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I was wondering (for those audiophiles out there) what are some of the nice setups that you've heard the album on.
This is what I"ve got....Energy C7 Floorstanders being powered by an Arcam A-50 and a Rotel CD player.....connected w/ Verstarr cables.
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Setups you've heard 10K days on....(Audiophiles!!!)
I was wondering (for those audiophiles out there) what are some of the nice setups that you've heard the album on.
This is what I"ve got....Energy C7 Floorstanders being powered by an Arcam A-50 and a Rotel CD player.....connected w/ Verstarr cables.
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Sounds niiiice on my system here at home :)
Linn Ikemi - Linn Kairn - 2 Linn Klouts - Linn Ninka
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Sounds niiiice on my system here at home :)
Linn Ikemi - Linn Kairn - 2 Linn Klouts - Linn Ninka
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my bitchin walmart boom box X150HL 700000
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my bitchin walmart boom box X150HL 700000
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05-09-2006, 01:07 PM
my iopd and stock headphones ftw
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my iopd and stock headphones ftw
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Technics SA-EH760 i own about 5 years now, but it kicks the shit outta ur anus i tell ya....
uhmm... got some Sony Headphones for this too Sony MDR-CD780 <--- fuck. they RULE!
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05-09-2006, 01:17 PM
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Technics SA-EH760 i own about 5 years now, but it kicks the shit outta ur anus i tell ya....
uhmm... got some Sony Headphones for this too Sony MDR-CD780 <--- fuck. they RULE!
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my event 20/20's do it justice through the digi002
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05-09-2006, 02:47 PM
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my event 20/20's do it justice through the digi002
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05-09-2006, 03:03 PM
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Nice. I'm running it through a MOTU 828 mkII and the Event TR-8's, or the AudioTechnica headphones
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I was wondering (for those audiophiles out there) what are some of the nice setups that you've heard the album on.
This is what I"ve got....Energy C7 Floorstanders being powered by an Arcam A-50 and a Rotel CD player.....connected w/ Verstarr cables.
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How many G's was the Rotel?
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I was wondering (for those audiophiles out there) what are some of the nice setups that you've heard the album on.
This is what I"ve got....Energy C7 Floorstanders being powered by an Arcam A-50 and a Rotel CD player.....connected w/ Verstarr cables.
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05-09-2006, 05:29 PM
iPod, Logitech Z-5500 5.1's, Bose car stereo.
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iPod, Logitech Z-5500 5.1's, Bose car stereo.
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05-09-2006, 05:40 PM
Sony higher-end DVD/CD/SACD player > Sony higher-end surround receiver > Polk towers + Velodyne subwoofer
Sony lower-end DVD/CD/SACD player > Sony lower-end surround receiver > JBL Pro III monitors + Sony subwoofer
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Sony higher-end DVD/CD/SACD player > Sony higher-end surround receiver > Polk towers + Velodyne subwoofer
Sony lower-end DVD/CD/SACD player > Sony lower-end surround receiver > JBL Pro III monitors + Sony subwoofer
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05-09-2006, 05:40 PM
I cringe whenever I hear "iPod". To me that's like condensing the sheer magnitude of an 88-instrument symphony orchestra into two shitty techno ear pieces.
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I cringe whenever I hear "iPod". To me that's like condensing the sheer magnitude of an 88-instrument symphony orchestra into two shitty techno ear pieces.
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05-09-2006, 05:50 PM
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I cringe whenever I hear "iPod". To me that's like condensing the sheer magnitude of an 88-instrument symphony orchestra into two shitty techno ear pieces.
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There's nothing wrong with portables while commuting as long as you upgrade from the stock earphones. The ones that come with iPod are the worst sounding shits ever produced by a legitimate company...the ones that came with my original Game Boy 15 years ago sounded better. I have a problem with iPod itself and just sold one I had bought a couple months ago after getting sick of being forced to do everything through iTunes, an extremely shaky piece of software, and the thing getting scratched every time I looked at it.
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I cringe whenever I hear "iPod". To me that's like condensing the sheer magnitude of an 88-instrument symphony orchestra into two shitty techno ear pieces.
