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I am 20 years old, enrolled at Memorial University in Newfoundland. My father, having been a diehard music lover and listener, has owned many stereo systems since the early 70's. Upon leaving for college, my father gave me some of his vintage components:
Technics SU-V8 Integrated Amp
Technics ST-S3 Tuner
ADC Sound Shaper III, Mk II Equalizer
Pioneer CT-F1250 Cassette Deck
Kenwood KD-3070 Turntable
Realistic APM-300 Power Meters
Pioneer SR-303 Reverberation Amplifier
Panasonic DVD-S35 DVD/CD Player (obviously not vintage, but a component, nonetheless)
Hi all,
I recently had an extended conversation with my neighbor, who works at Dolby Labs here in San Francisco.
In the course of our discussion, I took my usual opportunity to bemoan the decline of DVD-A. He informed me that their Dolby TrueHD offering is based on MLP Lossless - also the core of DVD-A technology - and has been further enhanced with better data rates and channel options.
Thus, it now seems DVD-A is far from dead. This is likely old news to Stereophile staff members, but I no doubt missed the memo.
Bill
Hi All,
I've been reading through the forums and I've been really impressed at the quality of the responses.
Anyway, I'm trying to update my old system as my receiver died. My old system consisted of:
Harman Kardon hk795i receiver
B&O red line speakers
B&O turntable
Nakamichi BX125 tape deck
Yamaha CD player - don't know the model
I have been using a Levinson #360 DAC for many years , and am very happy with it . Has anyone compared it to the newer DACs of similar price . I'm wondering if it's worth upgrading or would the money be better spent else wear . USB input is not important .
If you want system particulars , there is a discription and pictures on the Audiogon site. under system links , heading ( opinions please ) , same user name , system name is ( built in budget beater ) .
Thanks in advance and Happy New Year Tim