User Details - culabula@mac.com


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  Eamonn O Cathain
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  Broadcaster
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  Ireland
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Anybody really serious about using PS3 for audio playback?
September 17, 2007
Check out the Linn SA-CD "Waterloo Sunset" by Barb Jungr. Track 5 is the one, 'The Great Valerio' a song by Richard Thompson. The violin heralds an instrumental break in the middle in which Linn demonstrate all they know about recording, dynamics and the joy of SA-CD. ... more
Anybody really serious about using PS3 for audio playback?
September 16, 2007
Didn't someone ask recently about DTS discs? I just discovered that possess one, stuck it on, was offered a choice of DTS surround or PCM stereo, chose the former and it's now playing beautifully (at 48). ... more
Anybody really serious about using PS3 for audio playback?
September 16, 2007
Must give it a lash. However I have another HDCD that I'd forgotten about -Barb Jungr sings Dylan- which I just stuck in and I have to say, I've never heard it so good. Of course, this may have something to do with the fact that it's a Linn (HD)CD and their recordings of people going shopping would sound good. ... more
Anybody really serious about using PS3 for audio playback?
September 15, 2007
Yes, indeed. It's actually a Beach Boys 2fer and it is probably the only HDCD that I possess, but it really does sound great. Lot of Linn SA-CDs going on ebay. I bagged one for a couple of € and was amazed when it arrived -it was packaged from Linn themselves!! So, this seems a cheap way to get a lot of their excellent products. ... more
Anybody really serious about using PS3 for audio playback?
September 15, 2007
Got home, put in one of my very few HDCDs into the PS3/STRG-910. Sounds wonderful but as it's being played back at 176 like any redbook, how do I know it's decoding the HDCD? Nothing onscreen to indicate this. ... more