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There's nothing wrong with portables while commuting as long as you upgrade from the stock earphones. The ones that come with iPod are the worst sounding shits ever produced by a legitimate company...the ones that came with my original Game Boy 15 years ago sounded better. I have a problem with iPod itself and just sold one I had bought a couple months ago after getting sick of being forced to do everything through iTunes, an extremely shaky piece of software, and the thing getting scratched every time I looked at it. |
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05-09-2006, 06:46 PM
piece of shit cd player with infinity kappas all around (6x9, 6 1/2)
in fact i got pulled over the other day while banging on my steering wheel at the end of wings part 2 and got a ticket for careless driving :O(
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piece of shit cd player with infinity kappas all around (6x9, 6 1/2)
in fact i got pulled over the other day while banging on my steering wheel at the end of wings part 2 and got a ticket for careless driving :O(
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05-09-2006, 07:03 PM
I'm running it through a Tejuanika 240-ERT Auxil500 by 90 with a bypassed Enterio 2116 box before StateTronix44 pickup into Lazel's new Wiebercozer Tascoder ElectrolIsis84 web cone suspender which has been jacked up with a brand new pair of old school OscillatorTweenys that could blow the dust off the sands of Mars.
Sounds mint.
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I'm running it through a Tejuanika 240-ERT Auxil500 by 90 with a bypassed Enterio 2116 box before StateTronix44 pickup into Lazel's new Wiebercozer Tascoder ElectrolIsis84 web cone suspender which has been jacked up with a brand new pair of old school OscillatorTweenys that could blow the dust off the sands of Mars.
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computer transport/dvd player -> monarchy DAC -> headroom blockhead -> hd-650
computer transport/dvd player -> monarchy DAC -> t-amp -> axiom m3ti
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Hand-cranked Victrola with custom soundbox, sliver oxide stylus bar, and engraved soundarm.
All I'm getting is a rather loud screeching sound followed by a pronounced *THUMP*. This album sounds awful. Maybe I should try 78 rpm instead? The sound just ain't swingin' like I thought it would.
Sorry--just felt like it...
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Hand-cranked Victrola with custom soundbox, sliver oxide stylus bar, and engraved soundarm.
All I'm getting is a rather loud screeching sound followed by a pronounced *THUMP*. This album sounds awful. Maybe I should try 78 rpm instead? The sound just ain't swingin' like I thought it would.
Sorry--just felt like it...
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Hand-cranked Victrola with custom soundbox, sliver oxide stylus bar, and engraved soundarm.
All I'm getting is a rather loud screeching sound followed by a pronounced *THUMP*. This album sounds awful. Maybe I should try 78 rpm instead? The sound just ain't swingin' like I thought it would.
Sorry--just felt like it...
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Haha thats fucking funny. Not as subtle as my joke post, but way funnier. Infact, I don't know if anyone has even noticed that I was talking out of my arse.
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Hand-cranked Victrola with custom soundbox, sliver oxide stylus bar, and engraved soundarm.
All I'm getting is a rather loud screeching sound followed by a pronounced *THUMP*. This album sounds awful. Maybe I should try 78 rpm instead? The sound just ain't swingin' like I thought it would.
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Haha thats fucking funny. Not as subtle as my joke post, but way funnier. Infact, I don't know if anyone has even noticed that I was talking out of my arse. |
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Haha thats fucking funny. Not as subtle as my joke post, but way funnier. Infact, I don't know if anyone has even noticed that I was talking out of my arse.
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Yeah, us Yanks have no idea what kind of cool superior audiophile equipment could be available in New Zealand though. You could have all kinds of secret technology hidden and only have to hide it from the LOTR tourists. Haha.
Besides it sounds impressive--I would never question you!
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Haha thats fucking funny. Not as subtle as my joke post, but way funnier. Infact, I don't know if anyone has even noticed that I was talking out of my arse.
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Yeah, us Yanks have no idea what kind of cool superior audiophile equipment could be available in New Zealand though. You could have all kinds of secret technology hidden and only have to hide it from the LOTR tourists. Haha.
Besides it sounds impressive--I would never question you!
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I'm running it through a Tejuanika 240-ERT Auxil500 by 90 with a bypassed Enterio 2116 box before StateTronix44 pickup into Lazel's new Wiebercozer Tascoder ElectrolIsis84 web cone suspender which has been jacked up with a brand new pair of old school OscillatorTweenys that could blow the dust off the sands of Mars.
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I had that same system.
I traded it for a Curtis brand portable cassette deck.
