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| recommended Analog-to-Digital convertors? The apogee duet is nice little dac with a>d as well for $500, but it is mac only. | |
| Where can one purchase lead shot for speakers? Disposal problems? Health risks? Do any of you eat hormone laden meat, use armor all in your car, teflon covered pans or scotch guarded carpeting? All of which are as toxic as lead IMO- GOOGLE THEM! I'd use the lead shot with a mask and keep it fo... | |
| where to invest??? Tvad or Stringreen,Have you used something like the EP 2050? How did it affect the sound, and did make you get rid of conditioners and or aftermarket power cords? | |
| No phono input on Jadis but want to buy tunrtable If you are looking for something at the caliber of you or your wife's system, you will be spending a lot more than $600. | |
| Will getting a DAC converter improve mp3 playback For mp3s, I'd just use the mini's optical out and skip the DAC. | |
| Praise for DacMagic I am happy to hear that. I just pre-ordered one online and look forward to comparing it to my Benchmark DAC-1 on my main rig although it was purchased for my secondary/daily system in the living room. | |
| DAC, amp & headphones 1k The Benchmark DAC-1 is known for having a great headphone output- $600 used and a very "safe" investment. I would go to a site such as Head Fi for the most complete research... | |
| Whisperflow Hush box? Geeze, just Google it- It came up on the first page! | |
| Transports and Dac's mix and match Brands DACs should work with any transport by nature. Some have a synergy with the mating transport, but a good DAC will retain its signature regardless of the transport used... | |
| Michigan Maple Block Query there is such a thing as stain conditioner made to help difficult woods such as maple. Essentially it is the same substance as the carrier used in stain, but clear. It keeps the end grain pores from absorbing the stain too readily. Otherwise Photo... | |
| Ground loop when connecting coax to cable box..... I used a Klipsch magic splitter for this... | |
| Hadouk Trio.... Thank you for the heads up. Have you any recommendations for starters sonically? | |
| mac min or pc No doubt you can buy more hardware with a PC. On the other hand, Macs in general are built to a higher quality level with fewer problems and less up keep. What is your time worth? Do you want a computer or a music server? If you want a server, buy... | |
| pc to dac? The Computer Audiophile online has a lot to say on this. The mac mini appears to be the most recommended CPU. People claim to be able to hear the difference in its USB ports and if you can believe it- power cords to the CPU. He likes the Berkley A... | |
| i-tunes question What file type are you using, some don't store that info. You may be able to re import them, change the file type and it may able to get the track info online. |