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1: Hi-Rez Highway, RE: Verdi's Otello, Act 1-I think I might be getting hooked on Opera! (0.00)
Posted by sergiohm@yahoo.com on 2009-03-24, 14:47:30 (65.11.10.3)
Well it is the first time I hear of Otello being presented in concert and only the first act alogside Haydn! Anyway who was Otello? There is no SACD recording of Verdi's Otello and I assume there won' .......
2: Hi-Rez Highway, RE: Sony Shootout - XA9000ES vs DVP 9000ES vs CDP 7ES (0.00)
Posted by sergiohm@yahoo.com on 2008-02-04, 15:53:31 (65.11.92.232)
I've already owned 2 XA9000ES. Although I tried hard I thought the sound to be too clinical for my taste. I prefer the SCD-1 for SACD-2Ch and redbook; and the Denon 5910 for SACD multi-channel. ::: TO .......
3: Hi-Rez Highway, RE: Verdi's Requiem (0.00)
Posted by sergiohm@yahoo.com on 2008-01-28, 15:21:35 (65.11.92.232)
Well there are so many. But let's try and be objective. I really dislike the Harnoncourt, it is un-Verdian and the soloits are all weak (albeit musically correct). The chorus singing is not that great .......
4: Critic's Corner, RE: Messrs. Atkinson and Fremer are mad as hell and they aren’t going to take it anymore! (0.00)
Posted by sergiohm@yahoo.com on 2008-01-27, 07:12:54 (65.11.92.232)
Tommasini can be literate and understand music (and be able to read music as well and maybe even perform) but his reviews on opera are pretty much off the mark. I'm not surprised MP3 is enough for him .......
5: Hi-Rez Highway, DSD conversion to PCM - a no-no? (0.00)
Posted by sergiohm@yahoo.com on 2008-01-27, 06:06:55 (65.11.92.232)
I've had a discussion on another forum about whether DSD conversion to PCM is an issue. For me it is, based on the principle that any conversion is bad, so I'd much rather have a DSD to analog instead .......
6: Vinyl Asylum, Music Hall MMF 5.1 (0.00)
Posted by sergiohm@yahoo.com on 2007-08-27, 12:14:58 (70.156.209.254)
The MMF 5 is discontinued and replaced by a MFF5.1. Can ayone elaborate on differences? I have a dealer who is trying to sell me a new one but I find the price difference ($100) to be too big for what .......
7: Hi-Rez Highway, Re: Huh! NAD T585 Universal Player. How'd we miss this?! (0.00)
Posted by sergiohm@yahoo.com on 2006-11-29, 22:29:35 (65.2.98.75)
The 3930CI only converts to PCM if you use bass management in the player, otherwise no. If you can use Denon link it sends the digital signal to the Denon receiver and the Denon receiver also has an o .......
8: Hi-Rez Highway, How much time can a SACD hold? (0.00)
Posted by sergiohm@yahoo.com on 2006-07-23, 14:05:09 (72.153.209.185)
I was under the impression that a SACD holds less minutes than a CD because a singer in a recent interview mentioned she could not include two extra tracks (which would fit on a normal CD) because the .......
9: Hi-Rez Highway, Re: Denon DVD-5910 or Sony SACD SCD777ES? (0.00)
Posted by sergiohm@yahoo.com on 2006-05-18, 09:24:40 (68.215.90.138)
The Denon 5910 is a superb SACD player. As a CD player it has its shortcomings and may not get to the level of the Sony. If you can use the Denon Link III it is another story because the receiver is t .......
10: Hi-Rez Highway, Re: New SACD player purchase.. (0.00)
Posted by sergiohm@yahoo.com on 2006-02-17, 19:55:00 (65.2.95.106)
I would not jump on the XA-9000ES. Although as a player it performs flawlessly, the sound is too analytical, mechanical. I much prefer the SCD-1 which I believe Sony will never produce anything like i .......
11: Hi-Rez Highway, Re: Last I heard the Mercury Living Presense SACD program will continue. (0.00)
Posted by sergiohm@yahoo.com on 2006-01-30, 22:15:02 (70.149.18.98)
I do not think so, from what I've read Universal has pulled the plug for SACD releases on its major labels, DG, Decca, Philips, etc. It appears that the Mercury will continue but for how long remains .......
12: Hi-Rez Highway, Universal is definitely abandoning SACD :-( (0.00)
Posted by sergiohm@yahoo.com on 2006-01-27, 11:23:15 (70.149.18.98)
I sent Decca an email asking if there were any plans to release the latest Cecilia Bartoli CD (Opera Prohibita) in SACD as Cecilia herself said she could not include one or two more arias because the .......
