Front end: Mac G4 Laptop
Rip CD's uncompressed to Hard Drive.
DAC: Apogee USB Mini-Dac
Speakers: Mackie HR824 Bi-Amped Powered Speakers
Amazing synergy, hard drive makes a great source partnered with Apogee Dac and bi-amped Mackies. There is some kind of synergy between these components. This is a seriously accurate and musical system, sounds better than systems costing quite a bit more. No need for pre-amp as DAC has volume control, no need for speaker cables as the amps are internally bi-amped. Run XLR Balanced line level cables from DAC to speakers. Have to hear it to believe it. I use it for a second system, but man is it enjoyable!
Rip CD's uncompressed to Hard Drive.
DAC: Apogee USB Mini-Dac
Speakers: Mackie HR824 Bi-Amped Powered Speakers
Amazing synergy, hard drive makes a great source partnered with Apogee Dac and bi-amped Mackies. There is some kind of synergy between these components. This is a seriously accurate and musical system, sounds better than systems costing quite a bit more. No need for pre-amp as DAC has volume control, no need for speaker cables as the amps are internally bi-amped. Run XLR Balanced line level cables from DAC to speakers. Have to hear it to believe it. I use it for a second system, but man is it enjoyable!