MickeyVee
Well-known member
Hi All,
I have an interesting dilemma. I haven't watched a DVD in months. I put 'The Island' on Saturday night and was absolutely blown away by the sound. Fabulous imaging and good deep bass filling my living room. Just what I excpect from the Clarity's. Not bad for a two channel system and it's pretty consistant from all of my DVD's.
Now, when I listen to music, I am somewhat diappointed. There are a few CD's that sound pretty good but nothing compared to what I get from a movie soundtrack. The CD's include Enigma LSD ReMix, DVD-A of Brothers in Arms, SACD (although I can only play the stereo layer) of Dark Side of the Moon, Donald Fagen's Morph The Cat, The Wall (awesome) and a few select others.
I know my system can do more with music. Definetly proven by the DVD soundtracks. I just can figure out why I cannot get the same 'back of the neck hair raising' response from CD's.
FYI.. For DVD playback, I use the COAX out (Monster 1000 THX). For CD playback, I use the analog out with Nordost Blue Heavan interconnects. Some A/B testing proved that the sound was better on CD with the analog outs.
DVD/CD Player = Rotel 1060 (you can see my system #98). I purchased this DVD player as the reputation for CD playback was the same as their standalone CD players.
So, is the problem the Rotel? Again, some CD's are pretty awesome. I don't want to invest in a CD player as I will probably go to some sort of hard disk based media centre (someting like the Olive or even PC wireless.. source recorded in lossless format).
Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks!
I have an interesting dilemma. I haven't watched a DVD in months. I put 'The Island' on Saturday night and was absolutely blown away by the sound. Fabulous imaging and good deep bass filling my living room. Just what I excpect from the Clarity's. Not bad for a two channel system and it's pretty consistant from all of my DVD's.
Now, when I listen to music, I am somewhat diappointed. There are a few CD's that sound pretty good but nothing compared to what I get from a movie soundtrack. The CD's include Enigma LSD ReMix, DVD-A of Brothers in Arms, SACD (although I can only play the stereo layer) of Dark Side of the Moon, Donald Fagen's Morph The Cat, The Wall (awesome) and a few select others.
I know my system can do more with music. Definetly proven by the DVD soundtracks. I just can figure out why I cannot get the same 'back of the neck hair raising' response from CD's.
FYI.. For DVD playback, I use the COAX out (Monster 1000 THX). For CD playback, I use the analog out with Nordost Blue Heavan interconnects. Some A/B testing proved that the sound was better on CD with the analog outs.
DVD/CD Player = Rotel 1060 (you can see my system #98). I purchased this DVD player as the reputation for CD playback was the same as their standalone CD players.
So, is the problem the Rotel? Again, some CD's are pretty awesome. I don't want to invest in a CD player as I will probably go to some sort of hard disk based media centre (someting like the Olive or even PC wireless.. source recorded in lossless format).
Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks!