4hannons
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| Choosing a Network Player/DAC I'd recommend starting with using the laptop with a USB dac. The new Soekris has gained a lot of attention. Uses a R2R multibit chip. For ~$400 shipped it seems like a good value. So good I bought one a couple days ago.You might also benefit using... | |
| Soekris ApS dac1101 another discrete R2R Multibit dac. Ok I need some help. The Soekris dac will connect to a Mac mini via usb. Should I insert a usb isolator like the one made by the Intona, or use the Sonore MicroRendu? http://intona.eu/en/products | |
| Soekris ApS dac1101 another discrete R2R Multibit dac. Shipped today, expected tomorrow. | |
| Soekris ApS dac1101 another discrete R2R Multibit dac. Ordered one today to replace my Centance dac. Interested to hear R2R difference. | |
| McCormack SMC Audio upgrades: how good are they? FWIW I have run my McCormack amp continuously for a couple years, no problems; I prefer to think I'm extending its useful lifespan.I could live with the thump if it meant my amp sounded better -- that's the point of it all, right? I'm not sure why... | |
| McCormack SMC Audio upgrades: how good are they? Do you have the option of leaving the amp on continuously? | |
| What is your favorite 1 hit wonder from the 70's? "Dancing In The Moonlight" by King Harvest | |
| Comparing the Pass Labs XA30.5 to the XA 30.8 Well said, Wolf. I enjoyed that post. | |
| Lightspeed Attenuator - Best Preamp Ever? Agree with Marqmike; the Burson ab 160 adds nothing negative to the equation. Get one to try if you can find one. | |
| Which do you feel ... Deerhunter 'Halcyon Digest'Noel Gallagher's High Flying BirdsPortugal. The Man 'In The Mountain In The Cloud'The Shins 'Port of Morrow'Thirteen Senses 'The Invitation' | |
| Polling Magnepan Users - Room Size Use 1.7 in a 22x30x10 room. They fill the room with sound. | |
| Mac Mini as a Server I use a 2.66 (late 2009) mac mini server with 4GB RAM, OWC Mercury 120GB SSD. The music files are on 2 separate external 1.0TB 7200RPM hdd connected via 9to9 Firewire from Granite (macgurus.com).I also use a Empirical Audio Offramp 3 between the m... | |
| Recommendations on Christmas Music?? Sufjan Stevens has an incredible 5 disc set that features a very heartfelt rendition of traditional and classic holiday songs. I never grow tired of hearing it. | |
| Mac Mini Power Supply @Tobias, thanks for sharing your experience. Seems you found a diamond in the rough with the Acopian; glad you're happy. Would you mind sharing the model number? I also own a 2009 Mac Mini and the thought of a better PS seems interesting.--Tom in ... | |
| Best Christmas music, CD or album on your list ? Sufjan Stevens 5 disc "Songs For Christmas" -- made especially for those who are tired of the same old thing. Sufjan has created an interesting, intimately recorded blend of classic Christmas songs. |