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I have a Tungsten e2 that I use for an occasional mp3 player via headphones. The sound quality is good if the mp3 files have a high enough bitrate. However, there are some technical issues that you should know about before you go with the Palm as an mp3 player. Before you buy a memory chip...

Actually, there were some CD's issued in matrixed surround formats, such as Dolby Surround. There were only two channels recorded on the CD, but playback through a Dolby II receiver produces 4.0 surround (not as good, of course, as multichannel SACD's or DVD-A's, though). Some of these were...

Pentatone reissues some classical CD's in 4.0 that were originally recorded in quad for Phillips during the 1970's.

Some have suggested that you use the results of an audiogram to get equalization done. One problem is that audiograms typically go from 125 or 250 Hz up to 8000 Hz, since they are primarily done to assess the audibility of speech. Each point on the graph is a full octave. Although the points are...

Out of curiosity, what Paradigms did you hear, and what didn't you like about them?

If Denon tells you not to use 4-ohm speakers, why chance it? Look on p. 15 of the manual, too, where is says to use speakers of 6 to 16 ohms for front and surrounds. As well, the specs show 8-ohm and 6-ohm ratings, but not 4-ohm ratings (except for "dynamic power," whatever that means). The...

I have seen various posts saying "SACD is dead," but others disagree (since there is still a fair amount of classical music being issued overseas on SACD, and some here). My impression is that SACD is definitely dead if you don't listen to classical music. When it comes to DVD-Audio, I think...

This question is ultimately not answerable, but I'm sure there are plenty of examples of companies that have sold quality products with good manuals. We could start with Kenmore or GE kitchen appliances...

Denon has terrible manuals--the manuals for both of the Denon products I own are either confusing or solipsistic, depending which page I'm on. Forums like this one have been a lifesaver!

Not from me, but you have all the equipment and cables, and it would take only a few minutes to check it out and report back!

some lists of subwoofer demos I'd suggest you broaden your "demo horizons" to include some CD's or SACD's that display what tightly integrated deep bass can do for music. I'm a classical music listener, so I like organ music. Other good demo pieces include the Verdi Requiem (Telarc...

It does--if you are intending to listen to the output of its headphone jack, which is terrible. You want the Denon to fixed level RCA analog outputs to connect to a headphome am, and tobe able to shut off the speakers. Doesn't seem to work, as my fist post in this thread indicates. Plugging...

If you figure out how to hook up a headphone amp to the 3805 and mute your speakers, please post the details. I couldn't figure it out, so I ended up by connecting the headphone amp to 2.0 analog terminals of the Denon 3910 player that I use with my 3805. The downside is that I can't use the...

Depends on your equipment, though. My Senn 650's sound just fine through the headphone jack on my older-model CD player (Marantz CD-67 SE-II) and my preamp (Carver CT-7). Perhaps you should try your phones with your existing equipment and see what results you get first... However, Headroom does...

Why didn't they send you the HD-650's? I had a pair of 600's in the past, liked them, and sold them for reasons having nothing to do with the phones. A few months ago, I bought a pair of 650's and I like them, too (although I haven't compared them with the 650's). Gene, do you have any idea why...

I would think that Mirage or similar speakers would make things worse, since by design they are emitting more sound to be reflected than direct-radiating speakers. Previously I owned Carver Amazing speakers (which are dipoles). They were in a room with wood floors and plaster walls. Although...

Not to criticize Axiom as your choice (I haven't heard them), but I wonder if some of the improvement in clarity and detail is because these speakers don't generate a diffuse, reflected field of sound like Bose 901's do. When the 901's came out, I was impressed for about 10 minutes because all...

There are a few universal players that can output SACD and DVD-A digitally. For example, certain models of Denon players use an ethernet cable (they call it DenonLink 3) to connect to certain Denon receivers. If you use this connection, the CD player is essentially a transport, and...

Are you sure that what you're actually getting from your sub is ONLY low frequencies? Since the signal that goes to a sub is rolled off below the crossover frequency, rather than sharply cut off, when you're putting your head next to the sub, you are likely hearing some frequencies from above...

a dealer told me about the B&K reference 20, which has a subwoofer output. I haven't listened to it.