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1: Vinyl Asylum, Mono Opera LPs in South Bay San Francisco Area Free to a Good Home (0.00)
Posted by Alan A on 2021-04-20, 17:10:43 (99.45.169.9)
I inherited some mostly mono LPs several years ago from a local music school. I have been planning to listen to them for the past few years, but I haven't gotten around to doing so, and at this rate I .......
2: Hi-Rez Highway, THANK YOU (0.00)
Posted by Alan A on 2018-09-21, 09:29:17 (99.45.169.9)
Thanks to all who posted in response to my query. If I do go ahead and modify my Oppo, I'll let you all know what I hear. I appreciate the suggestion to try an external dac. I'll try to do that. ::: T .......
3: Hi-Rez Highway, RE: Look next door in Digital (0.00)
Posted by Alan A on 2018-09-13, 07:15:05 (99.45.169.9)
Thanks! I never thought to go next door, as the digital I listen to is almost exclusively SACD. .......
4: Hi-Rez Highway, Modwright Oppo vs stock? (0.00)
Posted by Alan A on 2018-09-12, 18:45:09 (99.45.169.9)
Has anyone here heard the Modwright Oppo, preferably the 205, vs a stock Oppo, in direct comparison? I would like to hear your impressions. If not the 205, and not a direct comparison, I would like to .......
5: Hi-Rez Highway, RE: OPPO UDP-205 price increase (0.00)
Posted by Alan A on 2018-09-12, 18:26:54 (99.45.169.9)
Thanks! .......
6: Hi-Rez Highway, RE: OPPO UDP-205 price increase (0.00)
Posted by Alan A on 2018-09-12, 06:14:36 (99.45.169.9)
How can I buy one from Hong Kong? .......
7: Hi-Rez Highway, RE: "Those recording engineer morons who made the recordings obviously are clueless" (0.00)
Posted by Alan A on 2018-09-03, 12:39:07 (99.45.169.9)
I have also found that most recordings sound better in my system with the balance in the rear channels turned up higher than the calibration systems recommend. Let's be charitable to all and just assu .......
8: Hi-Rez Highway, RE: Multichannel bliss (0.00)
Posted by Alan A on 2018-08-31, 10:40:35 (99.45.169.9)
Soundstage and bass. My main speakers have 12" subwoofers built in, and my surrounds are smaller speakers plus sub, and I have an additional sub for the 0.1 channel. I am not a bass freak. I listen pr .......
9: Hi-Rez Highway, RE: How did you add multichannel to your system? (0.00)
Posted by Alan A on 2018-08-31, 09:33:04 (99.45.169.9)
I use an Oppo, running the analog outs directly to my amps, using the internal volume control. In my system, the speakers are all full range and equidistant, and the volumes are all equal, so I don't .......
10: Hi-Rez Highway, RE: Oppo 103 wont recognise remote (0.00)
Posted by Alan A on 2018-05-17, 20:04:01 (99.45.169.9)
Did you make sure that the disc drawer was open when to set the remote code? .......
11: Hi-Rez Highway, RE: Oppo (0.00)
Posted by Alan A on 2016-07-23, 12:52:18 (99.45.169.9)
The above was what I was told at a show over a year ago, that there will be more inputs and better adjustments (maybe room correction) that will have the Oppo be more like a controller. I don't know t .......
12: Hi-Rez Highway, RE: Find a c-j MET1. I've had one for years... (0.00)
Posted by Alan A on 2016-07-22, 14:08:27 (99.45.169.9)
I tried the MET1 in my system. I preferred the Oppo direct into my amps, but then, I got rid of my ARC pre amp because I found that I preferred my phono pre amp and Oppo direct to amps, so keep that .......
13: Hi-Rez Highway, Oppo (0.00)
Posted by Alan A on 2016-07-22, 08:14:09 (99.45.169.9)
Either just run an Oppo directly into your amps, or wait for the next version of the Oppo. I heard that it will have more input options that will let it function more like a traditional pre-amp. ::: T .......
14: Hi-Rez Highway, RE: Do affordable multichannel preamps exist any more? (0.00)
Posted by Alan A on 2016-04-08, 11:55:26 (99.45.169.9)
I run my Oppo directly into my amplifiers. When I want to listen to LPs, I just switch the cables for the front channels. I tried it with preamps, but preferred the sound directly into the amps. I tri .......