13: Hi-Rez Highway, Re: Disagree (Respectfully) (0.00)
Posted by sergiohm@yahoo.com on 2005-08-27, 07:27:46 (65.2.212.67)
"It’s a truly snobbish and narrow mind that thinks you have to have expensive equipment to enjoy the differences in SACD over RBCD IMO." Where is the respectfully ? First of all I did not say "expensi .......
14: Hi-Rez Highway, Re: SACD is Dying...Or Not? (0.00)
Posted by sergiohm@yahoo.com on 2005-08-23, 14:22:37 (65.11.5.129)
SACD is clearly superior to RBCD but you do need to listen to it in a superior equipment. Most folks with boomboxes, mini-stereos, DVD players, cheap receivers and run-of-the-mill speakers may not not .......
15: Hi-Rez Highway, Re: Classical Music Utilizing DD 5.1 or DTS vs SACD MC (0.00)
Posted by sergiohm@yahoo.com on 2005-08-13, 05:11:02 (65.11.5.129)
How would you compare DVD-A at 96K to SACD 5.1 ? .......
16: Hi-Rez Highway, Re: entry level SACD player (0.00)
Posted by sergiohm@yahoo.com on 2005-08-13, 05:09:57 (65.11.5.129)
Shouldn't your comparison include DVD-A ? DD and DTS however good are compressed and it is easy to tell they are inferior. .......
17: Hi-Rez Highway, Re: Dead Shanling T200 (0.00)
Posted by sergiohm@yahoo.com on 2005-08-12, 08:19:17 (65.11.5.129)
I'll try to spare you :-) I returned mine because after two weeks it stopped reading CDs or SACDS. Very unreliable. It is now out-of-warranty but I'd still give Roy Hall a call and talk to him (he is .......
18: Hi-Rez Highway, Re: Just ordered all but one. (0.00)
Posted by sergiohm@yahoo.com on 2005-07-25, 09:20:19 (65.11.4.201)
The Moffo SACD should be a gem. I have the CD and it was recorded in her prime. She had one of the loveliest voices of her time and a figure to match! She is guided on this recording by Tullio Serafin .......
19: Hi-Rez Highway, Re: entry level SACD player (0.00)
Posted by sergiohm@yahoo.com on 2005-07-21, 08:28:29 (65.11.4.201)
I would stay clear of the Sony 595, here is my opinion from a previous post on its more expensive (but according to some internally equal) brother the C-2000ES: "I listened to the ES model at home and .......
20: Hi-Rez Highway, Re: Question for Allen (0.00)
Posted by sergiohm@yahoo.com on 2005-06-02, 17:11:58 (65.2.98.204)
If the CD player is connected via the optical cable then the receiver is doing the D/A conversion hence I would judge by your listening that the DAC in the receiver are better than the one in the DVP8 .......
21: DVD-Audiobahn, Re: Review of Toshiba SD-5700 DVD Player (0.00)
Posted by sergiohm@yahoo.com on 2005-05-31, 19:37:40 (65.11.10.220)
If you are using the PCM out it is going to downmix to 44 kHz. Anyway I've never heard this player but had the 9200 a long time ago, it clicked only on the first track and had no pause between tracks. .......
22: Critic's Corner, Re: Is Pioneer ignored by Stereophile ? (0.00)
Posted by sergiohm@yahoo.com on 2005-05-19, 14:48:22 (65.2.95.214)
JA, Tks for clearing it up, if Pioneer is not interested then they are missing a golden opportunity. I mentioned HDMI more as an example on how "actual" the 59AVi (and others from Denon for example) i .......
23: Critic's Corner, Re: Speaking for myself (0.00)
Posted by sergiohm@yahoo.com on 2005-05-19, 14:35:38 (65.2.95.214)
John, I'll try my best but am just a "poor" consumer, if you as a reviewer could not get one the situation does not look good to me, but I'll try. I'd love to read what you have to say about the SA11. .......
24: Critic's Corner, Re: because it's mid-fi and Stereophile deals with hifi -t (0.00)
Posted by sergiohm@yahoo.com on 2005-05-17, 19:32:47 (65.11.5.8)
If the mid-fi distinction is being done based on how much the equipment costs then I would agree. But if it is being made by the quality I would disagree. Are you saying that as a whole Pioneer is a m .......
