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post #4921 of 7670
2/18/12 at 10:22pm
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Originally Posted by Pet Motel View Post

Wow, what a list, guess I momentarily lost my mind!!!!!

I suppose Bill already has all these titles

Jay

Jay,

I'll say WOW! I have a few of those titles but not all of them. It is good to see another obsessed SACD/DVD-A/CD buyer in the mix. Enjoy the music and your new speakers! Which ones did you buy?

Bill
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post #4922 of 7670
2/18/12 at 10:44pm
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Originally Posted by Milt99 View Post

I have a Can-Am cabinet.
The dang things are over-priced but they are nice.
Metal full-extension drawers and dividers.
I need get my HD-DVDs(yeah I'm one of those) out of there and put them in a rack to make more room for music as I really don't want to buy another one right now.

What's a Can-Am Cabinet?

I got rid of my HD-DVD's and kinda regret it, I could have ripped them or had some rip them for me I have close to 300, could have save me a bunch on replacing them for blu's..

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Originally Posted by Pet Motel View Post

Just recently bought new speakers, which of course spurred a flurry of frenzied music purchases. Here we go in alphabetical order!

Artist/Title/Label/Format/Genre

Monty Alexander/My America/Telarc/Hybrid SACD MCH/Jazz

Monty Alexander/Rocksteady/Telarc/Hybrid SACD MCH/Jazz

Monty Alexander/Stir it Up/Telarc/Hybrid SACD MCH/Jazz

Monty Alexander's Ivory and Steel/Jamboree/Concord/Hybrid SACD MCH/Jazz

Ann Hampton Callaway/Blues in the Night/Telarc/Hybrid SACD MCH/Blues

David Chesky/Symphony of the Norrlands Opera/Chesky/Hybrid SACD stereo/Jazz

Larry Coryell, Badi Assad, John Abercrombie/3 Guitars/Chesky/Hybrid SACD MCH/Jazz

Al di Meola/Consequence of Chaos/Telarc/Hybrid SACD MCH/Jazz

Al di Meola/Flesh on Flesh/Telarc/Hybrid SACD MCH/Jazz

Paquito D'Rivera/Portraits of Cuba/Chesky/Hybrid SACD MCH/Jazz

Paquito D'Rivera/Tropicana Nights/Chesky/Hybrid SACD MCH/Jazz

Pete Escovedo/Mr E/Concord/Hybrid SACD MCH/Latin Jazz

David Hazeltine Trio/Chesky/Hybrid SACD stereo/Jazz

Hiromi/Brain/Telarc/Hybrid SACD MCH/Jazz

Hiromi/Sonicbloom/Telarc/Hybrid SACD MCH/Jazz

Hiromi/Time Control/Telarc/Hybrid SACD MCH/Jazz

Sara K/Hell or High Water/Stockfisch/Hybrid SACD MCH/Jazz,Pop?

Albert King/I'll Play the Blues For You/Stax/Hybrid SACD stereo/Blues

Michel Legrand/Trail of Dreams/Telarc/Hybrid SACD MCH/Jazz

The music of Ivan Lins/A Love Affair/Telarc/Hybrid SACD MCH/Jazz

Jacques Loussier Trio/The Best of Play Bach/Telarc/Hybrid SACD MCH/Jazz

Kevin Mahogany/Pride & Joy/Telarc/Hybrid SACD MCH/Jazz

Mighty Sam McClain/Blues for the Soul/Telarc/Hybrid SACD MCH/Jazz

Mighty Sam McClain/Soul Survivor/Telarc/Hybrid SACD MCH/Jazz

Marion Meadows/Players Club/Heads Up/Hybrid SACD MCH/Jazz

Art Pepper/Gettin Together/Contemporary Records/SACD stereo/Jazz

Cat Stevens/Tea For the Tillerman/Analogue Productions/Hybrid SACD stereo/Classic Rock, Pop

Art Tatum/Piano Starts Here/Sony/Hybrid SACD MCH/Jazz

Tyner McCoy/Land of Giants/Telarc/Hybrid SACD MCH/Jazz

Junior Wells/Come On In This House/Telarc/Hybrid SACD MCH/Jazz



Wow, what a list, guess I momentarily lost my mind!!!!!

I suppose Bill already has all these titles

Jay



Holy Moly really nice buy! Let us know what speakers did you get.

DJoel
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post #4923 of 7670
2/19/12 at 4:34am
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Originally Posted by Djoel View Post

What's a Can-Am Cabinet?

I got rid of my HD-DVD's and kinda regret it, I could have ripped them or had some rip them for me I have close to 300, could have save me a bunch on replacing them for blu's..





Holy Moly really nice buy! Let us know what speakers did you get.

DJoel

Ascend Towers with the RAAL tweeter upgrade, and I've got a matching "Horizon" center on order.

