Recent content by KJoel

60 and Ethos.

I agree 100% with C.A.P. I've had my Ethos for over 2 years and only recently, thanks to a 'rake' thread on this forum, set my speakers vertical, and WOW. The magic is spooky. It's like rediscovering electrostats all over, again. These speakers are ultra sensitive to positioning. I had...

Jay. I also have the Ethos (and Stage X). I read on one of the other threads of a suggestion that it's beneficial to remove the rake from the speakers. I've had my Ethos for a couple years and have been beyond happy with them. I set them to vertical about 2 weeks ago and am blown away by the...

Len. I couldn't agree more.

This recording is fantastic (both audio wise and musically). Liszt_Mazeppa; Battle of the Huns; Totentanz, etc (Roscoe, Noseda_BBC Music Magazine_Vol. 19;13). The Symphonic Poem No. 6 (track 8) is a non-stop thrilling ride.

I love this version of the Beethoven symphonies conducted by Konwitschny: http://www.amazon.com/The-Symphonies-Theo-Adam/dp/B0000D7ZEC

This Chesky remaster is top notch both from an audio and performance perspective: http://www.amazon.com/Bizet-Symphony-Tchaikovsky-Francesca-Overture-Fantasia/dp/B000003GCS

Someone posted this article on a facebook group that I follow. It's an interesting article and I offer it without bias of one medium over another and without bias for one bit rate/sampling rate over another. In the end, for those of us who purchase and enjoy recordings, it all comes down to...

..and that's what it's all about, for me. Enjoy the music.

What I mean by "stereo-mono" is that some mono recordings have the identical material coming from both L & R channels. Some have it encoded as 1 channel. I have my Oppo's dedicated 2-channel outs configured as "Front Left/Right" rather than "Down-mixed Stereo" because I use these outputs...

I had a couple friends help me setup and place the speakers. We made a day/evening of it. It was a lot of fun. I recommend that you get a mono recording and use that, also, along with the reference material that your friend brings. We found the mono recording (stereo-mono) made it very easy...

Regarding your comments about minimizing the signal path, you might want to follow the threads on the AVS forum for the BDP-105 & 105D. There are quite a few who connect from the Oppo directly to their amplifiers with a lot of success. You then control the volume with the Oppo's volume...

I've never measured sound levels so I can't contribute anything to your question other than what I mentioned earlier about a greater spatial quality to the sound. Also, I listen to very little other than classical music and opera, and I would bet that the post recording engineering for this...

I've purchased a number of recordings (primarily orchestral and opera) from HDTracks and compared them to the CD copies that I own. In each case, the 24 bit copies sound better. I've A/B'd them for friends, and everyone hears the difference. It's not a huge difference but it's there. You're...

I have a set of Ethos and feel the same way. They mesmerize me and it happens every time I listen to them. It's the best audio purchase I've ever made.