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Originally posted by bergie33 You have to know your use before you go and buy one. If you have any laserdiscs that are AC-3 (Dolby Digital), then you need to find one with the RF Output. I find them on E-Bay all the time. The other place to check is your local used stereo equipment store. Grab the phone book and call around and ask if they have any laserdisc players. |
Originally posted by MoreGear I believe Nicolas Santini still has a few X9s available for sale on eBay. |
Originally posted by MoreGear I believe Nicolas Santini still has a few X9s available for sale on eBay. The picture from the X9 is amazing compared to my 909. Rachael Bellomy gave me the insight on the X9 and she was dead on. It's a fabulous player. Regards, Frank Bambarola |
Originally posted by Rachael Bellomy I wouldn't worry about using LD AC-3 RF unless you actually accumulate a bunch of them and think you can't live without it. All AC-3 LD's also have a PCM track too and if people would bother to compare the two, they'd find that the PCM is often better anyway. ... I listened to THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK AC-3 Special Edition version last night in PCM. It's at least as good in PCM, if not better, than in Dolby Digital IMO. Worry about pic over sound, me thinks. Best wishes! |
Originally posted by MoreGear I believe Nicolas Santini still has a few X9s available for sale on eBay. The picture from the X9 is amazing compared to my 909. Rachael Bellomy gave me the insight on the X9 and she was dead on. It's a fabulous player. Regards, Frank Bambarola |
Originally posted by Ollie W. Holmes Well, I listened and watched Phantom Menace and it's ac-3 soundtrack sounds noticably better than the pcm. More spacious and exciting (even louder). To my ears, pcm is less of a theater experience. Would you have bought an X9 if it did not have ac-3? Probably not. In any event, even if a player does not have ac-3, Kurtis Bahr can possibly modify it. AC-3 is not a must-have, but it is a worthwhile investment. |
If you compare enough PCM to AC-3 tracks you'll find some PCM you'll prefer. How's the PCM on INDIANA JONES? Muy excellente, me thinks. I have not tried PL 2 yet but the chatter is that it's da bomb with PCM Pro-Logic. |
Originally posted by Rachael Bellomy Ollie, I have 800 LD's and proably 70 to 100 have AC-3, so really PCM is more important. SWPM is IMO the preimere AC-3 (and EX) recording. I aggree with you on it. I think STAR WARS & EMPIRE KICKS BACK do sound better in PCM. COURAGE UNDER FIRE sounds better in AC-3 than PCM, but THE FLY (1958) sounds way better in PCM. "Re-mixing" GONE WITH THE WIND for AC-3 was a waste of time! JURASSIC PARK is as good in Pro-Logic PCM as any other format. It varies from disc to disc and opinions of course. ... P.S. - I'd buy the X9 for picture alone. It's awesome. I doubt I'll have the AC-3 output disconnected, but you never know |
Jeff, I'm glad the 520 has worked out well for you. Watch yourself around here , or soon you might end up driving a |