Oppo 83 SE
Anthem D2
Anthem MCA-30 (front), MCA-50(surrounds)
Ascend Sierra NrT surrounds
SVS PC-13 Ultra w/1000 watt Sledge amp

Jay
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post #4924 of 7670
2/19/12 at 8:06am
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Originally Posted by Pet Motel View Post

Ascend Towers with the RAAL tweeter upgrade, and I've got a matching "Horizon" center on order.

Oppo 83 SE
Anthem D2
Anthem MCA-30 (front), MCA-50(surrounds)
Ascend Sierra NrT surrounds
SVS PC-13 Ultra w/1000 watt Sledge amp

Jay


That's a real sweet set up you got there..
I keep thinking about The Ascend Towers myself, if I ever was to do a switch of speakers, I just don't know if they're be a huge step down from the speakers I have now..Anyway I bet those new sacd must sound beautiful, lets us know your thoughts, or even better if you have time to write a music review.

Dan
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post #4925 of 7670
2/19/12 at 8:12am
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Originally Posted by Pet Motel View Post

Ascend Towers with the RAAL tweeter upgrade, and I've got a matching "Horizon" center on order.

Oppo 83 SE
Anthem D2
Anthem MCA-30 (front), MCA-50(surrounds)
Ascend Sierra NrT surrounds
SVS PC-13 Ultra w/1000 watt Sledge amp

Jay

Jay,

Now that is an excellent system! I had the Sierra-1s and Sierra Center for quite awhile. They are great sounding speakers so I am sure the Towers with RAAL tweeter sound excellent as well.

Bill
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post #4926 of 7670
2/19/12 at 9:21am
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Originally Posted by Djoel View Post

What's a Can-Am Cabinet?
DJoel

Here: http://www.can-am.ca/

Yeah Pet Motel nice system.
I have a D2 and an A-5 amp.
IMO, Anthem amps are vastly underrated.
Dead quiet, solid design and construction, neutral sound.
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post #4927 of 7670
2/19/12 at 9:46am
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Originally Posted by Milt99 View Post

Here: http://www.can-am.ca/

Yeah Pet Motel nice system.
I have a D2 and an A-5 amp.
IMO, Anthem amps are vastly underrated.
Dead quiet, solid design and construction, neutral sound.

I'm right there with you on the Anthem amps. I love when an awesome piece of music just comes out of that black hole of dead silence! Combined with the incredible detail, and sweet, airy presentation of those RAALs, it adds up to a very enjoyable experience. Unbelievable sound stage, and imaging compared to the former Mirage speakers as well.

I'm not really up for a review on every one of the new titles I bought, but I was thinking of listing the ones I'd put on my "A list" if that is something anyone would be interested in.

I'd like to thank whoever it was that suggested the Junior Wells title, that baby ROCKS, and it has got some wicked bass! Slide guitar work is off the hook as well!

Jay
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post #4928 of 7670
2/19/12 at 9:55am
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I'm right there with you on the Anthem amps. I love when an awesome piece of music just comes out of that black hole of dead silence! Combined with the incredible detail, and sweet, airy presentation of those RAALs, it adds up to a very enjoyable experience. Unbelievable sound stage, and imaging compared to the former Mirage speakers as well.

I'm sure the Anthem and Ascend are an excellent match. I'm sitting here listening to Peter Gabriel's Up SACD cranked and SQ is excellent! I have the Salk SongTowers with the dome tweeters but I'm sure the RAAL tweeter would be a nice step up.

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I'm not really up for a review on every one of the new titles I bought, but I was thinking of listing the ones I'd put on my "A list" if that is something anyone would be interested in.

I don't blame you as that would be quite a few reviews. Doing an "A" list would be great.

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I'd like to thank whoever it was that suggested the Junior Wells title, that baby ROCKS, and it has got some wicked bass! Slide guitar work is off the hook as well!

I have that Junior Wells' SACD as well and it is an excellent sounding SACD without a doubt. I think I paid $9.99 for it so it is a bargain for the music and MCH SQ.

Bill
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post #4929 of 7670
2/19/12 at 10:19am
FWIW,
Re: RAAL vs Dome or ribbon vs soft dome vs metal dome.
I plan on dragging my Salk HT2s(LCY ribbon) upstairs to my 2 channel system and doing an extensive A\\B\\C tomorrow between the Salks, a DIY 2.5 way my brother built with a Rick Craig x-over and Harbeth HL-P3ES minis.

