artmaltman
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| Thiel/Crutchfield When did you last look at a Crutchfield catalog? I look at Music Direct, among others, aimed mostly at audiophiles... Also, as Unsound suggests, does Crutchfield carry appropriate electronics? This is an odd choice indeed.Art | |
| Tube amps and iPods I've been shocked at the level of sound quality I can get out of a nano, recordings ripped at 192, using high quality earphones like Westone UM2, Westone 3, Shure's SE series or Ultimate Ears. I don't know how this translates into a home high end ... | |
| Will superior earphones matter with my Nano Oops, the Crossroads models are called MB and M3. Not sure if they have a distributor yet in the U.S. | |
| Will superior earphones matter with my Nano I spent the weekend at Head-Fi Conference in San Jose trying out a variety of in-ear cans (Shure, Westone, Ultimate Ears, Crossroads) and found that you can go all the way up the line and get better sound, even with my ripped 192's on the nano or ... | |
| iPod as a source 80 gig model, lossless I got to get into this :-)Can I keep my cd library on the Apple TV's HD?I think that's what you were suggesting BCH but I'm not sure.Art | |
| Has iTunes, etc. impacted your listening habits? I listen to a lot more music at the gym, travel, etc, because it's so easy to rip cds with iTunes and sync to my iPod. I still don't use it at home though. But, this may be temporary.I just came from the Head-Fi convention in San Jose, and what I ... | |
| iPod as a source 80 gig model, lossless BCH, please describe in more detail. Are you saying that you drive sound from your computer (iTunes lossless?) to Apple TV wirelessly and then the Apple TV drives your high end rig? Is the DAC in the computer, Apple TV, or external?Thanks,Art | |
| Kef vs Thiel Apples vs Oranges. I think the solution is to own both and change back and forth. They offer such differing sonic signatures, both pleasurable...I've made this kind of decision with regard to amps, owning one tube integrated and one solid state in... | |
| iPod as a source 80 gig model, lossless Interesting. Would you mind providing more information on the sound quality? E.g., is the iPod as a source missing detail, soft bass, overall artificial or grainy sound, etc. I should have been more clear in my question.Thanks,Art | |
| Westone UM2 earphones I bought UM2's recently and very happy with them. They are bass-rich, mellow, and offer detail in mids and highs that are prominent without being "in your face". They are incredibly comfortable too, especially for an over-the-ear IEM. There is a n... | |
| Class D amp driving Thiel My Thiel 1.6's arrive Friday and one of the two amps I'll be experimenting with over the weekend is NuForce IA7-E (the 100 watt version). I am very optimistic as the latest version of this imtegrated is extremely clean and clear sounding, with som... | |
| Thiel 7.2 and the 3.7 Why is the 3.7 taking so long?I wonder whether they are getting it "just right" or doing too many patches to a problematic design?Any word of mouth on this?Art | |
| VR-1 vs Usher s520 I'm using Usher S520 in a bedroom, with Marantz integrated and Oppo 970 player. Very lovely. Probably would benefit from a sub, but then I think everything needs a sub these days. I also own the EPOS ELS-3 and find it more precise and detailed, bu... | |
| Tube CD player? I love my Cary 308-T.Not as detailed or authoritative as the solid state players I've tried including Cary 303/100 and 303/200 but MAN, this thing communicates music. | |
| New Shure earphone line Update: I emailed Shure about this. They said they are posting the information about the new line TODAY, and so they have:http://www.shure.com/PersonalAudio/Products/Earphones/SEModels/index.htmAlso, www.ilounge.com has some early reviews. Seems l... |