25: Critic's Corner, Is Pioneer ignored by Stereophile ? (0.00)
Posted by sergiohm@yahoo.com on 2005-05-17, 17:12:57 (65.11.5.8)
Reading through the Linn Unidisk review I couldn't help but think about the fact that the Pioneer DV-59AVi already reads all type of media and provides an HDMI connection (it was the first DVD player .......
26: DVD-Audiobahn, Re: Burning dvd-a? (0.00)
Posted by sergiohm@yahoo.com on 2005-05-17, 12:59:28 (65.11.5.8)
Ulead Movie Factory Creator 4 can record DVD-Audio. I'm having problems though, it plays only on the Sound Blaster Audigy 2 DVD Audio player, in normal DVD-Audio players it fails to play. .......
27: Hi-Rez Highway, Re: Sharp DX-SX1 SACD player........... (0.00)
Posted by sergiohm@yahoo.com on 2005-05-17, 12:18:06 (65.11.5.8)
This was released partnered with the SM-SX1 1-Bit Amp which accepted a digital connection from the SX1. This was in 2001 I believe. There is a review at Secrets and other places of the combo. The prob .......
28: Hi-Rez Highway, Re: Sony Qualia SACD (0.00)
Posted by sergiohm@yahoo.com on 2005-05-16, 05:45:42 (65.11.5.8)
The digital amplification is controversial, the idea has been used already (that is, keep the signal digital until the speakers). I don't know if I would use it to drive some loudspeakers which dip be .......
29: Hi-Rez Highway, Is 2-Channel mandatory for SACDs? (0.00)
Posted by sergiohm@yahoo.com on 2005-05-16, 01:11:28 (65.11.5.8)
Apparently not, I got one SACD from Germany where it is only SACD multi-channel, no stereo layer. I thought it was mandatory but guess am mistaken. .......
30: Hi-Rez Highway, Why isn't the Denon DCD-SA1 available in the US? (0.00)
Posted by sergiohm@yahoo.com on 2005-05-01, 12:27:21 (65.11.8.36)
Is Denon second-guessing the American market as being interested in video only? .......
31: Hi-Rez Highway, Re: Best SACD/CD player for under $3000? (0.00)
Posted by sergiohm@yahoo.com on 2005-04-30, 09:30:34 (65.11.8.36)
Mine had serious reliability issues. It skipped SACD tracks, so if you were listening to an opera, every track had a 1-2 second pause. Then I applied 2-3 firmwares and did not solve it. Two weeks late .......
32: Hi-Rez Highway, Re: SACD player built like a tank? (0.00)
Posted by sergiohm@yahoo.com on 2004-12-16, 11:46:00 (65.2.99.37)
Sony XA-9000ES but it will cost much more than $1000! In Europe Sony has the XA-3000ES which is less robustly built but shares the same framing. .......
33: Hi-Rez Highway, Re: Is anyone else having difficulties with the RCA Living Stereo SACDs? (0.00)
Posted by sergiohm@yahoo.com on 2004-11-15, 12:15:04 (201.8.70.108)
The Price-SACD also does not play on my SONY XA-9000ES. It plays flawlessly on the Pioneer Elite 59AVi though. I wonder if it is because it is a 3-channel only. Other RCA Living Stereo play fine thoug .......
34: Hi-Rez Highway, Re: A look inside the Sony SCD-C2000ES (0.00)
Posted by sergiohm@yahoo.com on 2004-10-29, 13:57:10 (65.2.95.192)
I've also had the 555ES for a long time and to me the distortion is clear. Try the Verdi Requiem with Bocelli (I know it is a poor choice for the tenor solo but that is not the point), Fleming and oth .......
35: Hi-Rez Highway, Re: A look inside the Sony SCD-C2000ES (0.00)
Posted by sergiohm@yahoo.com on 2004-10-28, 20:13:09 (65.2.95.192)
Good info and I hate to say it but I did not like this player at all. It was a big disappointment. First you cannot change the power cord, second construction wise it is very lightweight (compared to .......
36: Hi-Rez Highway, Re: SACD problems (0.00)
Posted by sergiohm@yahoo.com on 2004-10-28, 20:05:30 (65.2.95.192)
Mine started doing the same and finally it stopped reading SACDs and CDs altogether. I was lucky it was before 30 days was up so I returned it. Poor quality control it seems to me. It is a pity becaus .......
