Posted: October 12, 2009 - 12:23pm
By suggestion. Digital? Analog? Old school? New school? Etc.
My Sound System
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only as good as your speakers
On October 14th, 2009 lamagonzo said:
I have a home theater system by Samsung: Fair to middlin'.
For my desk top I have some kickin' Altec Lansings - very, very nice (& unique) sound reproduction in my warm, comfortable home office.
~Let there be songs to fill the air.~
Dead on iPod
On October 14th, 2009 italiandeadhead said:
ten hours train rides every month and you will appreciate the Dead on iPod....some bands come out nicely..just like with Bill Frisell or Keith Jarrett..the same can't be said for Sonic Youth or NIN!
We like our euphemisms...
On October 15th, 2009 buddy plant said:
... here in the good old U.S. of A. Although a term usually reserved for cars, some salesmen will state "previously owned", or sometimes ya hear "gently owned". Either way it tends to make "used" supposedly sound nicer.
That Krell amp WAS a very good bye, any piece of equipment lasting that long is a reflection on the Quality of the material, as well as the workmanship. Congratulations on such a wise purchase.
Let's not get started on patch cords: "The Nordost Heimdall speaker cable sells for $1500 per 2m pair, vs $7040 for the same amount of Valhalla; the Heimdall interconnect is $600/1m pair, the Valhalla version going for $4000." Anyway, I just use Monster cables, they sound OK to me :))
And finally, I guess MP3's are sufficient for an Ipod type of device, but the compression is too much for a large home Hi-Fi system... YMMV
Digital? Analog? Old school? New school? Etc.
On October 17th, 2009 Dead Ahead said:
In practical terms, the analog vs. digital debate is largely irrelevant to me. Why? Because I like both in their own special circumstances. How fortunate we are to have this. I still have in my possession stereo equipment I have owned since 1969 and enjoy listening to vinyl with tube amps on occasion. But when it comes to digitally re-mastered material on HDCD, SACD or Dvd-A, I go solid-state high tech all the way baby, no matter what.
Did the Dead ever use tube amps? I don't remember. They always worked to advance the technology though.
There is one expection for my stereo systems, however (ed.: exception?). The main speakers are always old technology, and we know that the sound they produce has held up well over the test of time... just as the music has. Thank you.
HDCD
On November 18th, 2009 cosmicbadger said:
I recently managed to grab a little-used Denon DVD2910 player on ebay France for a very good price and so can finally listen to my GD collection in HDCD. I am really pleased with it. I can really hear the difference in the sound from my old CD player. Brighter, clearer and much more precise at low volumes (much to the delight of Mrs Badger). It is especially good at making the best of the two track recordings that feature on so many releases. Now relistening to all the Road Trips releases.
I wish it had made the switch ages ago, but HDCD never really caught on in Europe and compatible players are very hard to find. So thanks to all those who have made the effort to offer us HDCD ..now i get it :-)
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