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I'm running it through a Tejuanika 240-ERT Auxil500 by 90 with a bypassed Enterio 2116 box before StateTronix44 pickup into Lazel's new Wiebercozer Tascoder ElectrolIsis84 web cone suspender which has been jacked up with a brand new pair of old school OscillatorTweenys that could blow the dust off the sands of Mars.
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I had that same system.
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Correct where I'm wrong please, I need to educate myself as far as audio quality and this seems like it may be a good thread to ask some stuff
Being a CD that isn't in 5.1, doesn't it sound more distorted on surround sound systems? What is an ideal setup for playing CD? Simplying finding 2 high quality stereo speakers and a receiver?
I play it through my Xbox 360 and my Onkyo 1000-watt 7.1 home theater, but on stereo since it is CD. I've been hesitant to use surround speakers for a source that isn't 5.1 or higher.
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Correct where I'm wrong please, I need to educate myself as far as audio quality and this seems like it may be a good thread to ask some stuff
Being a CD that isn't in 5.1, doesn't it sound more distorted on surround sound systems? What is an ideal setup for playing CD? Simplying finding 2 high quality stereo speakers and a receiver?
I play it through my Xbox 360 and my Onkyo 1000-watt 7.1 home theater, but on stereo since it is CD. I've been hesitant to use surround speakers for a source that isn't 5.1 or higher.
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05-09-2006, 11:44 PM
Koss headphones (better bass than Sennheiser).
Mark Levinson 14 speaker, 300 watt RMS system in the car.
Cannot play Tool on home stereo because neighbours would collapse on ground with ears and arses bleeding from what surely must be the music of Satan himself. Not to mention I would be revealed to them as something other than a conservative family man who works hard and loves his wife and daughter (though is occassionally known to yell at or give the dogs a kick in the ass).
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Koss headphones (better bass than Sennheiser).
Mark Levinson 14 speaker, 300 watt RMS system in the car.
Cannot play Tool on home stereo because neighbours would collapse on ground with ears and arses bleeding from what surely must be the music of Satan himself. Not to mention I would be revealed to them as something other than a conservative family man who works hard and loves his wife and daughter (though is occassionally known to yell at or give the dogs a kick in the ass).
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Koss headphones (better bass than Sennheiser).
Mark Levinson 14 speaker, 300 watt RMS system in the car.
Cannot play Tool on home stereo because neighbours would collapse on ground with ears and arses bleeding from what surely must be the music of Satan himself. Not to mention I would be revealed to them as something other than a conservative family man who works hard and loves his wife and daughter (though is occassionally known to yell at or give the dogs a kick in the ass).
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Lol, I giggled. :)
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Koss headphones (better bass than Sennheiser).
Mark Levinson 14 speaker, 300 watt RMS system in the car.
Cannot play Tool on home stereo because neighbours would collapse on ground with ears and arses bleeding from what surely must be the music of Satan himself. Not to mention I would be revealed to them as something other than a conservative family man who works hard and loves his wife and daughter (though is occassionally known to yell at or give the dogs a kick in the ass).
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Arcam, Naim & Kef's - sounds pretty damn good.
Easily the best recorded drum sound of any of their previously releases. Immense!
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Arcam, Naim & Kef's - sounds pretty damn good.
Easily the best recorded drum sound of any of their previously releases. Immense!
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Good headphones most of the time, but when I want the neighbours to enjoy too, I just put it through my logitech z-5500. Might sound shitty to you because it's logitech but try one ;)
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Good headphones most of the time, but when I want the neighbours to enjoy too, I just put it through my logitech z-5500. Might sound shitty to you because it's logitech but try one ;)
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Koss headphones (better bass than Sennheiser).
Mark Levinson 14 speaker, 300 watt RMS system in the car.
Cannot play Tool on home stereo because neighbours would collapse on ground with ears and arses bleeding from what surely must be the music of Satan himself. Not to mention I would be revealed to them as something other than a conservative family man who works hard and loves his wife and daughter (though is occassionally known to yell at or give the dogs a kick in the ass).
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ha nice call :)
im running alpine r type splits front and back in the car with 110 watts RMS through the front speakers, with an R-type sub and 300 watts RMS running through that, all off an alpine CDA 9815 head unit. mmm love that rumble in my chest.
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Koss headphones (better bass than Sennheiser).
Mark Levinson 14 speaker, 300 watt RMS system in the car.