Tweets are LCY ribbon, Hiqufon OWII 20mm soft dome and Harbeth 19mm aluminum dome.
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post #4930 of 7670
2/19/12 at 10:31am
Since 01/2012

From Stockfish studios (what amazing recordings they have):

Sara K.: Made in the shade
Sara K.: Hell or High Water
Schenk, Herwich, Hacquart: The Spirit of GAMBO
The Paperboys: Live at Stockfisch's Studio

Other recent purchases in 2012:

Hernan Romero Romero: Un Segundo Una Vida
Hernan Romero: Live at Trinity Church
Nat "King" Cole: Love Is The Thing
Nat "King" Cole: The Very Thought of You
Rebecca Pidgeon: Retrospective
Rameau: Pieces de Clavecin en Concerts - Podger/Pinnock/Manson
Hagen Quartett 30
Mozart, Haydn: Duo Sonatas - Podger, Rogers
Mozart: Complete sonatas for keyboard and violin Vol. 2 - Cooper/Podger
Cat Stevens: Tea for the Tillerman
Los Angeles Guitar Quartet: Latin Album
Bach: Violin Concertos - Podger, Brecon Baroque
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post #4931 of 7670
2/19/12 at 11:20am
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Here: http://www.can-am.ca/


Those cd cabinets do look crazy cool, I like how they're out of preying eyes as well.

Thanks

Dan
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post #4932 of 7670
2/19/12 at 11:27am
OK, what I'm going to do here is an "A list" of the new titles, the ones I initially enjoy the most, and are most likely to see regular rotation in the play list.


Artist/Title/Label/Format/Genre
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Monty Alexander/My America/Telarc/Hybrid SACD MCH/Jazz

Monty Alexander/Rocksteady/Telarc/Hybrid SACD MCH/Jazz

Monty Alexander/Stir it Up/Telarc/Hybrid SACD MCH/Jazz

Paquito D'Rivera/Tropicana Nights/Chesky/Hybrid SACD MCH/Cuban Jazz

Pete Escovedo/Mr E/Concord/Hybrid SACD MCH/Latin Jazz

Hiromi/Brain/Telarc/Hybrid SACD MCH/Jazz

Hiromi/Sonicbloom/Telarc/Hybrid SACD MCH/Jazz

Michel Legrand/Trail of Dreams/Telarc/Hybrid SACD MCH/Jazz

The music of Ivan Lins/A Love Affair/Telarc/Hybrid SACD MCH/Jazz

Jacques Loussier Trio/The Best of Play Bach/Telarc/Hybrid SACD MCH/Jazz

Kevin Mahogany/Pride & Joy/Telarc/Hybrid SACD MCH/Jazz

Mighty Sam McClain/Blues for the Soul/Telarc/Hybrid SACD MCH/Blues

Mighty Sam McClain/Soul Survivor/Telarc/Hybrid SACD MCH/Blues

Marion Meadows/Players Club/Heads Up/Hybrid SACD MCH/Bedroom Music

Junior Wells/Come On In This House/Telarc/Hybrid SACD MCH/Blues


Well that cuts it in half, maybe I'm an easy "A", or maybe I just did better research on some of the titles LOL! Obviously, just because these turned out to be my faves, some of the others are also very good, just not so much MY cup of tea, or in the case of the Cat Stevens, everybody in my age group already knows that one so no point in considering it.


Jay
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post #4933 of 7670
2/19/12 at 12:26pm
Found this on YouPay (aka eBay) : http://www.ebay.com/itm/Fleetwood-ma...ht_1827wt_1396

Do you think this is a price typo or is this person just in la la land?
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post #4934 of 7670
2/19/12 at 12:29pm
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Originally Posted by Pet Motel View Post

Ascend Towers with the RAAL tweeter upgrade, and I've got a matching "Horizon" center on order.

I plan to upgrade my mains and center this year and I'm torn between the Sierra Towers/RAAL and Songtowers/RAAL. I'm very happy with my Sierra-1 NRTs but the Salks sure seem interesting.
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post #4935 of 7670
2/19/12 at 12:30pm
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Originally Posted by JJHXBR View Post

Found this on YouPay (aka eBay) : http://www.ebay.com/itm/Fleetwood-ma...ht_1827wt_1396

Do you think this is a price typo or is this person just in la la land?

Wow no bids, I'm shocked. I would say this person is definitely in la la land with a starting bid of $500.

Bill
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post #4936 of 7670
2/19/12 at 12:35pm
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Originally Posted by Bill Mac View Post

Wow no bids, I'm shocked. I would say this person is definitely in la la land with a starting bid of $500. Bill

I disagree, Bill--evidently you missed this in the item description:

Disk edge is treated with CD stoplight pen for improved performance.

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post #4937 of 7670
2/19/12 at 12:36pm
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Originally Posted by holt7153 View Post

I plan to upgrade my mains and center this year and I'm torn between the Sierra Towers/RAAL and Songtowers/RAAL. I'm very happy with my Sierra-1 NRTs but the Salks sure seem interesting.

Steve,

That is a tough one. If you are close to Ascend HQ maybe you could get a demo there. Then you could also contact Jim Salk to see if there are any RAAL SongTower owners in your area. I think either choice is an excellent one as far as overall performance and with both being excellent companies. Having been an owner of speakers from both companies I can say without a doubt both offer some of the best service I have ever experienced.

