blindjim
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| Optical Digital Audio Cable - Loose Fit? First off... is the sound ok despite the loose fit?if not..buy a better TOS cable...or...run directly into the receiver from the source instead. Straight out from the cable box, DVD, etc.I went ahead and ran a Walmart TOS cable from the FIOS HD bo... | |
| What is Musicality? short answer... it's magic.Somewhat longer announcement....It seems to me just from the Ops initial post that experience also plays a significant role and not merely what devices are on hand or could be had if dreams could be handily realized.Unle... | |
| Harbeth compact 7ES3 for small room I've got a room not much bigger than that. I'm thinking unless harbeth is your only pick, there's a bunch of ways to go in there. Silverline Monitors seem a safe bet for sure, if the SR 15 is any indication of what lays ahead in a 16, 17, or 17.5.... | |
| Upgrade with best price/performance ratio I didnt think so at the time, but constant urging from some friends of mine here said just try em and see for yourself.Some of these I was talked into, others came to me naturally.So here goes . From low to high:Fubar 2000 . FreeSpeaker posi... | |
| small room... tube amp... summer Simple.... if they're big heat producing amps... don't be in the same room.Neither of my tube amps, the Butler or Dodd MK II, put out so much heat the AC can't keep things under control.using a small fan will eventually develop a new air flow patt... | |
| M2Tech HiFace - using it? Like it? Have any of you seen the outline of the new 'Evo' from M2T yet?the info I saw at head Fi (?) said...it's an aluminum box outfit now.USB fed still, but with it's own power supply now, and an aux input for a master clock, SPDIF, TOS, & BNC OUTPU... | |
| how are you ripping DVD audio to your computer? Looks like not too many do it or avow they do it, maybe now they will/can with one of these:DVD extractor - $32.50http://www.castudio.org/dvdaudioextractor/register.phpxillisoft = $29.95 - well supported friendly people.Googledvdexplorer - free Go... | |
| M2Tech HiFace - using it? Like it? In a forum somewhere online, I saw the modder's assessment of a 95% boost to performance. making it nearly twice as good. maybe. Maybe not. Mine is still running in and I'm quite happy with the results that continue to be revealed. I'm thinking it... | |
| how are you ripping DVD audio to your computer? Thanks G man... I'll look into them.I've almost finished the new in wall DVD/CD shelving enclosure, and all my audio DVDs are scattered all across Hell's half acre. I couldn't find one now if it was a matter of life or death.... but will soon.you'... | |
| Starting Over: Power My System Not too sure what your definition of lengthy indirect runs may actually be here.The total distance of the ckt plays a part. But it comes down to heat in essence. See this link for starters:http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/56340Stepping up a notch... | |
| M2Tech HiFace - using it? Like it? how much does that power mod cost anyhow? | |
| M2Tech HiFace - using it? Like it? thus far I prefer the BNC version, and the cable used with it is as important. | |
| ATI 1505 or Emotiva 5 channel ATI makes a lot of amps for a lot of other brnad names.They're an on shore left coast product. Good support. Good warranty. Sell well here preowned. Very good build from what i've seen and heard from othere's here. Been around for a long time too ... | |
| Equipment between speakers... Think long and hard on what look you want to wind up with first! Ive had to change things drastically a few times because I over looked details in the esthetic mostly the note on exposed cable runs.Write it all donw on paper. Then, when youve m... | |
| Does SS cost more than HS for superior sound? Mapman Thanks.. as always, good thoughts.jallen agreed.That’s looking more and more like my particular issue… eyes free operation with sort of high eff speakers.Tpreaves It’s difficult for us mere mortals to be as enlightened as brother Bill is… o... |