, from Baracoda. The Livio Radio has a number of features that improve on the Phoenix. It is the first and only dedicated device to the offer the Pandora music service, complete with “thumbs up & thumbs down” buttons on the front panel, plus a remote control.&n...... - Oppo BDP-83SE Universal
Blu-ray Disc Player, Special Edition5 December 2009, 12:00 am
Oppo BDP-83SE Universal Blu-ray Disc Player, Special Edition SRP: $899; Upgrade to Standard Player: $299Disc Types: Blu-ray, DVD-Video, DVD-Audio (multichan.), SACD (multi-chan.), CD, HDCD, Kodak Picture CD, CD-R/RW, DVD+-R/RW, DVD+- R DL, BD-R/RE BD-ROM version 2 Profile 2 (compatible with earlier versions) Internal Storage: 1 GB Outputs = Analog Audio: 5.1 or 7.1 & stereo Digital Audio: Coaxial, Optical HDMI Audio: Stereo, up to 7.1 PCM, up to 5.1 DSD, DD bitstream, Dolby Di...... - Roku HD Internet Entertainment Set-Top Box2 December 2009, 12:00 am
Roku HD Internet Entertainment Set-Top Box SRP: $99 888-600-7658 http://www.roku.com/ Basic Description Set-top box that allows instant viewing of over 50,000 movies, television shows and major league baseball (from Netflix, Amazon Video on Demand and MLB.com) to any television. The Roku requires a wired or wireless high-speed Internet connection. Unit includes a basic remote and standard analog audio cables and a composite video cable. A connection speed of at least...... - Kuzma Stabi S Brass Turntable with Kuzma Stogi Tonearm25 November 2009, 12:00 am
Kuzma Stabi S Brass Turntable SRP $2240 Turntable design constructed of solid brass rods 50mm in diameter in a T-shape; independent motor with 45 rpm attachment; acrylic cover, plastic mat, heavy brass clamp included; 13 kgs; platter weight is 4 kg; AC synchronous motor; 400 x 300 x 140mm; available in black. with Kuzma Stogi Tonearm with Cardas Wiring SRP $1875 Medium mass tonearm machined from aluminum; Cardas wiring with Eichmann RCA plugs; brass counterweight; included arm bass; VTA, az......
- Bain’s Blog, by John Edward Bain
"John Edward Bain is a photographer, music lover, and guitarist, and a frequent correspondent to yours truly about these matters and others of mutual interest. Our paths first crossed in Kingston Ontario as part of the folk scene there in the mid 60s. He plays, in his own words, "folk and blues: what John Fahey coined 'American primitive Guitar'". He now lives in Halifax with his wife Colette, "in quiet and somewhat reclusive retirement, surrounded by books, records, musical instruments, and ca... - OxBox, January 2010: Pro-Ject, Furutech, Ortofon and music by Bach, Beethoven, Brahms and more
"In my original review of this turntable cartridge combination I said the results were pleasing but, but I thought that going for the more costly Ortofon Kontrapunkt B cartridge would offer better value for money. In the event, I was dead wrong. I tried to like the 2Xperience-Rondo Blue. It was so nice to spin some vinyl and hear some old favourites again. But, the longer I listened the closer I came to realizing that the sound just wasn't as good as it should be..." ... - Audio Ideas: AM On New Blu-ray Releases - Montreux To Monty From Eagle Rock
"What a feast for Python fans! Starting with a contextual look at the Python origins, and followed by interviews with members, this series is utterly riveting, even going right back to my undergraduate idols, The Goons, led by Peter Sellers. It was the wild and surreal radio antics of The Goon Show that inspired the first Pythons. They bridged the gap from the unseen and imagined to the visual craziness that amazed and entertained British viewers while mystifying and enraging BBC programming exe... - JL Audio Fathom f113 Subwoofer - In The Welterweight Class!
"If you want a compact subwoofer, the Fathom f113 looks like a fine choice, if you've got a weightlifter friend: it weighs in at 115 pounds. If not self carrying (my limit is my Yamaha 9.9 outboard motor at 85 pounds), it is self calibrating, and comes with a microphone that you put at the listening position. We'll show before and after measurements for our room below. This process is called Automatic Room Optimization, or A.R.O. More on all this later. The f113 is roughly 16.5 inches high and ... - The Audio Ideas HD Projector Project #4 - Anthem LTX 500 LCOS Projector
"Projectors have been coming down in price lately, and most of these are full HD 1080p. But there are differences among them in picture quality, even at this high resolution. Other factors come into play, including contrast ratio, grey-scale reproduction, colour accuracy, and geometric precision. There is also that almost indefinable quality, the natural and lifelike quality of the picture. Not many projectors, especially budget-priced ones, deliver this kind of performance right out of the box,... - OxBox, October 2009 - Interconnects, Connectors & Music Reviews
A couple of experiments with interconnects has led me to a discovery. The connectors at either end of the IC have a "sound". I will explain but first, let us agree that interconnects have an effect on overall sound and that different ones can change the way a system sounds. Usually it is a slight change, but a change nonetheless. As obvious as this seems now, there was a time when I didn't believe such a thing was really important and that paying hundreds of dollars for a pair of interconnects w...
