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User Details - amatala
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Adrian Matala | |
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Brussels, Belgium | |
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SACD/DVD-A Players : Marantz SA8400 (Stereo SACD), Marantz DV7600 (Multichannel SACD/DVD-A) Media Center : Hifidelio Pro-S 500GB DAC : Marantz CDA-94 Preamps : Harman/Kardon Citation 21 (Stereo), Harman/Kardon Signature 1.0 (Multichannel) Power Amps : 2 x Harman/Kardon Citation 24 (front speakers), 2 x Harman/Kardon PA2000 (surround & rear speakers), 2 x Marantz MA6100 (center speakers) Audio Switches : 2 x Zektor HDS4.1 Power Consoles : Belkin PureAV PF50 & PF30 Speakers : Mordaunt-Short Avant 908 (front), 906 (surround), AW152 (rear), 905c (center), 907W (sub) Stereo Analogue Interconnects : Merlin Chopin, Chord Cobra 3, Monitor NF-102 & NF-202 Multi Channel Analogue Interconnects : Oehlbach Magic Blue 5.1 Digital Interconnects : Supra Trico, Merlin Haydn Speaker Cable : Monster XPHP, In-akustik Bingo Silver Power Cables : Supra LoRad 2.5 |
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http://www.last.fm/user/amatala | |
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November 5, 2008
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| Unfortunately this is not how it happens in the real world because of jitter which can make digital cables sound very very different - and cheap digital cables sound very bad... ... more | |
November 3, 2008
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| I fully 100% agree with you - but unfortunately I'm afraid you'll start an endless discussion again... There will be lots of replies from people who have never listened to a good multichannel system (decoding done by good multichannel player -> pure analogue multichannel preamplifier -> 5 mono power amps -> full range speakers) explaining how ... more | |
October 10, 2008
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| Indeed, I agree that this is entirely personal - but only looking at SACD numbers does not say everything. I have today 304 SACDs in my collection - this looks OK, but is still not much considering that I have in total over 2100 albums in my music collection. I have bought many of these discs in the past years when I was a big supporter of this ... more | |
October 8, 2008
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| I think this is a perfectly objective and valid opinion which sums it up pretty nicely. I think what should play an important role in your decision is the kind of music you are listening to. If you're mostly listening to classical music, then investing in a SACD player makes sense. If you are a jazz listener, it still makes some sense, but less. ... more | |
September 10, 2008
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| I have to admit I also have serious doubts about the quality of the CD layer in hybrid SACDs. My player has also slowly been giving up reading the CD layer on these discs. Until recently I was convinced there was a problem with the player, but when I ripped the CD layers of my Hybrid SACDs to my music server, I encountered lots of problems with the ... more | |