User Details - Karlosak

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Name:
  Karel Koubek
Details:
  Music lover & headphone hi-fi enthusiastic. Finishing studies at the Czech Technical University. Other interests: piano playing, various DIY, everything around computers.
Location:
  Prague, Czech Republic, EU
HiFi:
  Sony SCD-XA3000ES (Analog & PSU modifications, ZAPfilter, TentClock)
Dynahi class-A headphone amplifier (balanced version in progress)
Sennheiser HD650 headphones with Equinox cable
Email:
  koubekk@seznam.cz
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Posts:
  70

 
 
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Latest Posts

Dead Can Dance remasters in SACD!!
July 27, 2008
Thanks Tobias for your input, I've been sitting on the fence and now I'm quite sure I won't be ordering the box set. Could others who ordered some of the DCD remasters confirm this? It's a shame that remasters of pop/rock albums became an universal ticket for compressed, tiring and lifeless sound, even in the SACD arena. If they are catering to ... more
How many of us are listening strictly to stereo SACD only?
April 13, 2008
The thread title and the question quite contradict each other. What about if I listen strictly to stereo SACD only because of space constraints and cost, but at the same time I'm finding multichannel playback more appealing, whenever I have the possibility to listen to it? :) ... more
SACD and DVD-A - No Point?
April 4, 2008
I suggest reading this insightful, albeit a bit technical paper "There's life above 20 kilohertz" : http://www.its.caltech.edu/~boyk/spectra/spectra.htm ... more
Marantz SACD-players: any surround?
January 12, 2008
What about Meitner gear, Teac's Esoteric has a few m-ch players too. Also add Sony SCD-XA3000ES (European model). ... more
Whatever Happened to Hi-Fi?
January 11, 2008
I don't see a problem here. It's well known that headphones are able to convey greater dynamic range than even the best speakers (perhaps you can come close if you have got a super dampened room, where you can hear even your blood circulating, with no background room noise). If you use some high quality IEMs (in-ear monitors) which isolate really ... more