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How Big is Your Music Collection
Approximately 2000 CDs (60% jazz, 30% classical, 10% pop) 150 SACDs 200 LPs 3000 MP3 albums (downloaded from emusic while downloads were unlimited
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Best sounding SACD's to show-off system
Bob Belden "Black Dahlia" (Blue Note) Big band jazz, not swinging Basie-style but more soundcolor painting like Gil Evans. DSD multichannel recording, very natural and . . .
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Best amp with Dynaudio
I'm using a Electrocompaniet EC4.7/AW120 combination with my Contour s3.4. Works extremely well
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Pink Floyd FINALLY Releases Live At Pompeii
The DVD contains a new "director's cut", as well the original concert performance. I don't know what has been added to the movie as I have not seen the original movie. . . .
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Thorens TD 166 MkII with SME tone arm
The overwhelming opinion among Thorens experts in Germany is that the Rega 250 is not a significant improvement over the often underrated stock TP16MkII arm, especially since a . . .
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HDCDs from China?
There was a recent topic about this on the Steve Hoffman Forum (stevehoffman.tv). Many of those CDs are indeed legit and HDCD encoded, but some are pirate CDs and only use the HDCD. . .
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Smooth JAZZ ON SACD
"Getz/Gilberto" with "The Girl from Ipanema". Can it get smoother
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Miles Davis CD first, now on LP
I don't think the DAT recordings on "Live around the world" will sound good in any format. Better spend your money on other LPs
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do, mfsl, dcc or gold cds really sound better?
They do sound much better most of the time, simply because the other available CDs with the same material do not sound as good as CDs can. I only know their jazz reissues. DCC . . .
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XRCD, can I play it on regular CD player?
Did those marketing guys thinking about this basic and legitimate question coming up all the time when they invented the name "XRCD"
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Budget Phono Preamp?
Musical Fidelity X-LP (discontinued) or X-LPS (soon to be discontinued). Both have (had) $300 retail price but can be found new for $200 on Ebay. I know other very good phone . . .
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What About MP3?
My personal experience ist the difference between 256 and 320kbs is very difficult to hear, but even the best MP3s can always be identified when compared to the CD source. The . . .
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"Walking in the Moon" who is the artist????
Must have been this version: "The second piece was the most dreadful rendition of The Police's Walking on the Moon I've ever heard, played by a forgettable jazz trio whose . . .
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Why is there no reviews for Dynaudio T2.5?
These speakers are made for Home Cinema, which does not mean they don't sound good in stereo settings. I have not heard them, but I've read reviews of their stereo performance in . . .
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B&W Signature 805 vs Dynaudio SE 25
Here's an interesting thread from Audio Asylum: http://db.audioasylum.com/cgi/m.pl?forum=speakers&n=111223
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