- Cignias Announces iPhone App and General Availability of NAO Symphony Wireless Music Systems1 February 2010, 6:25 am
I’m in the process of putting the finishing touches to the Bowers & Wilkins’ Mini Zeppelin iPod sound dock review. I’ll contact Cignias and get a review copy of the NAO Symphony for comparison. Cignias Press Release Enjoy High-Quality Sound Wirelessly Throughout Your Home Using Your iPhone or iPod touch LAS VEGAS – January 7, 2010 – [...]... - Nuforce 9 V3 Monoblock Power Amplifiers — Special Edition Upgrade28 January 2010, 7:36 am
by Martin Appel I have been a very satisfied owner of Nuforce 9V2-SE amplifiers for over a year and now Nuforce was offering an upgrade to this highly touted amplifier to the level of their new 9V3-SE amplifier. What were the changes and purported improvements and how long would they take and cost? Did I want [...]... - The Musical Surroundings Nova Phonomena Phono Preamplifier26 January 2010, 6:50 am
by Martin Appel It was the evening of the last day of CES 2007 and we all were exhausted and trying to get out to our cars. As I was exiting the Venetian Hotel, going toward the door to the parking garage, a man approached the door in front of me struggling with a large box [...]... - Hansen Audio’s The Prince Loudspeaker24 January 2010, 11:22 am
by Anthony Kershaw I had just completed my review of Lars Hansen’s The King loudspeaker when he suggested I do a quick follow up on his Prince loudspeaker, The King’s ‘entry-level’ sibling. The King was such a fantastic benchmark speaker that I jumped at the chance to listen at length to a smaller version, and allowed [...]... - Halcro Logic MC20 Amplifier17 January 2010, 6:53 am
by Andy Fawcett “Some are become great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.” Shakespeare Let’s start with a simple question – what do you want from a power amplifier? While you’re thinking about it, I’ll give my answer. Firstly, interaction is for source components; I don’t want anything more than a switch [...]... - DACport USB Headphone Amp7 January 2010, 5:59 pm
CEntrance Announces DACport USB Headphone Amp Audiophile USB DAC Raises the Bar on Portable Sound Quality MRSP $500 CES Las Vegas - January 7, 2010 - CEntrance, Inc., a leading audio design firm and manufacturer of the hit USB preamps, MicPort(tm) Pro and AxePort(tm) Pro today announced a new hardware product: the DACport(tm) USB Headphone Amplifier, featuring a [...]...
- Review: Focal Chorus 826W LE8 February 2010, 3:00 am
A red loudspeaker on these conservative shores! Is Focal having a laugh? It would seem not, but the company did get caught out. It ordered lots of satin-black stock, only to find that dealers actually like the red version instead. So, perhaps, British tastes are not so unadventurous as they sometimes seem. The red looks superb and is rather less pillar box in the flesh than it appears in the company's literature. There it's called satin imperial red and has a depth to it that's highly seductive.... - Review: Sennheiser PX 210 BT6 February 2010, 1:30 am
We've seen Bluetooth audio stuff before, but nothing that works as well, sounds as good, or makes us slap our credit card down with quite as much enthusiasm as the PX 210 BT Bluetooth headphones from Sennheiser. They use the A2DP protocol to deliver proper stereo sound. We tested them with an iPhone 3GS and a Bluetooth-equipped MacBook Pro running Mac OS X 10.6, and they paired and worked without a hitch, devoid of even a single dongle. (They should work with the iPhone 3G or second-generation i... - Review: Revo Domino D35 February 2010, 3:00 am
Available in black or white, Revo's Domino D3 multi-format radio features a rubberised matt finish giving it a curious retro yet-contemporary style. It looks cool enough to sit comfortably next to your computer, but doesn't look out of place in a more traditional living space. Connecting wirelessly to the internet gives you access to over 11,000 streaming broadcasts. You can also stream music from your Mac or from Last.fm, but curiously, not Spotify. The device comes with a 30-day subscription t... - Review: B&W Zeppelin Mini3 February 2010, 3:25 am
The B&W Zeppelin Mini is a slimmed down version of the frankly enormous original B&W Zeppelin iPod dock.While similar in looks, the Zeppelin Mini is about one third the size of its big brother and it's similarly lacking in audio power as a result.Its dual 18W speakers pack a small punch compared to the combined 100W in the original.However, the Zeppelin Mini does feature a swivel docking station for flipping your iPod into landscape mode if that's how you roll.And more excitingly, if you leave t... - Review: Monitor Audio Radius HD 5.1 System19 January 2010, 2:00 am
Monitor Audio once made cabinets big enough to bury a body in, but recently it's had better business from its smaller boxes, and we've seen them shrink right down to the Radius 45HD satellites that fit in the palm of your hand. This is the slightly larger step-up Radius 90HD system – an evolution of the original Radius designs but with HD branding. The first-generation Radius models succeeded in making hi-fi speakers that blend into the room, and the HD revisions are essentially more of the sa... - Review: AudioControl Concert AVR-119 January 2010, 1:30 am
You may not have heard of AudioControl, but it is a sizeable 30-year-old company and a big hit back in its native US of A. The company is probably most famous for its in-car equipment but it has a growing reputation for home theatre gear; often great value and often selected by installers for classy home cinemas. The company's marketing and attitude is a bit loud, a bit lairy and a bit in-yer-face, but they are American so we expect that. The Concert AVR-1 is the latest flagship AV receiver – ...