15: Speaker Asylum, RE: Johnny R: Amp question (0.00)
Posted by Alan A on 2016-01-03, 15:49:17 (99.45.169.9)
John, Thanks so much for the reply! I was puzzled as to how Richard was going to get to a model 9, knowing how multiple drivers goes against his design philosophy. I'm glad to see I was right, and rel .......
16: Speaker Asylum, RE: Vandersteen 5 owner, contemplating a change (0.00)
Posted by Alan A on 2015-12-30, 06:28:03 (99.45.169.9)
You won't gain much in space by downsizing. What would the net cost of switching to the Treos be? You might want to have your speakers upgraded to the 5 carbon instead, although it would probably cost .......
17: Speaker Asylum, RE: Johnny R: Amp question (0.00)
Posted by Alan A on 2015-12-26, 10:54:38 (99.45.169.9)
John, Thanks so much for your reply! 1. I will try the KT-150s. I was planning on waiting until I need new tubes, but I'll go ahead and upgrade sooner. I know someone who might be selling a pair of .......
18: Speaker Asylum, Johnny R: Amp question (0.00)
Posted by Alan A on 2015-12-25, 17:38:04 (99.45.169.9)
For Vandy 5A or Vandy 7, which amp of the following do you prefer: Quicksilver V4 with KT88, V4 with KT150 (old version of the V4) or Cary V12r monoblocks? Do you like the new Quicksilver monoblock 1 .......
19: Critic's Corner, RE: Stuffed Shirt (0.00)
Posted by Alan A on 2015-12-15, 06:07:22 (99.45.169.9)
If you were a regular reader of his column, you would realize that he has two systems, which he has described extensively, and his comments describe how a given component performs in each system and e .......
20: General Asylum, Very slow for me (0.00)
Posted by Alan A on 2015-11-15, 18:13:11 (99.45.169.9)
I never use them anymore. I live in northern California, and they ship from southern California, and they take a week or two or longer, every time. .......
21: Critic's Corner, RE: You mis-read.... (0.00)
Posted by Alan A on 2015-11-05, 17:55:04 (99.45.169.9)
In defense of poster BenE, I also read your sentence as referring to his being Jewish, rather than Orthodox. The phrase about his being Orthodox was set off by commas, suggesting to me that it was to .......
22: General Asylum, Stereo plus Mono? (0.00)
Posted by Alan A on 2015-11-02, 09:54:27 (99.45.169.9)
Just a guess, but I think that most likely he had a center speaker to listen to mono recordings, and the other two for stereo. I doubt that anyone would be trying to listen to 3 channel recordings at .......
23: General Asylum, Combined System (0.00)
Posted by Alan A on 2015-10-12, 08:56:11 (99.45.169.9)
I have an Oppo player that runs directly into my amps. No preamp, no processor. I use the analog outs, and I avoid PCM processing by having equidistant full range speakers all the way around, and I us .......
24: General Asylum, RE: Short-Form Creative Writing--Write a Very Brief Story (Very Brief) Triggered by This Photo (0.00)
Posted by Alan A on 2015-08-08, 21:42:38 (99.45.169.9)
If you want my red Purcell albums you'll have to pry them from my cold, dead hands. .......
25: Digital Drive, RE: SACD directly into amplifier (0.00)
Posted by Alan A on 2015-06-25, 15:29:46 (99.45.169.9)
I have an Oppo 95. I was using it via an Onkyo AV controller, an Audio Research pre amp, and a conrad johnson pre-amp. On a whim, I ran it directly into my tube monoblocks, using the digital controlle .......
26: Music Lane, RE: Some famous American literary critic called Batman and Robin (0.00)
Posted by Alan A on 2015-02-06, 17:31:21 (99.45.169.9)
The 2000 novel The Amazing Adventures of Klavier and Clay by Michael Chabon alluded to the Batman and Robin controversy in one of the later episodes involving the main character. Back to Esther: The i .......
27: Music Lane, Creation Story (0.00)
Posted by Alan A on 2015-02-05, 10:59:30 (99.45.169.9)
One more thing which I read recently: In the creation story, God isn't described as creating the Sun and the Moon, rather, he creates : the greater orb that rules in the day and the lesser orb that ru .......
28: Music Lane, RE: Often the five books are called Pentateuch (0.00)
Posted by Alan A on 2015-02-05, 10:54:42 (99.45.169.9)
Yes, Pentateuch. I always forget to use that term. I've read a little bit about the Septuagint. That topic is a bit too scholarly and esoteric for me, but there are a few lay books on that topic. Ther .......
