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I wouldn't mind seeing Supertramp's Crime of the Century in hi-rez audio of one type or another.

Was just listening to another candidate while maneuvering the byways this morning - J.J. Cale's Live album.

I just bought Neil Young's "Harvest," and even though my DVD player is not DVD-A capable, I was blown away. Perhaps it's just been that long since I listened to the album, but it sounds great. It's got 4 audio choices: DVD-A, DTS, DD, and regular stereo. Out of the three I could listen to -...

Thanks for the reply Ron. I am aware of Pioneer's unit, but I am interpreting the article I wrote to mean that the standard for Firewire is set, so future units will be able to incorporate a Firewire output that will work with any preamp/processor with such an input. Then again, I might be...

I noticed in recent days two bits of interesting information regarding digital outputting of DVD-Audio that might have a significant impact on players and processors. This may not be news, but it is to me. What I saw was that Firewire was recently adopted as the standard for digital outputting...

Can anyone else expand on the differences between the 45 & 47?

Tom, I know and understand the feeling. But, my rant doesn't stop there either. I want a SACD/DVD-A player with digital outs (HDMI/DVI,Firewire, whatever)so this whole silly debate is over.

I just got off the phone with Rounder Records, and this is what they had to say. 1. The quoted release date for the "Live" SACD of November 2002 in incorrect as they thought the question pertained to the CD release. 2. The SACD is definitely going to come out, and will be "at the beginning...

Thanks Mike, but a quick check with Amazon.com shows that all the ones I saw were of the Sony label. That's a shame since there are some good selections to choose from. What is a good source to see all the SACD's available and that you can order from? Thanks again, Ashford

Thanks to all for the clarification. But here's another question. Since I don't currently have an SACD player, but might like to acquire some SACD's that I could listen to in PCM, how can you tell if a SACD is a dual layer disc when shopping online?

Thanks for your reply Keith. Let me summarize to make sure I understand. 1) An SACD player can play both SACD's and CD's. 2) All SACD discs have at least an SACD stereo track, with the multi-channel SACD's having both a stereo and multi-channel SACD track. 3) A hybrid SACD contains both...

While the world and I wait for more combi-players, I thought that I might purchase some SACD's. But are ALL SACD's capable of being played on a DVD/CD player in stereo mode? I plan on upgrading in the future, but for now I'd at least like to acquire some of the SACD's that I might like to...

Now that would make a little too much sense; logic is a scary thing.

I used to have many black boxes in my audio cabinet, but in an effort to unclutter said cabinet, and with the need to upgrade my DVD player, I purchased a new Panasonic DVD-CP67 changer. However, I have noticed one annoying issue and wondered if this is common among DVD player when used as a...

Thanks everyone for their advice, I ordered a ground loop isolator from http://www.electrotex.com. Interestingly, when I checked my subwoofer power cord to see if the 0.75 cent solution would work until this arrived I was surprised to see a two prong plug vs. a three prong plug. Hmmm. Not sure...

I recently bought an Outlaw 1050 receiver (which I am very pleased with), but am experiencing what is most likely a ground loop hum coming from the subwoofer. I have read some posts in the past about this topic, but I would appreciate some specifics about what type of device to buy to eliminate...

Since it costs nothing to speculate, I will guess that the new amp will come in a little more powerful at say 125 wpc.

I'm in the market for a new DVD player and am seriously considering the new Panasonic DVD-CP67 changer. I want a changer since it's going to also replace my CD changer (consolidation mode underway). I don't need anything fancy, but I certainly want something better than my old Panasonic...

I recently bought an Outlaw 1050 reciever to replace my old Rotel DPL pre/proc & decoder. In the process of level-matching the speakers I noticed something that I'm was confused/curious about. First of all here is the equipment used: Preamp/rec: Outlaw 1050; aprox. 65 wpc Main amp...

Thanks Jeff, but let me ask a follow up question. You mentioned "high current" switched outlets on your 5100; I'm not sure that the 4300 has that. I did speak with Crutchfield and they indicated that it could handle the load of an amp. What's the deal here? Thx

Thanks again, but now I've got myself worried that while the $20 switcher might work fine, I will still be unprotected against power surges. And since I don't want to lose my equipment, I'm going to have to mull this over. It's looking like a Panamax 4300 might be the solution. Anybody got one...

Thanks again.

Thanks for your replies guys. I'll check into the power protectors, but I was also wondering if there was a cheap and simple solution that was available at your local Radio Shack? Thx

I want to power up my main amp, which does not have a 12v trigger, and was wondering how to do that? My preamp/rec. does have a 12v trigger output, but my amp does not. What to do? Thx

Kevin, I just ordered the Outlaw 1050 this afternoon. I haven't heard the Sony model you are considering, but I did consider other makes including Denon, HK, Onkyo etc. The Outlaw model does lack DPLII and a few other features included by other manufacturers, but one thing kept sticking in my...

The preamp in question is a Rotel RTC-970 Dolby PL preamp/processor with an outboard DD/DTS decoder. When the power goes out so do the settings which is annoying to say the least. I am anxious to upgrade by am hung up on the IEEE1394/DVI issue.

I've been waiting to upgrade my system for a while now hoping that IEEE1394/Firewire would soon appear on the market. I'd also heard about DVI, but didn't really understand the difference in the two. From what I understand there are a couple of possibilities as to what might happen in...

For some reason, the area in which I live has power outages several times a year, which in turn causes my preamp/proc. to lose it's memory. Do most current pre/proc's have some sort of memory or battery backup to save settings or is my situation normal? Thx RAL

That reminds me, I'm thinking of pulling my turntable out for a little fun.

I don't have the answer, but I can tell you that the Yamaha CR-440 which I bought in 1980 which was rated at 30wpc (maybe 40) is still in use. It drives my Vandersteen's with ease and weighs a heck of a lot more than my Rotel 6 channel amp. Oh, and my Dad has a Fisher that is from the early...