- Klipsch iGroove HG2 February 2010, 3:00 am
The iGroove lives up to its name here – it's a striking product that sounds balanced... - Rotel RA-06SE27 January 2010, 2:00 am
We're already fans of Rotel's budget-conscious amps, so this souped-up 'SE' model has us salivating... - Dynaudio DM2/626 January 2010, 2:00 am
We loved Dynaudio's larger DM2/7s, so we have high hopes for the company's entry-level standmounters...... - Cyrus Pre XP d25 January 2010, 7:00 am
Cyrus seems to be incapable of producing lack-lustre amplifiers - this preamp used in clonjunction with the 8 Power amp is a mighty combo... - Naim NAC 152 XS25 January 2010, 7:00 am
This Naim NAC 152 XS preamp from Naim certainly has its plus points, but when used with the partnering NAP 155 XS power amp they're not the last word in dynamics... - Audioengine AP425 January 2010, 1:00 am
With a build quality and sound that belies their price, you'd be mad not to try out the AP4s...
- Ayon Audio CD-07 Valve CD Player2 March 2010, 11:42 am
Austria’s Ayon Audio has released a new vacuum tube-based CD player, the CD-07.... - Universal Remote Control Price Drops2 February 2010, 2:56 pm
Hi Fi & Video Marketing, which now has exclusive Australian distribution rights for world-renowned remote control manufacturer Universal Remote Control, has announced price drops in URC remotes.... - AMR AM-777: Better Late Than Never!2 January 2010, 10:39 am
MaxMedia announced the arrival of the AMR AM-777 Pre-Main Amplifier in Australia, almost a year to the day after it was first premiered at the Las Vegas CES.... - Ply Version of C-Horn31 December 1969, 4:00 pm
Creation Audio, a Sydney-based cabinet building company that specialises in horn-loaded loudspeakers, has released an inspiring new take on its stunning C-Horn.... - Naim’s UnitiQute Is Coming31 December 1969, 4:00 pm
Naim is about to release its UnitiQute, a compact, digital streaming, all-in-one, high-end audio player in Australia.... - Review: Linn Majik System31 December 1969, 4:00 pm
It’s not often that a music system wins one of the world’s most prestigious high end awards, in fact it’s unprecedented: I don’t think it’s ever happened before. So I was surprised, to say the least, when I heard that the European Imaging and Sound Association (EISA) had named Linn’s new ‘Majik’ system ‘European High-End Audio Product of the Year 2006–2007.’ My sense of surprise was not to last long…...
- New audio forum launched: The AudioNation7 February 2010, 9:09 am
A dedicated group of folks have launched a new audio forum, Audio Nation which is now being launched from Houston TX. The goal is to offer a sort of alternative to A'gon, with emphasis on safe e-commerce and networking among audiophiles. If you have a desire to review, there's an open invitation now for submissions on gear and music but you do need to register. For non-commercial entities, read you and me, membership is free. The business model I presume is based on dealers and manufacturers sig... - Lexicon - Oppo = Oops1 February 2010, 6:25 am
Buying hi-end goods often means paying a premium for build quality and packaging, along with the hoped-for sonic improvements. What you don't expect is that you are only paying for the packaging, and it seems Lexicon has been caught red-handed by an excellent review in Audioholics of their new Blu Ray player which noted the new BD-30 is nothing other than an Oppo BDP-83 lifted into a specially made outside cover. Lexcon claim that they made 'modifications' but none are visible or reported. Cue o... - House of Representatives honors Miles Davis and Jazz3 January 2010, 10:35 am
It's difficult to understand what any of this really means but it makes a change from the usual HoR divisions on matters some of us hold dear. Here's the language of last month's honor:RESOLUTIONHonoring the 50th anniversary of the recording of the album `Kind of Blue' and reaffirming jazz as a national treasure.Whereas, on August 17, 1959, Miles Davis, Jimmy Cobb, Bill Evans, Wynton Kelly, Paul Chambers, John Coltrane, and Julian `Cannonball' Adderley collaborated to record the album `Kind of B... - Cable wars on the boards28 December 2009, 8:50 am
Another potential flame war on cables erupted on the Audio Asylum forum this week when one poster revealed that upon opening up a cable from MAC that it revealed itself as repackaged wire from Canare. Cue the usual outrage from some. MAC replied, reasonably clearly in my view, that yes, they used this wire, it says so on their site (now) and that the price charged represents a reasonable return on their design and manufacturing costs. The discussion flowed over on Audio Circle and it is clear th... - Cable reviews ongoing and that Spectron stretch...26 December 2009, 7:42 am
No sooner had I submitted my Morrow cable review than I set about my next assignment, and wouldn't you know, it's another set of cables. This time I have Grover Huffman designs wiring my set up, including a power cord to audition. Fit and finish is very good but boy, do I hate wrapping my arms around the back of my racks to get at cable inputs. Stay tuned for more.What this process has taught me, other than small scale cable designers must, at heart, be pretty strange creatures to devote their l... - Where to get SACDs22 December 2009, 4:02 pm
One might be forgiven for thinking the industry has given up on SACD despite, to my ears, their sonic improvements over standard red book in most, but definitely not all, cases. But it's frustrating to me, as purchaser of SACDs where appropriate, that Amazon does not even list the SACD as an available format even when they carry one for the very album you are seeking. I recently picked up a regular CD of the the Wes Montgomery Trio's "A Dynamic New Sound" ( a fine album, by the way) and was fr...