Cannot play Tool on home stereo because neighbours would collapse on ground with ears and arses bleeding from what surely must be the music of Satan himself. Not to mention I would be revealed to them as something other than a conservative family man who works hard and loves his wife and daughter (though is occassionally known to yell at or give the dogs a kick in the ass).
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ha nice call :)
im running alpine r type splits front and back in the car with 110 watts RMS through the front speakers, with an R-type sub and 300 watts RMS running through that, all off an alpine CDA 9815 head unit. mmm love that rumble in my chest. |
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NAD C542 CDP --> homebrew cables --> Firestone Headphone iCute headphone amp and Supplier power supply --> Sony MDR-V6 and/or Sennheiser HD595 (with Tool, V6 FTW)
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NAD C542 CDP --> homebrew cables --> Firestone Headphone iCute headphone amp and Supplier power supply --> Sony MDR-V6 and/or Sennheiser HD595 (with Tool, V6 FTW)
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05-10-2006, 05:24 AM
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Being a CD that isn't in 5.1, doesn't it sound more distorted on surround sound systems? What is an ideal setup for playing CD? Simplying finding 2 high quality stereo speakers and a receiver?
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You are correct Sprial. A CD that's recorded in stereo (as this one is) needs to be reproduced in stereo. All you do when you take a stereo disc and play it in 5.1 is create a fake 5.1 that sounds mushy and shitty in general. The basically take any out of phase signals coming out and re-direct them through the back and center speakers...and the cutoffs aren't set right for any sub either.
Definitely stick to playing it through stereo bud.
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I also must say I thoroughly enjoy the sound on my Shure noise canceling headphones I got as a gift, they're definitely worth the $300 my dad paid
God this album owns on headphones eh?? Damn.....
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Being a CD that isn't in 5.1, doesn't it sound more distorted on surround sound systems? What is an ideal setup for playing CD? Simplying finding 2 high quality stereo speakers and a receiver?
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You are correct Sprial. A CD that's recorded in stereo (as this one is) needs to be reproduced in stereo. All you do when you take a stereo disc and play it in 5.1 is create a fake 5.1 that sounds mushy and shitty in general. The basically take any out of phase signals coming out and re-direct them through the back and center speakers...and the cutoffs aren't set right for any sub either.
Definitely stick to playing it through stereo bud.
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I also must say I thoroughly enjoy the sound on my Shure noise canceling headphones I got as a gift, they're definitely worth the $300 my dad paid
God this album owns on headphones eh?? Damn.....
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05-10-2006, 05:26 AM
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Home - Klipsch SB-2 front speakers, Sennheiser HD650's, Musical Fidelity X-Canv3, Sony SACD player, Onkyo 5.1 channel receiver
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Okay as far as I can see.....NOBODY has a better system than this guy....WOW!!!
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Home - Klipsch SB-2 front speakers, Sennheiser HD650's, Musical Fidelity X-Canv3, Sony SACD player, Onkyo 5.1 channel receiver
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Okay as far as I can see.....NOBODY has a better system than this guy....WOW!!!
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05-10-2006, 05:31 AM
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How many G's was the Rotel?
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You mean price?? It's the Rotel RCD 1072 single disc....it was approx 2K
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You mean price?? It's the Rotel RCD 1072 single disc....it was approx 2K
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05-10-2006, 07:07 AM
in my car: front=2xpioneer 120w, rear=2xpheonix gold 6x9 240w, sub=1xjvc 300w.
sounds awesome enough for me
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in my car: front=2xpioneer 120w, rear=2xpheonix gold 6x9 240w, sub=1xjvc 300w.
sounds awesome enough for me
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05-10-2006, 07:40 AM
home: denon avr 4806; dvd5000; vienna acoustics mozart grand; martin logan dynamo sub.
car: eclipse 5443, boston 6.5pro fronts (no rears); xtant 3300x amp; JL audio 12w3v2 sub
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home: denon avr 4806; dvd5000; vienna acoustics mozart grand; martin logan dynamo sub.
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a modest but amazing sounding system non the less... impressed my paradigm and marantz fans for sure... chaintech av710 using fubar to unlock the wolfgang dac, running optically to a sony dav s-amplifier receiver through behringer monitor 1cs and a custom sub using monster wire... cost me about $150 sounds like $2,000
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a modest but amazing sounding system non the less... impressed my paradigm and marantz fans for sure... chaintech av710 using fubar to unlock the wolfgang dac, running optically to a sony dav s-amplifier receiver through behringer monitor 1cs and a custom sub using monster wire... cost me about $150 sounds like $2,000
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You mean price?? It's the Rotel RCD 1072 single disc....it was approx 2K
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Nice.
