Hey Ya'll,  Thought I would jump in here. SACD has been, IMHO, dying since it came out. To be sure it's been slowly fizzling out for  the last 4 years. It is certainly higher quality than standard CD and, as you noted JonL, is capable of Multichannel (thought SACDs often come in stereo mixes only) Fry's is my local ...

Hi Delvalle,  Oliver really is the resident vinyl expert, but I think I'll jump in here and help. A turntable puts out an extremely low level signal- anywhere from 2.0-5.0 mV (millivolts). This is due to the cartridge that your stylus (or needle) sits in. Since this signal is too low for the average stereo input on a receiver, a phono ...

Hi David,  I had this great reply all sorted out and then my computer did it's little "auto restart" trick while I was in the middle of lunch. Love that.  Anyhow, your Yamaha probably has that area on the display panel because Yamaha likely uses the same display for several of their receiver models. Since yours ...

Hi, Just bought a new home and am planning to buy all new equipment for HT and Audio . Here's a link to a pdf with the floorplan.  http://www.chemengsoftware.com/lr-dr.pdf While I would love to put this system in the ''dining room'' I'm getting pushback from, well, take a guess! So it looks like the living room is the way to go.  I'm ...

This was inspired by the CD's vs. vinyl debate... How do you feel about mp3's vs. CD's? I've been very happy with the ability to buy music online, etc, but I can't help but notice a difference between mp3s and CD's, especially on a high-quality system like my aperions!  I'm considering an ipod, but I don't have much experience with ...

I saw this on another forum and figured it'd be a good discussion here. Personally, I prefer vinyl for overall sound quality. I also think vinyl has a warmer, more natural feel than CD. On the other hand, CD is convenient.