29: Music Lane, Mordecai and Esther... (0.00)
Posted by Alan A on 2015-02-05, 10:34:03 (99.45.169.9)
I'll defer to you on all matters relating to the Avingnon Papacy, and on all matters vineal. I agree on Marduk and Ishtar, and on the Saducees ( Freidman talks a lot about the competition among the v .......
30: Music Lane, RE: It's interesting that the compilers retained both accounts (0.00)
Posted by Alan A on 2015-02-04, 21:50:03 (99.45.169.9)
Thanks for the book recommendation. I have ordered it through my local library. There were many mnore gospels, some of which still exist, and new ones are discovered periodically. Not all were admitte .......
31: Music Lane, RE: I'm a believer, but I think that trying to reconcile the Gospels is like trying to reconcile a great Picasso.. (0.00)
Posted by Alan A on 2015-02-04, 21:36:56 (99.45.169.9)
I'm glad that you didn't take offense, as none was intended. Make that two thumbs up for Akira Kurosawa and Toshiro Mifune in general, and Rashamon in particular. I especially liked the version of eve .......
32: Music Lane, RE: The chronology is rather open-ended in some respects... . (0.00)
Posted by Alan A on 2015-02-04, 10:34:30 (99.45.169.9)
I believe that you are confusing two different stories, from two different books. The Hebrew Bible, aka "Old Testament", tells the story of the killing of Jewish male babies by Pharoh, followed later .......
33: Speaker Asylum, RE: My apologies, must vent (0.00)
Posted by Alan A on 2014-12-20, 20:12:26 (99.45.169.9)
Why do you think that good customer service means that he has to do whatever you want, just because you bought something from him once? Good customer service means delivering what you paid for, and f .......
34: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Good passive preamp for Quicksilver amps (0.00)
Posted by Alan A on 2014-11-08, 14:06:58 (99.45.169.9)
I have Quicksilver V4 amps, and use them without a preamp. I have an EAR 834P phono stage with volume control that I run directly into the amps. For digital, I switch the interconnects to an Oppo 95, .......
35: Hi-Rez Highway, Lower Listening Volume (0.00)
Posted by Alan A on 2014-08-30, 09:48:13 (99.45.170.8)
Most likely you listen at a lower volume because you have more speakers. SPL calculations for a given speaker and amp combination will depend on the number of speakers. More speakers, the higher the s .......
36: Critic's Corner, RE: Kalman Rubinson/Music in the Round (0.00)
Posted by Alan A on 2014-04-11, 22:14:44 (99.45.170.8)
While I can't answer some of your specific questions ( e.g. "what percentage of audiophiles are into multichannel" ) perhaps I can enlighten you by offering my perspective. I find Music in the Round .......
37: Speaker Asylum, RE: 1st order (0.00)
Posted by Alan A on 2014-02-14, 07:36:52 (99.45.170.8)
I also prefer the sound of 1st order, time and phase aligned speakers. Of the manufacturers making such speakers who are still in business, I am aware of Vandersteen and Thiel and Green Mountain. Mead .......
38: Vinyl Asylum, Denon DL 102 on an AR "the turntable" tonearm? (0.00)
Posted by Alan A on 2013-11-30, 09:54:16 (99.45.170.8)
I have an old AR "the turntable" ( essentially the same as the ES 1 ) with the supplied OEM arm ( a lightweight straight arm, not the heavy 'S' shaped arm on the earliest AR tables ). I'm interested i .......
39: Speaker Asylum, RE: Help choosing Vandersteen Center Channel (0.00)
Posted by Alan A on 2013-11-23, 09:14:26 (99.45.170.8)
Richard Vandersteen has also said that the VCC-1 was designed to work with the Vandersteen 1B, 1C speakers. I would suggest either a used VCC-5 or VCC-2. I don't believe that there is a "VCC". There' .......
40: Critic's Corner, "Don't look back, they might be gaining on you"= Satchel Paige. nt (0.00)
Posted by Alan A on 2013-10-24, 03:33:34 (99.45.170.8)
nt .......
41: Speaker Asylum, CORRECTION (0.00)
Posted by Alan A on 2013-08-31, 13:56:15 (99.45.170.8)
One correction to what I posted below: The different crossover setting for the MP-5 crossover are not needed if the sub is used with full range vandersteen speakers. The special settings are only need .......
