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| Ay comments on Sound Anchor 4 post monitor stands? I personally prefer the 3-point stands as they are easier to level. Sound Anchors are excellent stands, but they are expensive to ship, as they come filled. Personally, I like the Target MR series as they are extremely stable and a good buy for th... | |
| SACD vs RBCD players Esmith - I don't know what level of CD playback you are used to. The 9000ES may well satisfy your needs. The CD playback is certainly good. As I said, I hear the XA 5400 CD repro is better than on the 9000, so that may well do it. | |
| Emerald Physics speakers I have a friend who purchased a pair and I just cannot hear what all the fuss is about. The same friend also owns the Harbeth SHL5 and Coincident Partial Eclipse, so we can compare the speakers in the same room. IMO, the EP's are good speakers. Th... | |
| SACD vs RBCD players I think SACD is like any other format. While in theory, SACD should be superior to RB, such is not always the case - just as every LP is not automatically superior to every CD. It depends on the original source of the music, the care with which th... | |
| MHZS 66F vs 88F CD players It certainly shows that the DAC chip itself plays a smaller part in the overall sound than one would think. Enjoy your new player. | |
| some hybrid SACD do not play? Sometimes on the older players, the laser gets out of adjustment or just plain old and they won't play hybrids. My old Sony would only play the CD layer of many hybrids. That said, it played CDs and single-layer SACDs perfectly. The newer players ... | |
| It costs me $100 a week to listen to vinyl If we have any boat owners here - divide the total cost per year of ownership by the hours actually spent on the water. What do you come up with? Quite a bit. | |
| A decent set of beginner advice to care of vinyl I realize that before RCMs became relatively affordable, wet cleaning may have done more harm than good. Now, it's pretty well-settled that an RCM will produce far better results than a simple "wipe" or dusting with a carbon fiber brush. You can c... | |
| MHZS 66F vs 88F CD players Actually, Lampizator, who exposed the use of the cheap DAC in the 66, described the build quality and internal layout as "fantastic" and the sound was well worth the price. "would be a 10/10 to people who don't know any better". A left-handed comp... | |
| How much SACD do I need? I'm not sure if Kal's comments were directed to connection through the analog output stage or multi-channel over HDMI. They can be very different. I agree that the 5400 looks like a very exciting product. | |
| How much SACD do I need? I believe you're quite right in thinking that redbook played on a very good CD player will sound better than an SACD played on a lesser unit. My first experience came in comparing a Naim CD5x to a Music Hall Maverick playing SACD. I've owned the S... | |
| Why do Audiophiles feel the need... I don't think you necessarily have to own the gear to opine. When I was assembling my system, the dealer was using a certain brand of speakers I didn't own for demo purposes. I must have listened to them at least ten times and I would certainly fe... | |
| No frills CD player for tube amp Doge6 tube CD player from Pacific Valve. An amazing player with an expansive, beautiful sound. A bit over your budget, but that's the way things always go. | |
| Totem Mani-2 I have to disagree with Jaybo on that. The Mani's, when driven by a big amp, have incredible low end response, but without sacrificing the mids. They are low impedance and pretty power-hungry if you want to play them loud. As to your amp, I don't ... | |
| What do I need for LP care Watch this video -http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CtWeL9OCrgThere are tons of opinions and no end to how crazy people get with it (ok, including me), but if you just want clean records without a lot of fuss, a record cleaning machine is the way to... |