37: Digital Drive, Re: SONY XA-9000ES or Marantz SA-14 v2 ? (0.00)
Posted by sergiohm@yahoo.com on 2004-10-16, 05:04:08 (68.223.225.156)
Two reasons: first since the SA-14v2 will be discontinued I can get it at a good price; second the SA-11S1 is not available in the US. .......
38: Digital Drive, SONY XA-9000ES or Marantz SA-14 v2 ? (0.00)
Posted by sergiohm@yahoo.com on 2004-10-15, 11:23:21 (65.11.4.40)
Which is one is the best SACD and CD player ? I heard the XA9000ES and liked it as a SACD player but did not like the redbook that much, too analytical. I had the Marantz SA8260 and prefered it as a C .......
39: Digital Drive, Re: CD/SACD/DVD/DVD-A Players (0.00)
Posted by sergiohm@yahoo.com on 2004-10-15, 08:58:32 (65.11.4.40)
You should be careful with the Sony CE-595 SACD. I had the ES sibling, the Sony ES SCD-C2000ES Silver for about a month. The sound is Ok but it is not a "killer", it sounds the $300 tag price. I've he .......
40: Digital Drive, Benchmark DAC 1 x Receivers (yet another DAC1 post) (0.00)
Posted by sergiohm@yahoo.com on 2004-10-07, 14:19:19 (65.11.4.40)
I've seen all the posts and the rave about the Benchmark DAC1 and am now curious, how does it compare to flagship receivers such as the Pioneer Elite 59TXi, Denon 5805 for example ? Folks who have rec .......
41: Digital Drive, Re: Shanling? (0.00)
Posted by sergiohm@yahoo.com on 2004-10-07, 14:06:35 (65.11.4.40)
The T2000 puases between SACD tracks (you can only notice in continuous music such as classical and opera). I'm currently awaiting a firmware that may solve it. Will see. .......
42: Digital Drive, Re: CEC CD-3300, Toshiba SD-4900 or what else? (0.00)
Posted by sergiohm@yahoo.com on 2004-10-04, 12:50:16 (65.2.95.245)
I don't know why you have the 2 listed as none can play SACD. Why don't you get the Pioneer DV-563A? I had the CD-3300 and it was a pretty good CD player, it will probably outperform the 563 in the re .......
43: Digital Drive, Re: Sony DVD-NS999ES with Benchmark or SCD-XA9000ES (0.00)
Posted by sergiohm@yahoo.com on 2004-10-04, 12:24:11 (65.2.95.245)
I've never heard the NS999ES but had the XA9000ES at home for a month. I must say I was disappointed at the redbook performance, it is too analytical, better put, an appeal to the brains and not the s .......
44: Hi-Rez Highway, Re: Anyone mod the Sony 595 yet? nt (0.00)
Posted by sergiohm@yahoo.com on 2004-09-18, 02:41:41 (65.11.10.166)
I listened to the ES model at home and was unimpressed. To tell you the truth I was disappointed, the bass manageament is not well done (it still puts out too much uncontrolled bass), you cannot set d .......
45: Hi-Rez Highway, Re: I-Link tought (0.00)
Posted by sergiohm@yahoo.com on 2004-09-17, 07:35:07 (65.11.10.166)
I don't know either. i-Link is currently only offered in higher priced models (over $1K) which if you think about it does not make any sense! My only possible explanation is that only a few people hav .......
46: Hi-Rez Highway, Sony ES SCD-C2000ES ... i-Link output ? (0.00)
Posted by sergiohm@yahoo.com on 2004-09-11, 08:33:23 (65.11.10.231)
This player as listed in the SONY Style Canada has an i-Link output. Well I have the US version and there is no i-Link. Is the product different in Canada ? Or is it wrong in the site? .......
47: Hi-Rez Highway, Re: $150 Sony CD/SACD changer now available at Best Buy (0.00)
Posted by sergiohm@yahoo.com on 2004-07-31, 08:02:50 (65.11.10.197)
It has i-Link so the $150 is indeed a big bargain. Hooking it up to an i-Link receiver (Pio Elite 55/49/59 TXi) will give you probably a $2000 player quality, not a bad deal! This is the first time I .......
48: Hi-Rez Highway, Re: Sony SCD333es VS Marantz 8260 (0.00)
Posted by sergiohm@yahoo.com on 2004-07-31, 07:56:53 (65.11.10.197)
I had the 555ES before (which is supposedly better than the 333ES) and have the Marantz now. To me the Marantz is a better redbook CD player. SACD both are equal I would say but the 555ES had bass man .......