42: Hi-Rez Highway, RE: Oppo 105 SACD setup question (0.00)
Posted by Alan A on 2013-08-31, 09:20:06 (99.45.170.8)
I have the Oppo 95. With my player, you can switch from multichannel to stereo by pressing the "audio" button on the bottom left of the remote. I will go back to the beginning of the track. You don't .......
43: Speaker Asylum, RE: Any Vandersteen 2W subwoofer owners out there? (0.00)
Posted by Alan A on 2013-08-31, 09:15:30 (99.45.170.8)
No, the 2W doesn't work that way. The Vandersteen V2W would be run from the LFE out that way, but not the 2W or 2WQ. They require a crossover inserted in front of the pre amp, and then additional cab .......
44: Speaker Asylum, RE: Any Vandersteen 2W subwoofer owners out there? (0.00)
Posted by Alan A on 2013-08-31, 09:12:30 (99.45.170.8)
I agree with the post below. Richard Vandersteen told me that any cheap cable is fine. But definitely use the external crossover, inserted just before the input to the amplifier. Read the manual. If y .......
45: Speaker Asylum, RE: Why no more 12" 3 ways....? (0.00)
Posted by Alan A on 2013-08-02, 06:39:15 (99.45.170.8)
Vandersteen: Model 5A, 5A Carbon, Model 7 .......
46: Hi-Rez Highway, RE: Multichannel system with oppo 105 (0.00)
Posted by Alan A on 2013-07-09, 21:38:12 (99.45.170.8)
Thanks for your comments. I agree that multichannel is a big step up from 2 channel ( although I still enjoy 2 channel SACDs as well as vinyl) I understood from your post that you preferred multichan .......
47: Hi-Rez Highway, RE: Multichannel system with oppo 105 (0.00)
Posted by Alan A on 2013-07-09, 21:17:43 (99.45.170.8)
I understand your position and I agree. After all, it's all anecdotal and a matter of taste and preference. I'm not trying to convince anyone that my way is better; it's just an option. I'm only offer .......
48: Hi-Rez Highway, RE: Multichannel system with oppo 105 (0.00)
Posted by Alan A on 2013-07-08, 20:55:05 (99.45.170.8)
Fitzcaraldo: I have appreciated and benefited from your posts over the years, and I usually agree with your suggestions. However, I would like to issue a caveat to your recommendations. You wrote: “F .......
49: Hi-Rez Highway, RE: Sounds like a good beginning! (0.00)
Posted by Alan A on 2013-07-06, 21:50:58 (99.45.170.8)
Well, if you have the Oppo already, it's easy to try it without the preamp. Once you have tried it, you'll know how it sounds in your own system. You shouldn't listen to the post below that doesn't l .......
50: Whiner's Woad, RE: Recent data does not comport with your view... (0.00)
Posted by Alan A on 2013-07-06, 20:45:26 (99.45.170.8)
I suspect there's a lot of self-selection going on in the social sciences. And I wonder how many creationists are going to feel at home in the biological sciences..... or in geology, given their insis .......
51: Hi-Rez Highway, RE: Sounds like a good beginning! (0.00)
Posted by Alan A on 2013-07-06, 19:08:17 (99.45.170.8)
Actually, the HDMI out from the cable box can go into the HDMI input on the Oppo, so no preamp is needed in order to integrate a cable box. .......
52: Hi-Rez Highway, RE: Multichannel system with oppo 105 (0.00)
Posted by Alan A on 2013-07-06, 15:18:04 (99.45.170.8)
As discussed in the post below, you may not need a pre-pro at all. So, why not get the amp and the speakers you're interested in, and see how that works for you, before you buy a pre-pro you may not n .......
53: Hi-Rez Highway, RE: My Oppo 105 has made my prepro almost obsolete.... (0.00)
Posted by Alan A on 2013-07-06, 15:09:12 (99.45.170.8)
Yes, and it has a built in test tone generator to use with your own sound level meter. However, in the BDP 95, which I own, the tone generator only works if you have a disc in the tray ( or maybe it o .......
54: Whiner's Woad, RE: He's out of date - most people have no clue how education changed since they were in school... (0.00)
Posted by Alan A on 2013-07-06, 10:47:13 (99.45.170.8)
I don't think that your are really disagreeing with RGA here. Ys, it's true that CUNY, and state agricultural colleges, were more accepting of the lower classes and immigrants, but the private univers .......
