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I recently bought the 111fd and the absolutely fabulous PQ alone makes it well worth the price. IMHO anyone who can grab one now will not be sorry in any way. I'm sure service will be available for the forseeable future so don't let that stop you.

I recently bought a 50" plasma for "serious" viewing as my main consideration is picture quality for that application (Blu-ray & HDTV quality programming). I am now shopping for a 40" - 50" LCD as a "second" or bedroom tv so I can watch CNN type stuff with bars and scrolls and whatever for...

I have been interested in SED for a few years now. I was really excited when Canon/Toshiba announced the impending release of products BUT…..first it was supposed to be released at the end of this year. Next, they said the end of ’07. NOW I hear not until ’08 as they want to enter the market at...

This might give you some help: SPL Calculator

I guess it's 2.0 with me as I have a simple, straight forward dedicated 2 channel SACD/CD system for music only and that's the way I like it.

I have a 2 channel music system in a separate room. In my viewing room I use the RPTV’s built in sound system.

Personally I find that a “Natural Wood” finish blends “cold hard technology” with the “emotional warmth of music" and is far more “inviting”.

My listening room has hard plaster wall surfaces and a hardwood floor. The room is 14’ x 11.5’ with two openings to other spaces on each end of the longer dimension “seating wall”. Like others here I have put down an area rug that stretches between and in front of my speakers which are horn...

I believe music should be listened to the way the listener wants to hear it. I have never had pre-amps with tone controls and I prefer as pure a signal as possible at that stage. BUT.... No space your speakers are loading into is going to be perfect as well as many recordings may not be...

We're talking "dedicated SACD players" here. Check out the average price for all models in that catagory and maybe you will get my point.

I have seperate audio and video systems. I wouldn't pollute my audio with vid circuitry. I have a dedicated SACD/CD player with my sound system and DVD players for the video systems. In the case at point I would suggest a good mid quality (1K-2K) used sacd/cd dedicated player which you might...

I've just had my power amp massively upgraded over the last year. One of the problems was the stock transformer in that unit was prone to hum. I had it replaced with two custom made transformers and the silence is truly amazing.

It all comes down to the quality of the power. Sure you can drive them with a receiver and get the SPL's but not the sound quality attained with a really good amp. I've driven mine with everything from all SS, all Tube and combinations thereof and you really hear the difference with high...

For recording and mastering "near field monitoring" is used to prevent unwanted sonic introduction from room interactions. Also why LEDE setups are used. The space a system is loaded into can cause unwanted echo and reflection that can increase with reproduced volume. This can in turn...

I'm considering satellite radio just for the purpose of new music discovery. For me the fact that the title and artist are displayed means a lot. If I hear something I really like I can then try and find the highest quality recording available. That way you are sure you'll be investing your $$...

Maybe there should be a space in the profile area for people to list their systems. IMHO it gets tiresome to see systems listed over and over again in the sigs each time people post. I guess I mean that I see enough pics of equipment in mags like Stereophile and, unless someone has some really...

Why? Not everyone has a digital camera. Most people know what equipment looks like anyway. I think posting your system is to give everyone an idea of "where you are coming from" when discussing the sound quality of recordings and such. Obviously, someone listening to a boom box probably can't...

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I listen to SACD in 2 channel exclusively and at least in my experience I find a well recorded and mastered SACD sounds substantially better in a few ways than the equivalent Red Book. These include more resolution, a “relaxed and realistic” musical sound, as well as in most cases a well...

Check out this link, just input you're applicable figures: Peak SPL Calculator