Marantz DV6500 JLTi Mod - Universal DVD Player Review
The Marantz DV6500 universal player with the JLTi analogue-stage modification, measured and listened to against the standard machine.
DVD-Audio
5 articles.
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Dynamic Comparison of CD, DVD-A, SACD - Part 1
Recording the CD, DVD-A and SACD releases of one album through the same converter and comparing what came back — waveforms, levels and ultrasonic content.
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Dynamic Comparison of CD, DVD-A, SACD - Part 2
The second part of the format comparison: spectral analysis of the same three transfers, and what the ultrasonic energy above 22kHz actually contains.
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Dynamic Comparison of CD, DVD-A, SACD - Part 3
Closing the three-format comparison with the dynamic range figures, and what they say about mastering rather than about the formats themselves.
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Comparing Audio Tracks on Music DVDs
Why most of my music DVDs did not sound as good as my CDs, traced through the waveforms of the same recordings in every format the discs offered.
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