User Details - Karlosak

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Name:
  Karel Koubek
Details:
  Music lover & headphone hi-fi enthusiastic
Location:
  Prague, Czech Republic, EU
HiFi:
  Sony SCD-XA3000ES (Analog & PSU modifications, ZAPfilter, TentClock)
Dynamight class-A balanced headphone amplifier
Sennheiser HD800 headphones
Email:
  kkoubek@gmail.com
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Posts:
  117

 
 
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Latest Posts

Discussion: Bach: St. Matthew Passion - The Netherlands Bach Society
February 10, 2011
Really looking to this! Same as Domimag, I have the three previous beautiful releases, the cover and the liner notes are literally work of art - Jared, can we hope for the same exquisite packaging again? ... more
New Oppo Blu-Ray SACD player
January 11, 2011
After seeing your rig Ernani71, I'd suggest the following: If you are looking for a true upgrade, and you actually like the presentation headphones deliver, why not move up the ladder a bit. For a little more than what the BDP-95 should sell for, you could get the Sennheiser HD800 headphones or a used Stax rig. As much as I look forward to the ... more
New Oppo Blu-Ray SACD player
December 20, 2010
This is getting interesting! A flagship ESS Sabre32 9018 DAC, XLR outputs, linear PSU... This could be my next player instead of the unobtainium SCD-XA5400ES. If the price is below $1500, I'm definitely in. Hopefully the region hack will be available even with this model. ... more
Is the SONY US SACD pressing plant slated to re~open its doors?
August 9, 2010
The sad fact is, that SACD can never surpass an inferior format, though with artifacts pleasing to the human ear. For the target group of analog lovers and vinyl junkies SACD will never "get there". There was an experiment conducted some time ago (I cannot find the link now) that compared SOTA vinyl playback to A/D & D/A converters inserted into ... more
Why sell historic recordings in SACD?
June 23, 2010
Wrong. Frequency response to name one. ... more