- Cheap and easy home theater soundproofing tips5 February 2010, 8:51 am
It's a big problem, and truly effective soundproofing solu-tions are expensive. Even so, here are a few cheap and easy ways to minimize sound "leakage."... - The last CD player?3 February 2010, 8:33 am
Audiophiles with large CD collections are all potential customers for CD players built to last a long, long time.... - Can a music server sound better than a CD player?31 January 2010, 11:54 am
Olive's 4HD high-resolution music server really does sound better than a CD player, and it's a stand-alone device, it doesn't need to be hooked up to a computer.... - B&W's diamond tweeters ring truer than ever29 January 2010, 8:18 am
Bowers & Wilkins' best speaker, the 800, gets a new diamond tweeter and a host of other improvements. Audiophiles the world over rejoice.... - A $200 computer sound card an audiophile could love26 January 2010, 8:32 am
Stereophile magazine's John Atkinson loved the Asus Xonar Essence ST/STX sound cards. They are, by far, the least expensive way of turning a PC into a genuine high-resolution audio source.... - Audio vs. computers, and the winner is?24 January 2010, 11:47 am
Are computers the least reliable consumer products ever made?...
- Bryston 9Bsst2 Multi-channel Amplifier11 February 2010, 12:00 am
Bryston is known for building some of the most sought-after, powerful and dependable amplifiers in the business. For over 40 years they have provided one of the most comprehensive warranty coverage of any manufacture of any product (not just audio), a 20 year transferable warranty, practically unheard of in this or any industry. If you find one, (that is if you can find one) on the used market chances are it will still be under warranty. There rare appearance on the used market has as much to ... - Marantz UD9004 Universal Blu-ray Player8 February 2010, 12:00 am
When I hear the name Marantz, the first thing that comes to mind for me is music. From the 1950’s when Saul Marantz introduced the company’s first preamplifier, Marantz has been creating products which help people enjoy music in their lives. Today they create some of the best high performance audio products available as well as products which are accessible to the average home theater enthusiast. The Marantz UD9004 is their flagship universal disc player and is designed to let you enjoy ev... - Denon DVD-A1UDCI Universal Blu-ray Player4 February 2010, 12:00 am
... - CAVE Prize - Burson Audio PI-100 Integrated Stereo Amplifier1 February 2010, 1:38 pm
If you didn’t win the prizes for our first CAVE contest – and that means all of you except two – don’t despair. We are now announcing the next CAVE contest, and the prize is a Burson Audio PI-100 Integrated Stereo Amplifier. Read more...... - Movie Renter's Guide - February, 20101 February 2010, 12:00 am
Surrogates (Blu-ray), The Hurt Locker (Blu-ray), The Bourne Identity (Blu-ray), The Bourne Supremacy (Blu-ray), A Serious Man (Blu-ray), Love Happens (Blu-ray) Read more...... - Canton GLE 5.1 Speaker System1 February 2010, 12:00 am
This 5.1 speaker system by Canton hails from Germany, a country famous for the design and manufacturing of all manner of precision products: cars, medical devices, tools, and so forth. So I was really looking forward to seeing if the German engineering, manufacturing and QA/QC tradition would benefit this speaker system. Read more......
- New Audiojunkies Forum3 February 2010, 10:06 pm
We have recently updated our forum to a new vBulletin system. We've also created a bridge system that allows us to transfer your current account to the new forum. If you had an account previously, check your email for your new pass word. If not, you can always create a new account to join the community. Continue reading New Audiojunkies Forum... - Ultrasone Edition 8 Palladium Headphones2 February 2010, 12:15 am
There seems to be a bit of a battle going on lately between several high end headphone makers trying to outdo each other with new flagship models seemingly coming every other minute. Ultrasone's current top model, the Edition 8, is not exactly old, but that hasn't stopped them from trying to steal thunder from Grado and Beyer with the new Palladium Edition 8.Continue reading Ultrasone Edition 8 Palladium Headphones... - Naim Audio UnitiQute All-In-One Music Streamer30 January 2010, 4:19 am
Naim has followed up on last year's Uniti all-in-one with a new more affordable music streamer called the UnitiQute. The UnitiQute loses the Uniti's CD player and a few of its analog inputs, but retains the five digital inputs and built in wired/wireless networking support for music streaming. The UnitiQute comes in a much more compact chassis and with a more compact price - $1995 rather than the Uniti's $3750 tag.Continue reading Naim Audio UnitiQute All-In-One Music Streamer... - Fake Vacuum Tube Silliness Continues27 January 2010, 2:23 am
For reasons that escape me, there are still several companies out there making terrible products based on fake vacuum tubes. The latest in this failure pile comes from Japan, and is called the "UMAZONe". (Um-azon-e? U-mazon-e? Uma-zon-e? Who knows?) The Brando Tube Delight fake tube/soundcard was a dumb idea, but the U-whatever takes things to a new level by being a fake tube amplifier/speaker.Continue reading Fake Vacuum Tube Silliness Continues... - Sennheiser and Adidas Team Up For Headphones24 January 2010, 12:40 am
Sennheiser has partnered with Adidas to create four new headphones designed for runners and other athletes. All of the new sports models have water-resistant, washable cables. The CX-680 ($120) is an in-ear design featuring a new twistable fin designed to keep them from falling out. The MX-680 ($80) uses the same fin system with a standard earbud.Continue reading Sennheiser and Adidas Team Up For Headphones... - iRiver K1 Smart HD Media Player22 January 2010, 6:24 am
iRiver's latest portable media player appears to be a little bit iPod Touch, and a little bit Cowon S9. The K1 Smart HD's party piece is support for the popular Matroska container (.mkv), which is the format of choice for HD video. Given the support for HD file formats and the name you might expect a high def screen, but you would be mistaken. The Smart HD internally scales high resolution video files down to its native 480x320 pixel 3.5" screen.Continue reading iRiver K1 Smart HD Media Player...
