User Details - FunkyMonkey

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Name:
   Funky Monkey
Details:
   The funkiest monkey there ever was.
Location:
   West Midlands, UK
HiFi:
   PS3 for primary source and Philips DVP-720SA DVD/SACD/CD player for backup
Onkyo 805 receiver for amplification
Tannoy Sensys DC2 for front pair
Tannoy Sensys DC1 for rear pair
Tannoy Sensys DCC for centre speaker
Velodyne VX10 subwoofer
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Reviews
Found: 4
Pamela Thorby: Garden of Early Delights      (1 of 11 found this review helpful)
  July 22, 2008

The music is certainly not my cup of tea, and I don't think this disk benefits greatly, if at all from being on SACD, and certainly not from being multi-channel, given that it is just two instruments playing infront of you, neither of which require high-resolution to reproduce their sound. Having ... more
Silje Nergaard: Nightwatch      (2 of 2 found this review helpful)
  January 28, 2008

I got this after a personal recoomendation from a non-SACD friend, i.e. purely for the music. I am not a jazz man, but I do like folksy jazz by the likes of Norah Jones and Feist. Alos, I have heard some jazz, especially by female singers, on the Linn label on SACD. Therefore, I feel I am in a ... more
Billy Joel: The Stranger    (1 of 2 found this review helpful)
  January 9, 2008

Just got this album for under £7 brand new from amazon uk. :-) The multi-channel mix is a bit heavy on the rears in some songs. I know this gives greater chance for each instrument to stand out but too artificial for me. Regardign the comment about this giving an in-the-studio feel...only if you ... more
Rolling Stones: More Hot Rocks (Big Hits and Fazed Cookies)    (2 of 3 found this review helpful)
  December 30, 2007

I received this recently thanks to a play.com's 2nd hand sale shop. Bargain at UK£10. The discs are stereo hybrid, so not multi-channel mix. This is fine as this is how the songs were originally recorded. The instruments are spread nicely between the speakers so there is a feeling of air between ... more
 
 
Latest Posts
I want this but not available on SACD - should I tell Linn?
March 9, 2010
http://www.linnrecords.com/recording-my-oracle-lives-uptown.aspx THe purpose of this thread is as per the title, so please advise! Is there any point in telling Linn how I feel? ... more
SACD - a resurgence or a way to get us into Blu Ray?
February 13, 2010
I was just speculating, but Rammipie, I cannot argue with what you say. Sadly. I haven't bought a SACD for months. I've wanted to, but it's a slow, sad, end to my love affair. ... more
SACD - a resurgence or a way to get us into Blu Ray?
February 13, 2010
The new range of Sony blu ray, 3D, players, as purported to a few weeks/months ago in a different thread, will also ALL include SACD compatibility. Could this get a few more people to SACD, or will it make little or no difference, as with the PS3? Or is it a way for Sony to get SACD listeners into Blu Ray, etc? Or different still, are they ... more
New Onkyo Receivers sport HDMI 1.4
February 4, 2010
Wrong. The replacement receiver for the onkyo 805 did not do dsd to analogue decoding. Not without the pcm stage anyway. ... more
13 million SA-CD players
January 7, 2010
If the new Sony machines do indeed play SACD, wonder if they willhave DSD output. ... more