How can you think Tgothe has the nicest system when your Cd player alone, costs as much as his entire system?
Mine is the best anyway. he he
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You mean price?? It's the Rotel RCD 1072 single disc....it was approx 2K
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Nice.
How can you think Tgothe has the nicest system when your Cd player alone, costs as much as his entire system?
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home: denon avr 4806; dvd5000; vienna acoustics mozart grand; martin logan dynamo sub.
car: eclipse 5443, boston 6.5pro fronts (no rears); xtant 3300x amp; JL audio 12w3v2 sub
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That's two very nice systems.
I'm guessing you've done lots of upgrading over the years.
BTW, how much was your sub(Martin Logan)?
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home: denon avr 4806; dvd5000; vienna acoustics mozart grand; martin logan dynamo sub.
car: eclipse 5443, boston 6.5pro fronts (no rears); xtant 3300x amp; JL audio 12w3v2 sub
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That's two very nice systems.
I'm guessing you've done lots of upgrading over the years.
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A CD Player/Record player/radio from 1985.
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Okay as far as I can see.....NOBODY has a better system than this guy....WOW!!!
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Oh yeah!
Power Conditioning/Delivery: Richard Gray Power Company "Substation" isolation transformer and a Richard Gray "400 Pro" for perfect power
Amp/Receiver: B&K AVR507 7.1 THX Receiver
CD/DVD player: Sony DVPS-9000ES SACD/DVD player
Speakers: Boston Acoustics 7.1 Hidden Theater System
3 - VRI793 front speakers
2 - VRI595 surrounds
2 - VRI580 back channels
4 - Sub10F subwoofers being driven by 2 Boston SA1 Amplifiers (The front 2 subs are wired as the .1 channel, the back 2 subs are wired to the left and right surround channels.
When/ or if live DVD ever comes out, I have a 100" Stewart Filmscreen "Firehawk", and an Epson Cinema 800 projector.
Obviously, "10,000 days" is a CD, so it's in 2-channel, but the B&K, with THX post processing, does a great job mixing the disc in multi-channel. The CD is very well recorded, probably one of the best rock recordings ever. I'm glad Tool mixed this CD with more "bottom-end" (that's bass) than on "Lateralus". Lateralus (great album of course) sounded a little thin, and edgy. They got it right with this CD, much warmer sounding. I had a chance to hang out with Billy Howerdel (APC) right after "13th Step" came out, and we were talking about recording techniques, and he mentioned during final mixing of 13th Step, that he added an extra 1/2 dB in the bottom end to take the edge off.
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Re: Setups you've heard 10K days on....(Audiophiles!!!)
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Okay as far as I can see.....NOBODY has a better system than this guy....WOW!!!
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Oh yeah!
Power Conditioning/Delivery: Richard Gray Power Company "Substation" isolation transformer and a Richard Gray "400 Pro" for perfect power
Amp/Receiver: B&K AVR507 7.1 THX Receiver
CD/DVD player: Sony DVPS-9000ES SACD/DVD player
Speakers: Boston Acoustics 7.1 Hidden Theater System
3 - VRI793 front speakers
2 - VRI595 surrounds
2 - VRI580 back channels
4 - Sub10F subwoofers being driven by 2 Boston SA1 Amplifiers (The front 2 subs are wired as the .1 channel, the back 2 subs are wired to the left and right surround channels.
When/ or if live DVD ever comes out, I have a 100" Stewart Filmscreen "Firehawk", and an Epson Cinema 800 projector.
Obviously, "10,000 days" is a CD, so it's in 2-channel, but the B&K, with THX post processing, does a great job mixing the disc in multi-channel. The CD is very well recorded, probably one of the best rock recordings ever. I'm glad Tool mixed this CD with more "bottom-end" (that's bass) than on "Lateralus". Lateralus (great album of course) sounded a little thin, and edgy. They got it right with this CD, much warmer sounding. I had a chance to hang out with Billy Howerdel (APC) right after "13th Step" came out, and we were talking about recording techniques, and he mentioned during final mixing of 13th Step, that he added an extra 1/2 dB in the bottom end to take the edge off.
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