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I've had Uverse for about a month and give it a solid B+ or maybe A-. In the past I used TiVo with Charter cable (SD) and more recently, DirecTV HD DVR. My experience with AT&T (here BellSouth) has always been exceptional. They show up when they are…
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Gary Walker replied to the discussion 'Old Gear' in the group MISCELLANEOUS
When we're talking analog stereo, there isn't a lot new under the sun. 30 year old equipment that hasn't simply bellied up by now is probably as good as anything on th market today. My 40 year old 2-channel set-uo still sounds at least as good asmy…
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Hear Hear ! That wasn't a very detailed review for a $6000.00 player. After the Oppo rebadging fiasco, I think we could all use a little head-to-head evaluation.
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T. Rodney Tatum replied to the discussion 'Old Gear' in the group MISCELLANEOUS
I have a pair of A/D/S L-520 Studio Monitors in mint condition. (They are absolutely not for sale!) They are 32 1/2 years of age. To the best of my knowledge, the designer (Michael Kelly) is still in business running a company most of you are famili…
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The Secret's benchmark shootouts of DVD players was a watershed moment for the industry. There are enough blu-ray disc and universal players on the market for a new benchmark series of shootouts. I'm pretty sure all of your readers are waiting for i…
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When I hear the name Marantz, the first thing that comes to mind for me is music. From the 1950’s when Saul Marantz introduced the company’s first preamplifier, Marantz has been creating products which help people enjoy music in their lives. Today…
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Tyler Stripko replied to the discussion 'Modular AV Rack' in the group MISCELLANEOUS
Chris, I put the Saturn casters (wheeled) feet on my equipment rack. Even on a thin carpet, I don't have any wobbling at all. With the reviewing gig, I am SOOOOOO glad that I have the wheels - it makes things so easy when swapping components. The…
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Leslie Mulledy replied to the discussion 'Old Gear' in the group MISCELLANEOUS
I have the Onky TX4500 receiver, bought new as a teenage and still sounds great. I noticed that my speaker balance control is static(y) and cuts in and out. I am have trouble locating the part. Would you know anything about the parts and where to ge…
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Gary is correct here, in a 2-channel world most do not accept music coming from behind them. Remember the intention is to reproduce live performances as close as possible, that would be clearly in front of you. Having said that, the OPPO does a pret…
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I would go with the best Sony player you can afford.I have a SCD CE-595 that I bought for a C note which outputs in DSD to my 7.1 analog inputs on my Marantz Sr-4001.Ther is no decoding going on in the receiver which has all of it's video & display,…
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When we're talking about music, It's still by far and large a stereo world. As I noted, there are some multi-channel recordings that truly benifit from multi-channel playback. This may be more true in other genres, but I listen to 95% classical and…
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CAVE Prize - Burson Audio PI-100 Integrated Stereo Amplifier

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