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I disagree, Bill--evidently you missed this in the item description:

Disk edge is treated with CD stoplight pen for improved performance.


Ahhhh I missed that feature. Well let me go place a bid on that priceless DVD-A.


Bill
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post #4938 of 7670
2/19/12 at 3:21pm
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Disk edge is treated with CD stoplight pen for improved performance.

Actually in my scientific studies, he should've used the DVD-Audio stoplight pen and NOT the CD spotlight pen.
The CD pen will result in limiting the disc resolution to 16\\44.1.
Bummer.
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post #4939 of 7670
2/19/12 at 3:25pm
Yes, of course, the lossless pen.
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post #4940 of 7670
2/19/12 at 3:31pm
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Yes, of course, the lossless pen.

I had one of those around, I must have losst it.

Bill
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post #4941 of 7670
2/19/12 at 4:12pm
Lastest SACD purchases.

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post #4942 of 7670
2/19/12 at 4:15pm
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Originally Posted by Bill Mac View Post

That is a tough one. If you are close to Ascend HQ maybe you could get a demo there. Then you could also contact Jim Salk to see if there are any RAAL SongTower owners in your area. I think either choice is an excellent one as far as overall performance and with both being excellent companies. Having been an owner of speakers from both companies I can say without a doubt both offer some of the best service I have ever experienced. Bill

I agree that a demo is the way to go, but a proper demo would be in my own home. I have a feeling I would really like both speakers provided they are properly calibrated in a decent room. Some recommend "ordering both and sending back the loser" but I'm not sure I would feel right about doing this with a smaller ID company. Both Jim and David F. put their heart and soul into every speaker they make, and I can attest to the high level of customer service you mention. Plus knowing the way I am if I liked both I would somehow justify keeping both . If I'm not mistaken both will be included in an upcoming "speaker shootout" so I'll be following that thread closely.
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post #4943 of 7670
2/19/12 at 4:18pm
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Lastest SACD purchases.

I've just picked up Pet Sounds on DVD-A. Is the SACD MCH as well?
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post #4944 of 7670
2/19/12 at 4:25pm
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I've just picked up Pet Sounds on DVD-A. Is the SACD MCH as well?

The SACD is in stereo and not MCH.
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post #4945 of 7670
2/19/12 at 4:29pm
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The SACD is in stereo and not MCH.

My mistake. I have it in my SACD folder , but I just loaded it into foobarr2000 and it says MLP 6-channel.

Jeff
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post #4946 of 7670
2/19/12 at 4:29pm
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The SACD is in stereo and not MCH.

Yep, it's a MoFi.
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post #4947 of 7670
2/19/12 at 5:06pm
I personally like my Pet Sounds DVD-A better than the MoFi SACD.
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post #4948 of 7670
2/19/12 at 5:50pm
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I personally like my Pet Sounds DVD-A better than the MoFi SACD.

I'm kinda partial to my pet sounds LIVE!

Sorry couldn't help it, but if you notice my screen name, the reason for it is I have a LOT of pets (5 monkeys, 3 Irish Wolfhounds, 1 Airedale, 2 Yorkies, 2 Sugar Gliders, 1 Wife) you get the picture.

Jay
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post #4949 of 7670
2/19/12 at 6:12pm
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I'm kinda partial to my pet sounds LIVE!

Sorry couldn't help it, but if you notice my screen name, the reason for it is I have a LOT of pets (5 monkeys, 3 Irish Wolfhounds, 1 Airedale, 2 Yorkies, 2 Sugar Gliders, 1 Wife) you get the picture.

Jay

Holy Neverland Ranch . Hopefully the monkeys aren't swinging from the new Sierra Towers. I had to Google "sugar glider."
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post #4950 of 7670
2/19/12 at 6:57pm
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Holy Neverland Ranch . Hopefully the monkeys aren't swinging from the new Sierra Towers. I had to Google "sugar glider."

We actually have a room in the house with a full size locking gate dedicated for monkey play. And yes, it does have an apparatus hanging from the ceiling for them to swing on!

As a matter of interest, my 7 year old Java Macaque "Zander" (11 lb. monkey) was sitting on my shoulder as I typed this, and he regularly attends with me in the recliner while watching movies, or listening to music.

We watched Avatar Friday night, those big flying creatures coming right at us from the screen had him ducking, and hiding behind me for cover. It was hilarious, we had a great time! He's also a big fan of "Ice Age, Dawn of the Dinosaurs"!

He also seems to enjoy the music, in the evenings he will cuddle up next to me, and the music often lulls him off to sleep. He's an awesome HT companion. Wife, on the other hand, has no interest at all???? At least I always get to watch, or listen to whatever I want!

Jay
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