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  1. Don Bingaman

    SACD without a Sub?

    Rich, the Sony TA-P9000ES only cost $ 475.00 from Oades Bros. (great dealer, BTW). Unfortunately I think the Sony may have discontinued this piece, at least in the US. It was designed as an all-analog companion to their TA-E9000ES all-digital sound processor. It does not have bass management...
  2. Don Bingaman

    SACD without a Sub?

    Rich, I've noticed the same effects. First, SACD LFE levels seems to vary greatly from studio to studio, and disc to disc. Telarc records it 10 db down from flat so it doesn't break anything, and dmp doesn't use it at all - they like to encode a height channel in the .1. Tom Jung and Richard...
  3. Don Bingaman

    Universal players and SACD-PCM conversion

    Question on setting .1 channel levels.....I've got an SCD-C555ES running into P9000ES and then into a Hafler 9505 (FL & FR), a 9303 (RL & RR) and a second bridged 9303 (CC) with the subwoofer pugged into a Vandersteen V2W. I can balance all the full-range channels with my sound meter on my...
  4. Don Bingaman

    Are CD Players becoming obsolete?

    I had a Pioneer PD-65 for 8 years and it served my system well, however when I decided to go into multi-channel / Home Theater, I replaced the PD-65 with a DV-38a. The new DVD player has better sonics than the PD-65 for CD and plays DVD-A to boot. I have complemented this player with a Sony...
  5. Don Bingaman

    New Sony 999ES DVD Player vs. SCD 555ES

    Anybody out there compared the new Sony 999ES DVD player to the SCD-555ES carousel SACD for multi-channel sound ? The video reviews for this unit are glowing (except for the irrelevant Chroma bug). It might save me some shelf space ?!!
  6. Don Bingaman

    Looking for Recommendation on Directv equipment

    Kei, If you don't need Tivo, the new Hughes Platinum HD model works great for both DirecTV HDTV (199 / 509) and regular channels. It also picks up the local (UHF) DTV channels very well. Rf remote is pretty fast, although the program guide is not quite as informative as the standard RCA...
  7. Don Bingaman

    FS: Silicon Image iScan Pro - $ 399

    Mint iScan Pro de-interlacer with box, manual, and all cables, including Comprehensive Video VGA-to-RGBHV output cable. This model includes Comp. Video INPUTS and video controls on front. $ 399.00 + split shipping. Selling because my Hughes HD Satellite Receiver doesn't need any help !!
  8. Don Bingaman

    Sony DVP-NS999ES or Pioneer DV-47Ai ?

    No Progressive Scan machine is great with video sources........even the DCDi machines. If you view a lot of video-based DVD's, run your interlaced output into a Silicon Image DVDO Pro, (available for about $ 500 on the Web). This little box is made for video de-interlacing.
  9. Don Bingaman

    Beef: Marantz 8300, SA-12S1, DV-12S1...

    Gentlemen, according to my local dealer, Marantz and Philips parted ways about one year ago....that may explain their re-badging of the Pioneer DV-47 / DV-45. The reference stuff might not be coming back......
  10. Don Bingaman

    DLP Projector....what screen?

    Josh, I've got a Sharp 9000U DLP, and I just installed a 100" Stewart Firehawk in my new HT room. Two surprises - first, the damn thing is not gray OR white, its a flat silver color ! Second, it just about doubles the contrast ratio of the Sharp, compared to the tripod-mounted white Draper I...
  11. Don Bingaman

    Sony sc555es is good, but............

    You know, if you use truly full-range front speakers, (in my case Vandy 3A Sig.s), the 5.1 connection works just fine. For music, (unlike HT), the low frequency performance of the front L/R channels, is very important. Buettner and others use Vandy 3A's and VSM's with analog X-overs to...
  12. Don Bingaman

    Sony SCD-C555ES and SACD...WOW!

    Keith, You may be right on the Classe or Accuphase units, but I've heard the first Marantz player and this 555ES is better. What I MEANT to say was that you can't beat the current Sony DSD chipset, (unless Ed Meitner decides to get back into the consumer market ! If you are listening Ed...
  13. Don Bingaman

    Sony SCD-C555ES and SACD...WOW!

    Hey Joe, I picked up a C555ES a couple weeks ago, and I agree, it sounds awesome. My suggestion for enjoying the best of multi-channel SACD AND DVD-Audio is to get an SCD-C555ES, a good DVD-A player, (I've got a Pioneer Elite DV-38a), AND a Sony P9000ES analog preamp that accepts two...
  14. Don Bingaman

    Crutchfield no longer has the Sony SCD-C555ES on its web site. Is this the end?

    Hey Guys, I just bought a 555ES from my local dealer (Speaker and Stereo Store) for $ 550.00. He got it from his distributor in ~ 2 weeks. Something interesting, though - the unit was made in June 2001, (per the Certification panel on the back). Makes you wonder if its been out of production and...
  15. Don Bingaman

    WTB: Mitsubishi Red Push Attenuators

    Joe, I built two you can have - no charge. I wasn't sure which level of attenuation I'd like, so I built the two closest to the recommendation attenuation from the KeohiTV article. Since then I sold my RPTV and bought a Sharp DLP projector. Just email me your snail-mail address and I'll send...
  16. Don Bingaman

    Sharpvision XVZ9000U, is this a GOOD Price???

    Brae, I'm using a Pioneer Elite DV-38a, and an Earthlink 6000 HDTV receiver direct for ATSC and thru a Silicon Image iScan Pro for NTSC - this works a little better than the JVC or Sharp's own de-interlacers. I've heard a lot of folks complain about the dreaded Chroma Bug withthis DVD player...
  17. Don Bingaman

    Sharpvision XVZ9000U, is this a GOOD Price???

    I doubt that Uncle's actually repairs the Sharpvision themselves - they are such a huge Internet retailer, however, I would guess they figured out how to "twist Sharp's arm". Remember, sales volume is money, and EVERYTHING is negotiable in this business !! BTW, I'm using mine with a 35'...
  18. Don Bingaman

    Sharpvision XVZ9000U, is this a GOOD Price???

    I got my 9000 from Uncle's Stereo via SpeedandSound.com for ~ $7800.00 It came in 4 days and works great. Uncle's warrantees the thing themselves - if something breaks in the first year, they arrange to ship it back to New York, fix it, and ship it out, no charge. This may actually be better...
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