- MIT Magnum 1.3 Speaker Cable8 February 2010, 2:36 pm
Equipment Review: Musical Interface Technology (MIT) Magnum 1.3 Speaker CableThe dreaded cable review! I believe one of the hardest and most challenging audio equipment reviews is for cables/cable sets. Why, you ask? It is no secret that reviewers do not flock in droves for the chance to review cables. Cables represent the interaction of three inter-related electrical parameters that have to be evaluated within the context of a particular system. These electrical parameters include inducta... - Audio Note U.K. DAC 5 Signature3 February 2010, 11:35 am
The Audio Note U.K. DAC 5 Signature. It is not everyday we get to peek inside a $75K DAC. But, for your viewing pleasure... we are posting several photos. Listening impressions forthcoming... "Audio Note DAC 5 Signature" ... - Got Music?1 February 2010, 7:44 pm
"Got Music?" "I got dem ol post CES blues..."And maybe some of you do too.Every year, the best part is listening to music and talking with people who actually listen about what we all are hearing. People seem to naturally cluster together in groups where we all kind of are looking for the same thing. So the \'price no object\', \'what sounds really great?\' people, well, we are with them (or they with us). This is unlike forums where the loudest lowest-common-denominator people dominate every g... - Favorite music at the show24 January 2010, 7:43 pm
Heard a couple (well, better than none!) of albums that I really thought were awesome [i.e they spoke to me in ways I do not understand, and I do not expect you to understand - but I know that you know exactly what I mean).The first was Albinoni: Adagio. The first track, as I remember it, was quite spectacular. Constantine Soo from Dagogo was playing several CDs on the small Audio Note system - which told me a lot about the system from a more traditional music point of view - and this was one o... - Green Glass Speakers: Perfect8, Arabesque, Waterfall22 January 2010, 2:33 pm
One of the most confusing things was the proliferation of speakers using green-colored glass for their cabinetry. There were 3 of them, and they are from 3 different companies of of very different quality (and presumably price point). The Perfect8 the best sounding and the Waterfall the most modest sounding of the 3. "Perfect8 Speakers" "Arabesque Speakers" "Waterfall speakers" ... - Emm Labs PRE2 preamp, XDS1 CD Player, CDSA, TSD1, DAC221 January 2010, 9:30 am
I hate these Sony speakers. I noticed they sounded like sandpaper when nearfield at RMAF, but in such a giant room as that, it didn't matter. Here, trying to hear what the new Emm Labs PRE2 preamp sounded like was not possible, for me anyway. Luckily this kind of sound is rare at shows anymore. So consider this as my vote to use the JBL speakers at the next show. "The Emm Labs PRE2 SE preamplifier (linestage)" "The rear (top) view of the Emm Labs PRE2 preamp" "The Emm Labs TSD1 transport and DAC...
- Harmonic characteristics of the larger amps5 February 2010, 11:07 am
[Yep, this blog was down yesterday morning - have no idea why except that it was not us who were responsible. One of the few times these days where I can pt fingers at someone else for a change! ] Here is where we are currently with the dynamic side of things… // MICRO < [...]... - AXPONA ANNOUNCES ITS SECOND ANNUAL HIGH PERFORMANCE AUDIO SHOW FOR SPRING 20111 February 2010, 8:27 pm
AXPONA ANNOUNCES ITS SECOND ANNUAL HIGH PERFORMANCE AUDIO SHOW FOR SPRING 2011 Greetings! DAYTONA BEACH — With just under five weeks before attendees come through the doors of Jacksonville’s Wyndham Riverwalk Hotel for the first annual AXPONA High Performance Audio Show, the show’s sponsor, Audio Expo of North America, has announced the second event, scheduled for Spring, 2011. Audio Expo, [...]... - 1st Annual Capital Audiofest!1 February 2010, 7:47 pm
1st Annual Capital Audiofest! Welcome to the 2010 Capital Audiofest! WWW.Capitalaudiofest.com The date for this unique event is set for June 11-13, 2010 at the historic Glenview Mansion located on the grounds of the Rockville Civic Center, 5 minutes from downtown Rockville, MD and approximately 10 miles north of Washington DC. The Glenview Mansion is a charming old [...]... - Sorting large amps based on their micro-dynamic capability28 January 2010, 12:12 pm
In the comments section of one of the previous threads we came up with the following list: Micro Dynamics low to high: VTL - Soulution - BAT - CAT - ARC - Pass - Krell - Boulder - Spectral - Halcro - MBL - Edge - Ayre - Vitus The most recent question was where to put the [...]... - Acoustic Zen Crescendo and Tri at CES 201021 January 2010, 8:00 pm
Wherein we go into more detail about the sound at this year’s CES. First, Robert Lee of Acoustic Zen knows how to set up a room at a show. He knows what kind of sound he is after, and if the amp he was supplied is not doing what he wants, he will put it [...]... - Yes, we are back from CES 201015 January 2010, 10:13 am
… as you probably know if you visited Spintricity. We also had a few hours downtime over there - hopefully THAT won’t happen again. It also looks like we will create a second issue for the rest of the CES Show Reports. With the amount of traffic we are getting - 400 page issues get to [...]...