49: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Re: Buying a new Amp -- Stereo or MultiChannel, Which Now? (0.00)
Posted by sergiohm@yahoo.com on 2004-04-15, 21:17:38 (68.223.169.191)
Get the stereo only. A/V receivers are too compromised for stereo reproduction. .......
50: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Re: Need Warm and Musical Integrated (0.00)
Posted by sergiohm@yahoo.com on 2004-03-03, 14:28:14 (68.215.5.5)
You can get the MF A3 integrated used for around $600. .......
51: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Re: Elite Questions (0.00)
Posted by sergiohm@yahoo.com on 2004-02-23, 10:18:03 (68.158.193.231)
The 49TXi which I have allows not only the main channels but any of its 7 channels. You can also use it to drive another pre-amp if you want. Lots of options. I believe the 55Txi does allow it as well .......
52: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Re: Quality of phonostage in Musical Fidelity Amps? (0.00)
Posted by sergiohm@yahoo.com on 2004-02-21, 21:39:45 (68.158.193.231)
I think the phonostage in the MF A3.2 is pretty good, it beats a lot of other integrateds in that area. MF takes great care in the phono stage in their amps. As a matter of fact this was one of the re .......
53: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Re: Have $2,500 to Spend What Should I Buy? Separates / Integrated? (0.00)
Posted by sergiohm@yahoo.com on 2004-02-21, 17:06:10 (68.158.193.231)
I assume you are assembling a multi-channel right? For $2500 I would go to a receiver. I recommend the Pioneer Elite, the 55Txi is a good choice (it has a firewire connection that allows DVD-Audio/SAC .......
54: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Re: Musical Fidelity A3.2 Integrated distortion playing SACDs ? (0.00)
Posted by sergiohm@yahoo.com on 2004-02-10, 12:02:17 (68.158.193.231)
It is not everyday I solve my own problems. I found out where the problem was. It was in the power source. I have a Monster HS1000 and the MF was plugged into it. When I plugged it directly on the wal .......
55: Hi-Rez Highway, Re: Is SCD-1 officially discontinued by Sony? (nt) (0.00)
Posted by sergiohm@yahoo.com on 2004-02-09, 15:04:40 (68.158.193.231)
According to the recent Art Dudley artigle on ST no, it is still in production. .......
56: Hi-Rez Highway, Re: Krell SACD Standard vs. Denon 5900 (0.00)
Posted by sergiohm@yahoo.com on 2004-02-09, 15:01:29 (68.158.193.231)
Have not heard either. Basic rule says a dedicated SACD/CD player is better than an universal DVD/SACD player (even if the DVD/SACD turns off its video circuitry) because think about it, the MRSP for .......
57: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Re: Musical Fidelity A3.2 Integrated distortion playing SACDs ? (0.00)
Posted by sergiohm@yahoo.com on 2004-02-07, 14:16:11 (68.158.193.231)
It is not loud. Volume at 9-11 o'clock. I only hear the distortion when playing SACDs. The MF A3.2 spec is from 20-20.000KHz and SACD goes way over that band, so I thought there might be a problem the .......
58: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Re: SACD Thoughts (0.00)
Posted by sergiohm@yahoo.com on 2004-02-07, 09:31:19 (68.158.193.231)
The system: Musical Fidelity A3.2 Marantz SA-8260 Monitor Audio Silver 10 speakers Monster Cable Z-Series It is strange because if I switch to the HT system: Pioneer Elite 49Txi Omnisats + Infinity In .......
59: Hi-Rez Highway, Re: What's the best SACD player and transport of these? (0.00)
Posted by sergiohm@yahoo.com on 2004-02-07, 08:50:30 (68.158.193.231)
The Hi-Fi+ magazine had a glowing review of the 963SA. I'd say as a CD player it probably beats the Denon 2900 and the Pioneer. Denons i.m.h.o do not excel in redbook cd playing. The Pioneer DV-563A i .......
60: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Musical Fidelity A3.2 Integrated distortion playing SACDs ? (0.00)
Posted by sergiohm@yahoo.com on 2004-02-07, 06:22:40 (68.158.193.231)
I've had the MF A3 and now have the A3.2 Integrated Amplifier. I hear a lot of distortion when playing SACDs. I've tried different players (SONY,MARANTZ,PIONEER). Doesn't the MF A3.2 support SACD beca .......
61: Inmate Systems, sergiohm@yahoo.com's Main System (0.00)
Posted by sergiohm@yahoo.com on 2004-01-23, 08:48:29 (68.211.175.57)
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