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hi-end universal players?
Does anyone know anything at all about Immersive? How long have they been around, any reputation regarding audio, is the audio an OEM kit etc? 
Europeans vs. the U.S.A.
Probably it's just the business models that have grown up in different parts of the world.From an engineering standpoint, integrated system design is absolutely to be preferred. On the other hand it means that a single designer has to be equally g... 
Sistrum or Neuance or...?
twl's post is straight ad copy. Throw in a price list and his phone number, and he would have had to pay to say the same thing anywhere else. Step right up and check out our 30 day money-back no-risk no-liability home test options folks. Everybody... 
Sistrum or Neuance or...?
A few years ago, a post like twl's would have brought anger from the majority of audiogoners. No more. It's time to recognize that Audiogon has simply become an open advertising and marketing platform. Sad but those are the times. Time for audioph... 
Damping Vibration - Friend or Foe?
"As for floor-borne vibrations, I personally don't even consider that much of an issue unless I had a much older home and a very, very bouncy flooring system. "Stehno - Unless your speakers stand on isolated rocks, they couple mechanically into y... 
Damping Vibration - Friend or Foe?
" It is also a fact that as one sits in their cushy(well-damped) listening chair feeling the vibrations from the music, one can bet dollars to doughnuts that their equipment is feeling pretty much the same vibrations regardless of whose vibration ... 
How many years before MP3 becomes king?
Everything has it's cycles. Fitting lots of data onto a small card is today's novelty. Somewhere in the not far future, the pendulum will swing backwards as people discover sound quality all over again. But it will then be combined with much highe... 
Postal Money Order versus Bank Money Order ???
Jax2 and Richingoth, Thanks for your corrections on USPS mo's. My local post office had told me explicitly that they did not offer international money orders, and directed me to a foreign currency broker or a bank if I wanted to send money orders ... 
Postal Money Order versus Bank Money Order ???
USPS money orders are valid only within the U.S.In favor of bank cashiers' checks, I recently sent one in payment for an overseas item, and the airmailed check never arrived. My bank was able to determine immediately whether the check had been cas... 
Music for Passover
What does a mostly vegetarian do on Passover? A recording I love well in this ethnic tradition is Alia Musica's 'El Canto Espiritual Judeoespanol' (Harmonia Mundi, HMI 987015). Lovely and moving pieces from a Spanish Sephardic tradition. It is rec... 
Purist Audio & Stereophile
Which posts are you referring to Tobias? This thread seems to me to be as neutral as threads get.. just speculation on magazine reviewing and reasons? 
Purist Audio & Stereophile
Dark to me means bass-heavy, sometimes to the point that midrange color gets lost and everything takes on a rather heavy dark shading, sopranos included. It can easily be heard via shifts in voice timbre. Warm usually equates to emphasis in the up... 
Purist Audio & Stereophile
I've never heard Purist Dominus (big caveat) but I've read numerous discussions that, despite being very good, they are very dark as well as warm. None of the others mentioned (Nordost, Synergistic, Harmonic Tech) are dark. Might this count as a n... 
Damping Vibration - Friend or Foe?
Barry, Regarding your recommendation of high mass, high absorption material above and below the component. In general, the argument against high mass is that it stores energy, especially lower frequency energy, and releases it back into the compon... 
Damping Vibration - Friend or Foe?
So what set of guidelines *would* be acceptable for a manufacturer who wants to discuss theory/practice here? This is becoming a damned if you do/damned if you don't situation. I'd far rather hear from people who've spent years thinking about (mea...