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| Am I nuts or what? Apple TV No, you are not stupid at all. The Apple TV rivals good CD transports when setup correctly. Make sure the setting are right on the ATV/iTunes, import using Apple Lossless or AIFF and use a good DAC. A nice polished glass toslink optical cable is a... | |
| High End Audio and Your hearing as you get older Here is the link: http://www.ted.com/talks/evelyn_glennie_shows_how_to_listen.htmlGreat presentation! | |
| High End Audio and Your hearing as you get older There's a difference between "hearing" and "listening". Even though our ears may not be able to hear as well as we age, our mind is able to listen and comprehend better. It's similar to being smart vs. being wise. ;)As for our mind and mental skil... | |
| High Powered Wireless Network for Audio Yes, a powerline can create problems. | |
| Best Way to Organize Audiophiles' Lives and PCs I would take a look at the Apple Mac. It's easy and can be a quality music source when setup correctly. Apple's built-in software and iLife suite is excellent for media, as well as contacts, documents and websites.As for furniture and hard media s... | |
| New Apple TV -- Anyone planning on it? @Happybob: I believe the new ATV has 8GB of storage. The rumor is the storage for "apps". With Google TV and the new Roku units, this type of product is going to be a big market in the near future. | |
| New Apple TV -- Anyone planning on it? @Happybob: Yes, I think the new ATV sounds better than the older model. It's subtle, but I can comfortably say it sounds better.I'm using the optical output (VanDenHul OptiCoupler, Wireworld SuperNove 6 and Siltec Glass) into a Naim DAC, Proceed A... | |
| New Apple TV -- Anyone planning on it? @Happybob: The new ATV sounds better than the AirPort Express and previous ATV. I've been using and installing them over the last week with great success. It's an impressive little piece of gear. If you are an iTunes user and want to stream iTunes... | |
| PS Audio Perfect wave Transport and DAC I believe that HDMI is recommended because it is a true "I2S" connection. Your dealer and PS Audio will be able to give you more detail and provide support. | |
| The Best Polished Glass Toslink Optical Cables? Here is the 6 Moons article. I agree with the outcome, not to mention that there are even better toslink cables available today.http://www.6moons.com/audioreviews/toslink/toslink.htmlMy goal with this post is to see if there is anything else out t... | |
| New Apple TV -- Anyone planning on it? @Ericjcabrera: Make sure the Dolby Digital settings is turned "off" and this will allow a stereo PCM signal to be the output.It works must like a DVD player. If the Dolby Digital bitstream is selected, it will output that when it's available, if n... | |
| The Best Polished Glass Toslink Optical Cables? @Stingreen: Why? I'm open to suggestions, but over the years I have found polished glass optical to be comparable to coaxial. It depends on the equipment used. I hear people say coaxial is better, but why? Is it because of an objective technical f... | |
| The Best Polished Glass Toslink Optical Cables? @Stringreen: Why do you say toslink is a "poor choice"? | |
| what is the best, least costly DAC...? I agree with Soulbrass. If you want something better than the Saturn, you'll need to get a much better DAC.As for a USB/SPDIF converter, the HiFace and HagUSB have worked great for me. | |
| Single driver point source speakers vs. the world? Yes, Louis is one of the best single driver, no crossover designers out there. Excellent speakers! |