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User Details - SA-CD_newbie
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Doug Collica | |
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Primarily listens in stereo to classic rock, alternative and pop. Especially likes good soundtracks; particularly scores by Thomas Newman, Ennio Morricone, James Newton Howard, Hans Zimmer, James Horner, Alexandre Desplat, Howard Shore, John Williams, Jerry Goldsmith, Danny Elfman and Philip Glass. Favorite bands and singers (in alphabetical order): Fiona Apple, Beastie Boys, The Beatles (as a band, and solo...except Ringo), Beck, David Bowie, Jimmy Buffett, Eric Clapton, The Clash, Coldplay, Crosby Stills & Nash (with and without Neil Young), Sheryl Crow, Counting Crows, The Cure, Dire Straits, Bob Dylan, Eagles, The Fixx, Ben Folds Five, Peter Gabriel, Genesis, Grateful Dead, INXS, Chris Isaak, Jane’s Addiction (including their stint as Porno for Pyros), Billy Joel, Elton John, Jack Johnson, Norah Jones, Kings of Leon, Led Zeppelin, Dave Matthews Band, John Mayer, Sarah McLachlan, Natalie Merchant (solo and with 10,000 Maniacs), Van Morrison, Modest Mouse, Sinead O’Connor, Pearl Jam, Tom Petty, Phish, Pink Floyd, Red Hot Chili Peppers, R.E.M., The Rolling Stones, Rush, Paul Simon & Art Garfunkel (together and solo), Siouxsie and the Banshees, Steely Dan, Talking Heads, James Taylor, U2, Van Halen (pre Sammy Hagar), The Who, Wilco, and Neil Young. Also likes offbeat jazz (such as Brubeck, Guaraldi, Hancock, fusion) and some 18th and 19th century classical music. Not a fan of the Baroque era, except for Vivaldi's FOUR SEASONS and Pachelbel's CANON. |
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Arlington, Virginia | |
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2-channel audio system: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Denon DVD-3910 universal disc player Classe SSP-75 processor Classe CA-101 power amps Magnepan MG-3.5 magneplanar speakers |
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doug_collica@hotmail.com | |
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April 25, 2012
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| Over the weekend I moved my Magnepan 3.5s back into my primary audio system. This was the first time that I was able to listen to my Maggies with SACD source material. I have always loved Magnepan speakers, favoring them over all other speakers that I've owned or that my friends have owned, including: Martin Logan CLS, Martin Logan Aeon, B&W Matrix ... more | |
March 24, 2012
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| A question about surround sound speakers, when primarily used for listening to multi-channel SACDs... What calibre of speakers do you need for the center and rear channels? My understanding of center and surround speakers when used in a *video* system is that the surrounds do not need to be of equal quality to the mains. The center channel, while ... more | |
March 24, 2012
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| That's what I thought, from my limited knowledge about Blu-spec. Based on someone's Blu-Ray suggestion, I was wondering if maybe Blu-spec might be more than that -- like DVD-A for Blu-Ray players. ... more | |
March 23, 2012
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| Lots of replies for me to process. I'll get to the rest later tonight, hopefully. I should clarify that I really liked GAUCHO. I just put it a slight notch below BROTHERS IN ARMS and DARK SIDE OF THE MOON. Perhaps my favoring DSOTM is both listener-dependent and system-dependent. I probably don't yet have as keen an ear for subtle SACD nuances as ... more | |
March 23, 2012
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| GAUCHO by Steely Dan arrived; a very fine rendering, a notch below BROTHERS IN ARMS and DARK SIDE OF THE MOON (the benchmarks from my still meager collection). Track 2 "Hey Nineteen" and track 4 "Gaucho" were the highlights. I also received the Telarc hybrid SACD of Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture plus Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue and An American in ... more | |
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