55: Whiner's Woad, RE: If - if - I understand RGA correctly, our elitist is right: . . . (0.00)
Posted by Alan A on 2013-07-06, 10:17:54 (99.45.170.8)
You wrote " as the audio "industry" is not tax payer subsidized. Therefore there is no need for government certification." Actually, the motivation for licensing requirements, including extensive educ .......
56: Hi-Rez Highway, RE: My Oppo 105 has made my prepro almost obsolete.... (0.00)
Posted by Alan A on 2013-07-06, 10:01:36 (99.45.170.8)
1. The Oppo does have individual volume adjustments for each channel. See pages 67-71 in the instruction manual. Using the inter channel adjustments for volume or distance requires that the output be .......
57: Hi-Rez Highway, RE: Knock, knock, knock...houskeeping: DVD~A/Blu-Ray music and HiRez Highway... (0.00)
Posted by Alan A on 2013-04-27, 15:53:51 (99.45.170.8)
Thanks for asking. I think that DVD-A and BluRay music discs belong here with SACD. They all play on my Oppo, and are usually multichannel. They generally sound better than 16/44 media. Digital shoul .......
58: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: You've got some of it right. (0.00)
Posted by Alan A on 2012-07-15, 17:18:05 (99.45.170.8)
Thanks for the reply. I guess I'm just going to have to read up more on the basics. .......
59: Amp/Preamp Asylum, I figured it out (0.00)
Posted by Alan A on 2012-07-15, 11:29:49 (99.45.170.8)
Thanks to all who replied. Everyone who answered was correct, and the replies helped me to understand what was confusing me. Here's how I understand it: The short answer to my question is that the ga .......
60: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Basic Amplifier Question: Gain vs. Watts (0.00)
Posted by Alan A on 2012-07-14, 20:42:14 (99.45.170.8)
Thanks, that makes sense as far as the Bryston amp goes. But what about the Theta amps, with 400 watts, 300 watts, and 250 watts, and 100 watts, all with about 26 dB gain. True, they all have differin .......
61: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Basic Amplifier Question: Gain vs. Watts (0.00)
Posted by Alan A on 2012-07-13, 19:23:10 (99.45.170.8)
Does the ability of an amp to drive loudspeakers to volume vary directly with its gain in dB? If not, what does the Gain specification mean? In looking at amplifier specifications, I see that amplifi .......
62: General Asylum, Great experience (0.00)
Posted by Alan A on 2012-06-25, 06:16:02 (99.45.170.8)
I bought an expensive preamp from them online. I expected to keep it, but it didn't work out in my system. They have a 7 day return policy, and they took it back with no questions asked. I would buy f .......
63: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Got it now! (0.00)
Posted by Alan A on 2012-05-16, 12:25:20 (99.45.170.8)
Thanks for the extra effort. I understand now! Now I know what paramaters I need to look for in a replacement amp. I appreciate you help and persistence! .......
64: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Help with Input Sensitivity and volume output please (0.00)
Posted by Alan A on 2012-05-16, 12:22:10 (99.45.170.8)
Thanks for the reply. I was going to consider attenuators in the future if I needed to adjust some channels downward. Thanks for the input on the Rothwells. I have seen mixed reviews on the Endler at .......
65: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Help with Input Sensitivity and volume output please (0.00)
Posted by Alan A on 2012-05-16, 12:14:16 (99.45.170.8)
Thanks! Now I think I understand. Essentially, I'm always getting 6db more voltage from the balanced outputs, but probably never reaching the 2 volt level on the balanced, so I'm probably maxing out b .......
66: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: The entire scenario... (0.00)
Posted by Alan A on 2012-05-15, 20:33:31 (99.45.170.8)
Thanks again for bearing with me. I get that 6 db is twice the voltage, and indeed, the Oppo puts out 2 volts RCA and 4 volts XLR. But the VT100 specs state: Input sensitivity: 1.9V RMS (Bal or SE) .......
67: Amp/Preamp Asylum, The entire scenario... (0.00)
Posted by Alan A on 2012-05-15, 18:29:43 (99.45.170.8)
Thanks for the replies. I suppose it might be clipping, but I really don't think so, as it sounds fine, no distortion or congestion. And if it's not, then I don't see why I'm getting less volume sing .......
