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| Mystery tube amp - name that amp Sounds very very good. Very smooth, clean and dynamic. Surprised how dynamic it is, not really colored which was a surprise. On par with my Mcintosh 225. Have a set of Sovtek el34G and 12ax7WXT in there now, have the new JJ EL34II and JJ 803 on or... | |
| Computer Do Over ps. Forgot to add. I have had much better luck with USB2 (m2tech) and firewire devices that are directly connected compared to wireless devices like the squeezebox. If you plan on using the squeezebox... i doubt windows / mac matters at all since ... | |
| Computer Do Over See my earlier thread. In short. Im a mac guy (much prefer them), however when setup right windows sounds better (compared with two mac mini - so same hardware one running 10.6 one running bootcamp / xp). Using foobar, and ASIO there is simply no ... | |
| Sonicweld Diverter - USB- S/PDIF Converter ops. I meant to say. "I found usb on the music hall and musiland to be lacking compared to the trends or m2tech." too early in the AM> ;) I need more coffee. | |
| Sonicweld Diverter - USB- S/PDIF Converter Provided you do not have a software issue (like the EQ being on, or "sound enhancer") both which really destroy the signal, and have the output set to 16bit/44.1 (it defaults to 24 bit in 10.4 and 10.5)... you should get pretty good sound. Persona... | |
| mac vs pc Most do perceive macs to be better (I know I used to). They have a long history in recording studios with pro tools etc. Not many audiophiles have compared though it seems direct a/b.One word of caution, using a usb external runs on the same bus a... | |
| mac vs pc xp sp3. Though Ive used sp2 and win7, and between them (provided the same output method / kernel streaming or ASIO) the sound is the same. | |
| Amarra or upgrade my Wavelength Brick I loaded windows on my mac, and started using foobar. That was a big upgrade and cost me next to nothing. I have since switched to a fan less pc, and that sounds even better than the mac with windows did (assuming the power supply / noise bit is w... | |
| Power regenerator or filter for DAC? I had a ps audio p300 with mwave I. I sold it, and am using a ps audio duet and am quite happy. | |
| Requesting input from iMac users @ Leahy wow great tip! I just scored a m-audio audiophile firewire for $40 on ebay shipped. I cant wait to compare it to my trends. I figure even if its not as good (which I suspect it will actually be better) I can use it at the office for headph... | |
| Finding a little warmth from Benchmark1 USB DAC my regular DAC1.... I replaced the nasty SMD c13 and c14 with black gates. They are bypassed by two smaller value caps. I remove the larger bypass caps (c109 and c110) , HOWEVER and this is important I found that the ceramic bypasses (c15 and c16 ... | |
| DH Labs Digital Audio RCA ...any good? i would use optical. I would not want to share a common ground with my tv/ cable / internet with my stereo. I doubt that you would ever hear any difference anyway, most tv channels use compression anyhow. Plus optical is pretty good. Google around... | |
| Requesting input from iMac users Your friend is sadly mistaken as your mac outputs digital. However, toslink is generally considered lower quality than coaxial digital. My understanding is that toslink cable quality matters a lot. I use (when I use toslink) a sysconcept cable. (h... | |
| MG12 vs ML Source? Hopefully my comments can help you, ive had experience with the vandy 1c (dad), and personally own mg12s and martin logan requests (more range, same ML house sound). Vandy 1c - these are a pleasant speaker, (especially after some mods). Phase corr... | |
| Any Young Audiophiles Out There? first audiophile system by 16, (magnepans to a jolida tube amp), 26 now.... two audiophile systems, enough in the closet for at least 1-2 more systems, enough cables for 5 more systems....hmm... I need to clean out the closet! |