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      (1 of 1 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
Sony debuts $1,500 SACD player with HDMI output
Today 12:49 pm
I too would like a SACD player, preferably from Sony as I like their sound, that has DSD direct as you call it. But I would like this with multi-channel analogue out. Any ideas, please? If not Sony, anything else. Money IS an issue, so the cheaper the better. Woudl consider 2nd hand. Many thanks! ... more
Sony debuts $1,500 SACD player with HDMI output
Today 04:42 am
What is the point of a high-end receiver that outputs the DSD (or a converted PCM) bitstream via HDMI? You may as well get a £150 one?! ... more
Future of audio only classical? (from occasional classical buyer/listener)
Yesterday 02:28 pm
This is a fair point, and one I feel is accurate. However, I did not envisage flickign through the options, but pickign one during a listening session and stickign with it. The one you picked each time you played the disk would depend on what mood you were in. ... more
Future of audio only classical? (from occasional classical buyer/listener)
Yesterday 08:55 am
There is a big potential for high production values and interaction with the Blu Ray format, but I wonder if the market would be big enough to realise this potential. The firt is the obvious high-resolution, multi-channel (and thus immersive and lifelike, or should that be live-like) sound. The second is the interactive qualities. For example, ... more
Going back to stereo
August 13, 2008
trntbl is right - stereo is here to stay. Get a PS3 - future proofed, and ready for high-res downloads. Plus it can output (downmixed) high-res formats via its stereo output. Or high-res, and CD-based through optical, ready for a DAC of your choice. ... more