68: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Input Sensitivity is not all that matters - in case of your amp,.... (0.00)
Posted by Alan A on 2012-05-15, 14:02:22 (99.45.170.8)
Thanks for the reply. As I'm fairly ignorant of most things electrical, I would appreciate some further explanation. How does the math work here? ( in general terms ). Is there a way to compensate for .......
69: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Help with Input Sensitivity and volume output please (0.00)
Posted by Alan A on 2012-05-15, 12:28:50 (99.45.170.8)
I have two questions: Question # 1: I'm using an Oppo BDP-95 directly into my amp ( Audio Research VT100 mkII ). The input sensitivity for the amp is given as 1.9 v for both the RCA and Balanced input .......
70: Hi-Rez Highway, RE: Oppo vs Sony (0.00)
Posted by Alan A on 2012-05-15, 07:49:06 (99.45.170.8)
See Kal Rubinson's reviews in Stereophile for a comparison of the Oppo and Sony xa5400es players. If I remember correctly, via analog cables the Oppo BDP-95 was slightly better. To try a player, go t .......
71: Speaker Asylum, Consider Vandersteens (0.00)
Posted by Alan A on 2011-07-30, 15:38:47 (71.139.9.83)
I always liked some aspects of the sound of Thiels, but I also always found them to be too bright for my taste. I have always been partial to Vandersteens. What these brands have in common is that the .......
72: General Asylum, RE: The reason being? (0.00)
Posted by Alan A on 2011-07-18, 00:33:43 (71.139.16.17)
IIRC, that's what Richard Vandersteen recommended. I believe that the newer versions of the 2ce Signatures come with stands now, so with that in mind, they are not a tweak, but rather an upgrade to mo .......
73: General Asylum, Your Speakers (0.00)
Posted by Alan A on 2011-07-17, 19:17:45 (71.139.16.17)
I know you didn't ask for advice, but I suggest that you put those Vandersteen 2c's on Sound Anchor stands. .......
74: Room Acoustics Forum by Rives Audio, Cara Software Help (0.00)
Posted by Alan A on 2011-06-19, 14:54:26 (71.139.16.17)
I have the Cara Plus 2.1 software which I have owned since about 2003. I haven't used it in about 8 years, since I moved into this house. I now want to rearrange my listening room but now find that I .......
75: Hi-Rez Highway, RE: And some other notable labels as well (0.00)
Posted by Alan A on 2011-02-04, 10:19:14 (162.119.68.249)
Yes, same problem here. I have ordered many times from MDT over the past 2 years. MDT orders used to arrive here in California withing about 10-14 days. My last 2 orders, placed in late December, took .......
76: Speaker Asylum, RE: Looking for active speakers with 15" woofers or 2 12" (0.00)
Posted by Alan A on 2010-09-20, 07:02:59 (71.139.11.17)
Vandersteen: 5, 5A, 7. .......
77: Music Lane, RE: Remastered Beatles Albums (0.00)
Posted by Alan A on 2010-01-31, 20:14:12 (71.139.21.77)
There may be something wrong with one channel of your system. The early Beatles stereo albums were recorded in the early days of stereo, rather poorly by modern standards. They had vocals coming out o .......
78: Hi-Rez Highway, Does anyone know how the disc was recorded? (0.00)
Posted by Alan A on 2010-01-16, 18:04:54 (71.139.9.86)
Sa-cd.net doesn't have much information on how the Lara St.John disc was recorded, and the reviews don't mention specifics either. Does anyone have any more information about how this disc was recorde .......
79: Hi-Rez Highway, XA5400ES vs SCD-1 vse (0.00)
Posted by Alan A on 2010-01-15, 07:56:28 (71.139.9.86)
So, could you post *your* comparison of the stock xa5400es vs your modified SCD-1? Thanks! .......
80: Hi-Rez Highway, RE: Sony XA5400es impressions (0.00)
Posted by Alan A on 2010-01-05, 18:11:37 (71.139.9.86)
Did you get a genuine Sony US Warranty from Gear for Less? Thanks. .......
81: Hi-Rez Highway, RE: VSE XA5400ES and Oppo (0.00)
Posted by Alan A on 2009-12-31, 07:03:58 (71.139.9.86)
Thanks for your prompt reply. Actually, I'm not too surprised to hear that you haven't compared the two players. I bought the Oppo along with an Onkyo home theater pre-pro and inserted them into my sy .......
