User Details - Karlosak

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Name:
  Karel Koubek
Details:
  Music lover & headphone hi-fi enthusiastic
Location:
  Prague, Czech Republic, EU
HiFi:
  Sony SCD-XA3000ES (Analog & PSU modifications, ZAPfilter, TentClock)
Dynamight class-A balanced headphone amplifier
Sennheiser HD800 headphones
Email:
  koubekk@seznam.cz
Web:
 
Posts:
  114

 
 
Reviews
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Latest Posts

Is the SONY US SACD pressing plant slated to re~open its doors?
August 9, 2010
The sad fact is, that SACD can never surpass an inferior format, though with artifacts pleasing to the human ear. For the target group of analog lovers and vinyl junkies SACD will never "get there". There was an experiment conducted some time ago (I cannot find the link now) that compared SOTA vinyl playback to A/D & D/A converters inserted into ... more
Why sell historic recordings in SACD?
June 23, 2010
Wrong. Frequency response to name one. ... more
Discussion: Regeneration - Stephen Lyman
March 3, 2010
I find it quite interesting, that out of the three available reviews, only Castor mentions the quite severe low frequency hum during quiet passages, but still giving it 4.5 stars for sonics... Words like "the sonics are marvelous", "a sonic gem" or "a perfect recording from a technical standpoint in every imaginable way" don't go well with this ... more
The Man With The Analogue Ears Picks A Winner!
January 17, 2010
I'm not surprised. If a digital source sounds "vinyl" or "analogue" like, then it cannot measure flat. ... more
Discussion: The Nordic Sound
January 15, 2010
Fine, but deciding to attend some cultural event or performance based on advertisements / snippets / word of mouth is a completely different thing than expressing one's conclusive opinion about it. Personally, I never found trailer a good indicator of movie quality. The reverse is often true. I would definitely miss some wonderful films if I were ... more