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I noticed recently that Denon has introduced a new integrated amplifier to the U.S. market. The following link is to Denon's information sheet: PMA-2000 Mk IV R I think it's interesting that Denon is getting back into this two-channel oriented market in the U.S. market. At $1200 retail the...

Well folks, I received my SVS PB2-ISD today courtesy of BAX Global delivery. My main two reactions are "it is big" and "it blends seamlessly." There's no trick to making the PB2-ISD disappear really. I just set mine up, calibrated speaker levels with test tones and a Radio Shack SPL meter and...

Crutchfield has posted its page for the Denon 5900 universal DVD player. Available from there on October 24 for $1999. Seems to be a fully loaded unit to me. Crutchfield Denon 5900 Page

Seems that low bass below 20hz causes people to experience chills and uneasy feelings of foreboding... Yahoo News Still, those in the SVS cult may have that as a desired goal, right? :D

I bought a copy of the Police's "Every Breath You Take" SACD/hybrid in Target last night. They also had a bunch of copies of "Dark Side of the Moon", but not the SACD version. There were no copies of any other SACD in the store. Still, score one for SACD vs DVD-A.

I mostly listen to SACD in two-channel mode, prefering two-channel for music and multi-channel for movies. Does anyone know if there's a technical reason that two-channel SACD playback can't be put into a portable player that can be used with a good pair of headphones? Power supply, size of...

I have SACD, CD (1997 reissue), and vinyl (200-gram reissue) of the Dave Brubeck Quartet's "Time Out" and have listened to each quite a lot over the last couple of weeks. It's difficult for me to tell much of a difference between the SACD and CD versions, although the SACD version seems to...

I've been thinking of adding a new turntable to my system. Can anybody help with suggestions for one around the $700 or less price range? The direct drive model I have now is a Pioneer model. It still works, but it was fairly cheap when I bought it 20 years ago. I'm familiar with Technics, but...

I've been using a Toshiba SD-9200 DVD player for about a year and a half. I use it primarily as a DVD-Audio player and CD player now because it has been surpassed in video quality by sub $200 DVD players. I'm keeping it because I haven't found a DVD machine with better audio quality through the...