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Submitted by DFW on

When I was young... I had a basic Hi-Fi system. Back in the 70's. Last Fall the hi-fi went belly-up after 30+ years. So I'm shopping for a replacement. Then I decided to come into the HD TV age and purchased an HD TV. While shopping for the TV I realized there's a whole bunch of decisions for choosing A/V equipment.

Chandos 24/96 downloadables via their TheClassicalShop.net site

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Submitted by hollowman on

The album I want is here:
http://www.chandos.net/details06.asp?CNumber=CHAN%208870
Chandos claims that one can purchase downloadable tracks from their theclassicalshop.net shopping-cart web site (The Classical Shop is a division of Chandos Records Ltd). So for the Wm. Walton album, here is the product page Chandos links to:
http://www.theclassicalshop.net/Details.aspx?CatalogueNumber=CHAN%208870
The note at the bottom of the page says:
Format: DDD
Bit Rate: 24 Bit / 96K (Lossless)
More about their download formats here:
http://www.theclassicalshop.net/formats.aspx

Mission Cyrus 782 loudspeaker

Mission Cyrus 782 loudspeaker

Jan 02, 2011 First Published:Oct 02, 1990
Cyrus is the name given to the higher-priced line of loudspeakers made by England's Mission Electronics. The entire Mission loudspeaker line includes six products under the Mission label and three under Cyrus. Mission also manufactures a wide range of electronics and CD players. The company has a long history of audio innovations, both in loudspeaker and electronic design. Among Mission's claimed "firsts" are the first polypropylene-cone drive-unit used in a product (1978), first widespread use of MDF loudspeaker enclosures (1981), and first CD player from a specialist manufacturer. Interestingly, Mission also makes IBM-compatible personal computers.

The $900/pair Cyrus 782 is a two-way design employing dual 7" (175mm) polypropylene-cone woofers and a single ¾" (19mm) fabric-dome tweeter. The drivers are arranged in a D'Appolito configuration to simulate point-source radiation characteristics. Both woofer and tweeter were designed from scratch by Mission. The polypropylene woofer cones include a "mineral loading" that reportedly increases cone rigidity, thus decreasing cone breakup. Additional woofer design features include a shaped pole piece to increase linearity during high cone excursions, rigid steel chassis to reduce driver resonances, and a tight tolerance between the voice-coil and magnet to increase sensitivity.

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