austinbob
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| Bidding Frustration I agree--it's snooze you lose. That being said, I think that should be more clearly spelled out. In real estate, a counter-offer (written) is binding should the buyer accept it.I think Audiogon (or at least Audiogoners) should make it clear that, ... | |
| Good value for money speaker cables around $200 I've got some Signal Cable Silver Resolution listed but if you want a money-back guarantee, buy directly from their website (and pay more, of course:).I think Signals are a great value and great to deal with. | |
| Size matters- recommend small system or component How about the new NAD D3020 ($500 list), and some Paradigm MilleniaOnes or Gallo speakers, with or without a sub? Since the NAD has a D/A, your can use your laptop to play, or buy a good inexpensive CD player. | |
| Bryston BDA-2, Moon 300D or Benchmark DAC2 HGC I auditioned the Benchmark DAC2 HGC but went with the NAD M51 which offers balanced output and also has HDMI inputs. This means I can output SACD and DVDA thru my Oppo to the NAD and it sounds wonderful.I had a Sonos with a Wyred4Sound upgrade and... | |
| Jazz: If You Like This, You'll Probably Like This Oliver Nelson, Blues and the Abstract Truth, track 1, Stolen MomentsArt Blakey, Moanin', title track Moanin'Enjoy! | |
| First Foray into Internet Radio Actually, the BDP-1 will stream. Not intuitive, certainly, but if you have the most current software, you can choose a internet radio station. Or you can go USB from your computer to the BDP-1. | |
| DAC Recommendation around 2.5K I love the NAD M51 which you can find for around $1800. It accepts USB as you desire and also can output SACD and DVDA via its HDMI input (and it sounds fantastic doing so). | |
| Connections for NAD M51 DAC The HDMI input works great with my Oppo BDP-83, allowing me to output SACD and DVDA thru the M51. I also output my Bryston BDP-1 using the balanced cable, and finally use the USB input from my computer.Best sound? Hi rez files from the BDP-1 and S... | |
| Song With Best Beginning Reelin' in the Years, Steely Dan. Won't Get Fooled Again and Baba O'Reilly, The Who. Brown Sugar, Rolling Stones.It has to be the first notes! | |
| Harbeth 30th Year Anniversary The SHL5 were produced as a 30th anniversary edition (I know that for sure and quite likely other models were as well. I believe that was five years ago. The 30.1 is a speaker model that supplaned the 30. | |
| Internet radio stations that sound really good I enthusiastically recommend Radio Paradise as well--I even sent them $25 as a supporter. Give it a few hours listen, they really shift genres. | |
| How to remove harshness from my digital gear The great news is that it's nothing that money can't fix. Many CD players (and CDs) have a glare or brittleness that can be annoying. I had good success with a modified Sonos fed into an NADM51 as a digital source but the Sonos lacked the ability ... | |
| New HT Receiver I have an 5 year old Onkyo that works well as well as a Yamaha--both mid-level $800 receivers (list) that I paid about $500 for. Personally, I'm just not that concerned about "audiophile" home theater--I just want to hear clear dialogue and some t... | |
| Harbeth Owners which model? I love my SHL5s and augment them slightly with a REL T9 sub. But I wish I could compare them to the M30 and M40... | |
| Rega DAC ...what else should I consider ? Inexpensive maybe the new DragonFly or MyDac. Also the Arcam RDac--very musical. I own an RDac and use it downstairs.For my upstairs system, I just compared the Benchmark HGC-2 and the NAD M51. I liked the Benchmark but I love the NAD M51. And I c... |