- Waterfall Audio Victoria Evo Review8 February 2010, 3:26 am
Clearly Different If that pun made you roll your eyes, they only get worse from here. There are cool speaker designs, and then there are cool speaker designs. Most of the designs we audiophiles drool over include words like "ribbon," "ultra-tweeter" or maybe "plasmawoofer." Drivers and crossovers with specs to make a techy salivate wrapped in a swoopy MDF and veneered cabinet. Or maybe not so swoopy. read more... - MartinLogan Purity Review2 February 2010, 2:27 am
Worth the Effort Being a serious beer connoisseur is a lot of work. Different styles of ales, for example, like to be cellared at different temperatures and all would rather be cellared upright, making the usual storage solutions available for wines unsuitable for us beer geeks. Then there’s all the shelf space required for glassware—because who would ever think to drink a Christmas Ale from a Weizen glass or an American lager from anything other than a plastic Dixie cup? read more... - NuVision NVU55FX5LS Review18 January 2010, 2:13 am
When less is more Established just five years ago, NuVision has steadily expanded their line of premium flat panel HDTVs and are now offering this, their first LED-powered model, the 55-inch NVU55FX5LS (40- and 46-inch models are also available). read more... - Olive 4HD Review15 January 2010, 2:17 am
Serving Up Higher-Fi The vast majority of the 4HD is the same as the 4 we reviewed last month. But that's not to say all. The 4HD lives up to its moniker by offering storage and playback of high-resolution audio files, up to 24-bit/192Khz on its 2 terabyte hard drive. More bits are always good. As are a few cool new features. read more... - 10 Best Gear 20105 January 2010, 12:35 am
The best gear of the year, as picked by the editors of Home Entertainment. read more... - 10 Best Design 20101 January 2010, 12:10 am
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- The Definitive 2010 HDTV Buyer's Guide1 February 2010, 5:58 pm
Around this time of year, we get an “itch” – not just tech heads or sports nuts, but a large chunk of the populace – to start looking at a potential purchase of a television. It’s for two different reasons; one, a big game’s coming up pretty soon. Watching the Super Bowl on a big screen (along with a few Read more...... - Hegel H100 Integrated Amplifier Review1 February 2010, 4:10 pm
Integrated amplifiers have come a long way in the last three decades. For years, they've had a reputation (deserved or not) as sonically inferior to separate preamp and power amp setups. Naysayers argue any component containing pre-amp and power amp modules is subject to cross-talk and bound to introduce unwanted noise and distortion into the signal chain. Still, an integrated's Read more...... - Marantz SR 6004 A/V Receiver Review28 January 2010, 11:09 am
Marantz has long been associated with stereo receivers and has produced an extensive line of components over the last 40 years. Times have certainly changed from when all-one-receivers were at the heart of many a 2-channel stereo system and were called upon to serve as amp, tuner and phono stage. Nowadays, a receiver can hardly get a second look unless Read more...... - Lamm LL2.1 Deluxe Preamplifier Review27 January 2010, 6:28 pm
Lamm Industries was founded just over 17 years ago. They are currently located in Brooklyn, New York, one of my old stomping grounds. The lead designer and namesake Vladmir Lamm has a legendary, uncompromising vision. Mr. Lamm has quite a reputation as a very technical designer, but also as a music lover. Lamm offers a family of tubed and hybrid Read more...... - Hegel HD10 DAC Review25 January 2010, 6:14 pm
I'm pleased to see a number of high-end audio manufacturers designing equipment for computer audio use. Even more encouraging is watching a brand hitherto unavailable make its entry. Hegel (www.hegel.com) is a Norwegian hi-fi company whose products have recently been introduced into the United States thanks to the efforts of national sales manager Ben Gosvig, who runs the American operation Read more...... - NuVision NVU55FX5LS LED HDTV Review20 January 2010, 3:15 pm
Edge-lit LED TVs – that being a slightly-modified style of LCD panel -- are finally starting to come into a bit of a wide-berth adoption stage, slimming down and finding spots on retail counters for purchase contemplation purposes. The technology has progressed to a degree where those panels are finally going to start coming down off of shelves and into Read more......
