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| Best high-efficiency speaker under 10K Tannoy Glenair. PRAT like the Zu with single source imaging. | |
| bi amp imrpoving? The downside is that it is hard to get it right. Often negating any benefit it would have brought. | |
| Who has found happiness giving up on DACs? That should have been to Nonoise! | |
| Who has found happiness giving up on DACs? Pdreher:There are several common methods of transmitting the signal to the DAC. A good asynchronous connections allows the DAC to control the signal flow, not just "catch" what is sent by the transport mechanism. It will greatly reduce the net jit... | |
| Who has found happiness giving up on DACs? I am with Mezmo and Robertbrown on this one. I also do not think that your assessment of one DAC after another is really a fair one. FWIW, the transport makes a big difference in the amount of jitter getting to the DAC. Furthermore, the digital ca... | |
| How many years is a flagship component good for? Possibly forever...There really isn't anything new in pre amps. Don't fall for hype! | |
| better wood for a plinth Jatoba (brazilian cherry) was not on his list, but would do nicely as would Santos Mahogany- both are very hard and dense.I am not familiar with working with Eucalyptus, but shy away from thick oak boards. Laminate if you need to use oak as it oft... | |
| better wood for a plinth Maple then... | |
| better wood for a plinth I would be really surprised if you cold not get B Birch there, it just may not be called that. Similar products here in the states are:Apple PlyDie BoardIf I were making one I would seriously consider Panzer Holz. | |
| Benchmark dac and AntelopeAudio Isochrone OCX Digi I think you mean Isochrone DA, the Benchmarks do not have word clock in. I would try am M2Tech HiFace first, eliminating the squeeze box. | |
| Tift Merrit on tour She's a great performer with a great attitude! | |
| Music Servers vs. High-End CD & DAC--Help Please You already have a great DAC, just hook it up to a computer with firewire and try it. You will be amazed is my guess, especially if you have a HT pass through or can go direct to amp. There is a bit of a learning curve, but well worth the effort. | |
| Pure Vinyl/Amarra Current Pure Music is 1.45 and very stable in my system and revisions have slowed down a lot. I find it a worthwhile addition for the price. Amarra has released a redbook only edition for $79 usd. Unless I hear that Amarra really trounces PM, I'll... | |
| Pure Vinyl/Amarra Bored Elizabeth? Amarra and Pure Vinyl/Pure Music are software players that integrate with iTunes and offer upgraded sonics and functionality. If you haven't tried one, I highly recommend it. | |
| Pure Vinyl/Amarra Did you demo Amarra 2 ? I have been meaning to try Amarra, but have shied due to the cost. There are two "lesser" versions. One starting at something like US $79 for redbook only. I am curious to see the outcome of this thread. I do own Pure Music... |