82: Hi-Rez Highway, VSE XA5400ES and Oppo (0.00)
Posted by Alan A on 2009-12-30, 19:31:45 (71.139.9.86)
I'm looking forward to your review. I've read all your previous VSE reviews with great interest. I have an Oppo BDP-83, and I'm considering the upgrade to the SE version (tomorrow is the last day for .......
83: Hi-Rez Highway, Oppo tics (0.00)
Posted by Alan A on 2009-11-07, 10:57:33 (71.139.16.36)
I have had the Oppo for a while now, and the latest firmware update seems to have completely corrected the tic problem, as well as the problem with early music truncation. According to the company the .......
84: Hi-Rez Highway, Thanks, Kal. I hear you. (NT) (0.00)
Posted by Alan A on 2009-11-02, 18:02:58 (71.139.16.36)
NT .......
85: Hi-Rez Highway, RE: 2+2+2 recordings SACD's (0.00)
Posted by Alan A on 2009-08-21, 13:56:41 (162.119.68.25)
I just received two MDG SACDs in the mailearlier this week (Haydn Symphonies and Mozart Piano Concertos ). The sound in stereo was excellent, with excellent string tone and lots of ambience, as noted .......
86: Hi-Rez Highway, Thanks! (0.00)
Posted by Alan A on 2009-07-17, 16:35:36 (162.119.68.25)
Thanks for your help. Mine is purple too, with all the usual sacd symbols. Oh well..... I'll try to return it. Thanks again. .......
87: Hi-Rez Highway, Akiko Suwanai - Sibelius disc problem? (0.00)
Posted by Alan A on 2009-07-17, 14:24:08 (162.119.68.25)
I have a copy of the Sibelius and Walton Violin Concertos with Akiko Suwanai on Philips. This disc was produced as both a CD and Hybrid multichannel SACD. The packaging and label on my copy both indic .......
88: Critic's Corner, My Positive Experience at Sound by Singer (0.00)
Posted by Alan A on 2009-07-11, 10:08:19 (71.139.9.86)
Whenever I see Andy Singer being maligned, I feel morally obligated to relate a very positive experience that I had at Sound By Singer. This was many years ago, and at the time I had an entry level sy .......
89: Hi-Rez Highway, Switching Mch to Stereo: Use the Audio button (0.00)
Posted by Alan A on 2009-06-22, 07:28:22 (71.139.42.73)
In order to switch from Mch to Stereo playback, all you need to do is press the "Audio" button on the remote. I'll admit that this is not something I discovered by reading the manual, although it may .......
90: Hi-Rez Highway, RE: Compare Oppo 980H to BDP 83? (0.00)
Posted by Alan A on 2009-05-25, 10:15:11 (71.139.33.104)
Thanks for both replies. So, now it's down to the BDP-83 vs the Sony XA5400ES. I'm hoping that Kal will weigh in fairly soon. I put my name on the list for the new Oppo and I'll probably get the BDP-8 .......
91: Hi-Rez Highway, Compare Oppo 980H to BDP 83? (0.00)
Posted by Alan A on 2009-05-23, 22:36:17 (71.139.33.104)
Have you noticed any difference between the HDMI output of the BDP83 vs the 980H? How do the analog outputs compare on the two players? Thanks. .......
92: Hi-Rez Highway, Thanks again! nt (0.00)
Posted by Alan A on 2009-04-22, 09:49:06 (162.119.68.25)
nt .......
93: Hi-Rez Highway, Thanks! (0.00)
Posted by Alan A on 2009-04-21, 07:25:29 (71.139.33.104)
Thanks, that was very helpful. By any chance, have you had a chance to hear the Meitner or dcs players? If so, how do they compare? .......
94: Hi-Rez Highway, Could you elaborate? (0.00)
Posted by Alan A on 2009-04-20, 12:16:39 (162.119.68.249)
I see that you have owned both the Sony and the Wadia. Could you go into more detail as to how they compare on both SACD and CD? I would really appreciate anything more you could tell me. Thanks! ::: .......
95: Hi-Rez Highway, RE: Crotchet Classic Value-Has anyone used this British outlet? (0.00)
Posted by Alan A on 2009-04-02, 09:42:22 (162.119.64.100)
It's 21.70 pounds excluding vat at mdt.co.uk. plus shipping. .......