- Re: What are you listening to right now?8 February 2010, 3:54 pm
Need an antidote for the extended round of Uneasy Listening I just finished. So, more of my birthday present:Duke Ellington - The Complete RCA Victor Recordings (Disc 6)... - Re: Who's snowed in?8 February 2010, 3:54 pm
Been staying in a hotel since Saturday, haven't had power since then.Going into work tomorrow morning (in Herndon), but who knows about Wednesday at this point. ... - Re: What are you listening to right now?8 February 2010, 3:53 pm
Some of the best guitar playing can be found right here: ... - Re: Boy - am I horny8 February 2010, 3:49 pm
Sorry James, it doesn't do a damn thing to satisfy me. Boy am I still horny. But it does satisfy my eyecandy hunger James. Cheers,Robin... - Re: Toslink or coax8 February 2010, 3:49 pm
My experience has always been, dollar for dollar, coax sounds better than optical every time. It used to be that you could spend _way_ more for an optical cable than coax. I found that it always took a more expensive optical cable to sound as good as t......
- Are Klipsch speakers really that bright?8 February 2010, 1:41 pm
Are Klipsch speakers as bright as some people say they are or is there some exaggeration going on?... - Future of SONY Portable CD Players?8 February 2010, 10:27 am
Just got off the phone with a representative over at SONY and their supervisor, neither of who was able to tell me if and when their portable CD players would no longer be available. In an act of desperation, I bought a couple of backup players a few weeks ago, as I had learned that none of the SONY Style stores were still carrying portable CD players. I took this to mean that they were phasing them out, but again, the two people I got on the phone couldn't confirm this. However, a salesman at t... - Help! My needledrops are squished!8 February 2010, 7:38 am
Hi All, I'm using a Zoom H2 unit to capture some lps and burn them to CD. The unit has a compression feature but I have that disabled. Nonetheless my files look very blocky even when I record them at relatively low level (like -8 or so). I've imported the audio to my computer using both Audacity and WavePad, and they look about the same. I am running a Shure 97e on a Rega P3 through an old Radio Shack booster to the H2 unit. Can anyone tell me what I am doing wrong here? Thanks!... - Hooked up a turntable for the first time in 20 years - my observations8 February 2010, 6:58 am
Well, as I posted a couple of weeks ago, my friend gave me a Technics D202 turntable, along with a bunch of old records. I finally got it hooked up, and my friend came over on Friday night so that we could check it out. So, over a few beers, (and with the loving patience of my wife who looked after our baby and put up with loud music and increasily drunken idiots throughout the night), we sat down and listened to vinyl for the first time in 20 years. First of all, it was played through En... - Help! Random noise in vinyl rip?7 February 2010, 8:30 pm
I am really scratching my head on this one. I've been doing some vinyl rips recently and I've come across a strange problem. First off, to do this, I'm using my Technics turntable with my Pioneer SX-1080 receiver's phono pre-amp, plugged into my laptop's on-board Conexant High Definition Audio sound card and recording with Cool Edit Pro 2.0. Whenever I play back the digital recording, sometimes there appears to be some kind of noise added to the signal that seems to be around the 6 kHz range ... - Any Good Websites For Vintage Phonographs??7 February 2010, 7:48 pm
Looking for some info and pics, for a late 50's/early 60's Zenith phonograph that my dad had. Can't seem to find much out there. Any ideas??...
- How Can A Power Cable Make Any Difference?8 February 2010, 2:52 pm
How can the last Meter or so of a High End Power Cable make any difference compared to a standard manufacturer's supplied cable (that is not broken!) when the cable is plugged into several meters/hundreds of meters of Domestic mains cable followed by hundereds if not kilometers of external cabling to the nearest Sub-Station etc etc? Any scientific theories?... - whats my tonearm8 February 2010, 1:10 pm
I hope someone can help. I am selling an old Rega P2 turntable that needs some love but dont know what the arm is. The headshell says ADC, so thats a start. it can be seen here on ebay (this isnt a plug to get more bidders) http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260550474638&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT Anyone recognise it? Thanks in advance... - Speakers and amp to partner SB3 and Dacmagic8 February 2010, 12:38 pm
Looking for some advice on behalf of my nephew. He's managed to beg, borrow and steal a Sqeezebox and a Dacmagic as a digital source. He now needs an amp and speakers. Do any of the PFM collective have any recommendations for an amp and speakers for a hard up student? Max budget £300 total for both new or s/h Many thanks... - A question of balance8 February 2010, 9:49 am
I know we've had threads about recording quality and loudness wars etc, but i'm not sure if we've had one about the problem i'm noticing a lot lately. Although my Kings of leon album is compressed to hell, the frequency range seems pretty flat on my system and is still enjoyable. If I put Black Eyed Peas or TLC on, the bass is overblown and vocals don't project very well. Tracy Chapman on then other hand, has plenty of bass and vocals project really well. Anyone else got this problem? (not... - Am I turning to the dark side?8 February 2010, 12:27 am
I had a problem with my turntable, and my spare turntables don't have silly plugs so they won't plug into my naim. So I pulled out my backup amp - a pioneer sx-6000 or something. It's a big 70s receiver which can handle three sets of 4ohm speakers plus a centre speaker. It also has two phono and two tape inputs which is pretty nice. So anyway, the sound's not as detailed as the 62/110, but it's still pretty nice. It seems to have a bit more depth to it, but maybe that's just distortion? ... - Used Linn Sondek LP12 <£1500 - what is possible?7 February 2010, 12:17 pm
All good friend of mine is looking to buy a pre-loved LP12 and has a budget of around £1500. What can he expect to be able to secure for this money? I was hoping that he might be able to find a decent base deck with an EKOS and a dual speed power supply (Lingo / Hercules) and a reasonable MC cartridge. (His current system is a LINN Genki CD into a Kollector Pre and LK140 Power amp and B&W CDM1NT speakers. He also has an defunct Mission turntable with 774 arm. I don't know if the arm i...
