Recent content by CarlP

Or...you could just buy a cheapie Oppo player for your secondary system. The plethora of features you get for only $200 makes it an incredible value. I'm impressed with it even with my main player being an Esoteric DV-50. As for the backorder comment, the discs don't come out til April 2nd.

I have an Oppo in a secondary system that plays PAL and is region free. Not a bad player for the money. Nice to have for the random British dvds I want to watch. I have had good luck with price and fast shipping using Amazon UK. I know I won't be paying anywhere near $40 per disc, but I...

Would this be a good time to ask Rush to re-record "the worst sounding cd of all time" Vapor Trails? It's a shame too, it is a very good album.

I want to get the word out on this remaster. This was mastered from a badly worn record. Oh, and then it was super-EQ'd and then hyper-compressed. I am truly amazed at how poor this disc sounds... This actually may beat Rush's Vapor Trails for worst sounding cd ever produced! Let the...

I'm sure the reason no SACD, is due to licensing. NO question a SACD Fragile in 2006 would blow away the DVD-A. The question remains....Why no Hybrid SACD Mofi???? Please tell me, I'd like to know

OK, Fragile is being re-issued again. If this were a SACD, I would buy in a heartbeat. (I don't care for the menu driven DVD-A) But, this is just a remastered gold disc. I may be naive on this, but is there ANY way this disc could sound better than the higher resolution DVD-A from years ago? The...

I am cancelling on Monday. Without Music Lab, it's just not worth it. I do enjoy other channels, don't get me wrong, but probably one-third of my time is on Music Lab. Also, has anyone noticed more compression? I could be wrong, but XM just isn't sounding as good to me. That and it seems to...

Big demand for this title. I went to purchase this at Electric Fetus yesterday and they were sold out. I talked with one of the main guys who told me the sold 18 copies in one day! Pretty ridiculous about the omission of Qur'ran. First Danish Newspapers, then poor Brian Eno!!!! Hopefully I can...

I own a Onkyo 802 and I was surprised at its' impressive sound. It is used in a secondary system. (An Esoteric DV-50 is in the main.) By not expecting too much from the Onkyo, I was pleasantly surprised by its' sound. OK, my gripe. When the unit is turned on, "Imaginative sight and sound"...

Just received my allmusic.com update. The cd version lists Hunger for the Great Light at 6:52 while the dual disc lists 4:20. Please tell me they didn't edit this tune for dual disc. Weird, I thought dual disc could hold 65 minutes. Anyone have concrete info on if the dual disc will be high-res...

I too, own the 2000 and 7000 combo. My question to everyone is "Do the volt and amp numbers match up perfectly on your units?" There is a .5 to 2.0 difference in amps and up to 2 volt difference between the units. My call to Monster was pointless, the person gave me a real B.S. answer. Can the...

Wow, I have to disagree with John... Roland's solo album was incredible. Actually, one of my top ten desert island discs. Yes, it is a little out there for some. I appreciate the fact that he didn't use the TFF name so that he could be less restricted, and be VERY creative. A+ Curts albums...

Brilliant album. Plain and simple. Should make many reviewers top 10 album lists. What exclusives does itunes offer? NP: Interpol Antics

My SACD gripe... If you announce a title will come out on a certain date, HONOR IT and RELEASE IT. Where are the Steely Dan SACDs? They were announced, delayed a few times, then cancelled. Pure frustration. NP: Interpol Antics

time to wake this thread up. Any comments on the sound quality of the new Atlantic remasters? Also, Vapor Trails is not available with no new release date in sight. What happened? While I think a definite improvement could be made on Presto, I would want to know about improvements on...