96: Hi-Rez Highway, Don't buy; borrow. (0.00)
Posted by Alan A on 2009-01-25, 17:07:57 (71.139.19.155)
Rather than buying an SACD, why not just go to your local library and borrow some of the recommended works on redbook CD? If you find a piece that you like, you can then buy it on SACD. After all, you .......
97: Hi-Rez Highway, RE: Praga Chamber Music Hybrid Discs (0.00)
Posted by Alan A on 2009-01-18, 12:04:42 (71.139.34.194)
Is this the one? Brahms Piano Trios Op. 8 & Op. 101. Guarneri Trio Prague. Praga SACD. It's available at MDT.Co.UK. Item # DSD250230 .......
98: Hi-Rez Highway, RE: Recommended Symphonies? (yet again) (0.00)
Posted by Alan A on 2008-12-18, 14:04:10 (162.119.64.100)
Thanks for all the suggestions. Sorry I wasn't clear. By dated, I meant that new versions of the same works have been released since the reviews of older versions were written. Therefore, a recording .......
99: Hi-Rez Highway, RE: I second this recommendation (if you like Brandenburg's) (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Alan A on 2008-12-18, 12:42:47 (162.119.64.100)
Good point. Well, I love Bach, especially the solo works, and while I probably could live without hearing the Brandenburgs again, I feel that I should listen to them multichannel. I'm hoping that hear .......
100: Hi-Rez Highway, Thanks to all of you for your replies! I'll order today. nt (0.00)
Posted by Alan A on 2008-12-11, 17:24:17 (162.119.64.100)
nt. .......
101: Hi-Rez Highway, Buying SACDs from Europe: any import duty? (0.00)
Posted by Alan A on 2008-12-09, 18:46:25 (162.119.64.100)
I'm planning on buying a few dozen SACDs from mdt.co.uk. Has anyone had any problems with customs or import duty? Does anyone here know what the regulations are? Is there a package size or value that .......
102: Hi-Rez Highway, Thanks for the reply, and thanks for your columns (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Alan A on 2008-11-09, 20:34:25 (71.139.42.240)
nt .......
103: Hi-Rez Highway, Questions for Kal: SACD via HDMI (0.00)
Posted by Alan A on 2008-11-09, 17:33:25 (71.139.42.240)
Kal, After reading your posts and columns, I’ve become convinced that I should give multichannel a try, preferably via an HDMI input and room correcting processor. So, if you don’t mind, I have some q .......
104: Inmate Systems, Alan A's Main system (0.00)
Posted by Alan A on 2008-10-25, 14:51:07 (71.139.29.56)
Alan A 's Main system System
IP Address: 71.139.29.56
Last Update: October 25, 2008 at 14:51:07
Amplifier: Audio Research VT100 Mk 2
Preamplifier (or None if Integrated): Audio Researc .......
105: Speaker Asylum, RE: Vandersteen 5 Owners: Do you find this speaker to be aggressive in the treble? (0.00)
Posted by Alan A on 2008-05-15, 10:31:56 (162.119.64.100)
I believe that most listeners report that the 5's are more detailed ( brighter? ) and accurate than the 3A's, and that 5A's are more detailed than the 5's, so if you find that the 5's are too bright, .......
106: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Why not send SME an e-mail? (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Alan A on 2008-04-22, 23:07:34 (71.139.19.152)
Because they won't tell me what it is. They want to sell it to me for $380. I believe that they sell the silicone for the tonearm damping trough for $65, but you can get it elsewhere for about $15. :: .......
107: Vinyl Asylum, SME 30/2 tower silicone? (0.00)
Posted by Alan A on 2008-04-22, 17:32:20 (71.139.19.152)
Does anyone know what damping material SME uses in the 30/2 towers? If it's silicone, do you know the viscosity? Thanks! .......
108: General Asylum, RE: Of course, safety is the top priority... (0.00)
Posted by Alan A on 2008-03-29, 16:00:54 (71.139.39.210)
In that case, I think we agree. I have also been impressed with how smart toddlers can be. They don't have the experience or judgment of adults, but they are just as smart and inventive. With that in .......
109: General Asylum, PROTECT YOUR CHILDREN (0.00)
Posted by Alan A on 2008-03-28, 14:37:27 (162.119.64.100)
I'm sure that all the posters who suggest that you just "teach" your children not to touch your system mean well. However, regardless of your willingness to risk damage to your stereo equipment, you s .......
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