- small good receiver8 February 2010, 11:09 am
As my old 7224 is no longer the "trusty old NAD" ( preamp damaged when the PS went.) I am looking at available, already built, small receivers. High end, but not silly. Size matters (short shelf). I see the NAD 725bee, Outlaw, Marantz, and an Integra. I have left others out as I really want a pre-out/main in to run a steeper crossover to the mains and sub that the usual "sub-out". I also do not like electronic volume controls. Don't need a remote. Am I missing anything in the 50W size under... - Good budget bedroom setup?8 February 2010, 9:50 am
I'm looking to upgrade from my old bose sound dock, (Had it connected to my laptop 90% of the time) to a speakers and receiver setup. With some research I found these. Sherwood RX4503 - $128 Sony SS-B3000 - $87 Yamaha YST-FSW050 - $115 Total - $330 Before I place the final order I want to know: Do you think I'm getting the best system for my money? I'm already a little over budget but it seems like it would be worth it. Thanks!... - noob sub-woofer question7 February 2010, 5:56 pm
Hi-- I have a Pioneer receiver attached to two Polk RT1A1 bookshelf speakers and (soon) a Polk CSi3 center speaker. I use this mostly for CDs and MP3s, secondly for TV and DVDs. (Not a multi-thousand-dollar set-up, true, but I'm saving for my one-year-old's college fund.) My two questions: how much of a difference will a subwoofer make in my system, especially for the music? And, do I need to use a Polk brand subwoofer to go with my Polk speakers, or will something else do? Any recom... - Sennheiser RS 180 noise issues7 February 2010, 8:12 am
Well I bought the RS 180 some weeks ago and it sounds great for a wireless type. Just one major issue : there's a constant noise in the R-side channel (where the controls are) and it's annoying as it is clearly audible in low volume scenes in movies and music. I thought the digital KLEER system would have no issues with noise but apparently it has. Does anyone else have this issue or did I buy a defective one? The source is a Denon3808A playing flac audio or Bluray. The noise is even pr... - Blu Ray bitstream to 2 channel - best way?7 February 2010, 8:03 am
I recently sold all 5.1 channel gear and am looking at purchasing 2 channel set up with separate amp and pre-amp with all analog input. I would still like output the DD or DTS into a preamp for concerts through my Pioneer BDP 51 FD Blu Ray player. Pioneer does not specify in the manual if the bitstream is output to the 2 channel analog out puts. Anyone have any experience with this? pfpark B&W 805N... - MIT Cable lending program6 February 2010, 7:09 pm
Has anyone here tried out the MIT Lending program (http://www.mitcables.com/lendinglibrary.html)? This is for some of their Gen3 offerings. You have to go through an application process so they can see if your equipment is good enough so you can hear the difference they make. I wonder if they will let anyone that has a DIY design like The Mission Statements of the ZRT 2.5 by Zaph audition them. Curious if you have and if the cables made an improvement that you could pick out....
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quite warmish. Also, while the Atlas has five rubber feet, which damp the underside of its chassis fairly well, I discovered that it benefited from aftermarket footers--I cycled through brass cones, DH Labs ceramic cones, and ultimately settled on Ayre's blocks of myrtle wood. If you feel an $8000 amp shouldn't require aftermarket mods,... - XM home tuner14 January 2010, 5:16 pm
I have been enjoying the three classical channels on XM radio in my car. I am interested in getting a tuner to hook up to my stereo system in my home. I don't care about docking for an ipod etc. - just a tuner with a remote and a title display. Suggestions ---- ---MIKE--- >> (44=B0 15' N - Elevation 1580')... - Question about Primare A107 January 2010, 4:29 pm
Might as well ask while I'm at it... [will also post to uk.rec.audio] I heard a slight pop in my JMlab 905s yesterday followed by a loss of audio to both channels. The amp was idling at low volume with a source connected. It is cold here -18C outside, 11C indoors, and the A10 is situated near an air vent (and was cold to the touch). The display... - Do I need a CD Player? Is there a Difference?3 January 2010, 2:58 pm
I am looking to buy a Blu Ray player. My question is: Can I find a blu ray player that will be as good playing CD's as it will be for DVD's and Blu Ray discs, or will I need to purchase a separate CD player? I am not sure whether the quality components built into a $1000 blu ray player will also be as good for CD's? Any opinions or suggestions...
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