brooks
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| PC vs MAC laptop as music server So much disagreement. Here's what I use and why. An older ibook (maybe 800mghz)..I use it because it's virtually silent...you never hear the fan...the mini that I'm typing on now gets plenty loud. I don't use the hard drive on the ibook for much e... | |
| Anyone know of a good repair place for a Revox A77 JM Technical Arts in Nashville is the only authorized shop in the US. Did a nice job (not cheap) on a G36 | |
| Newbie needs info on modest laptop speakers The Swans HIVI SW3 are about 80 bucks and include a t-amp. No real deep bass, but wonderful soundstaging and really enjoyable. The AudioEngine 2's sounded very hifi to me, the single driver SW3's sound more natural. There is a short review on 6moo... | |
| Is cheap, smooth, digital sound possible? Try a nonos dac. The Monica from DIY paradise is pretty cheap. I have a different nonos dac, and it;s the first time I've found digital bearable. | |
| Censored by Apple: Front Row Critique iDisco ( an add on for salling clicker) will allow you to browse by album.http://www.snarb.tk/also, he now has an add on for front row that may address some of your issues with the software. | |
| Passive Preamp for Atmaspheres? I don't think you will find an active preamp in your price range that will come close to the nuetrality of a passive. You should check out transformer attenuators (autoformers). In my experience they are more natural than resistor attenuators. See... | |
| Lowther speakers They can be as revealing as an electrostatic but with over 100db sensitivity. There are lot's of applications and lots of diverse opinions. Do a lot of research first.Then try to listen before you decide. If you are stuck and in the US, go with th... | |
| the more bits the merrier? You must listen for yourself and decide. Give two engineers the exact same parts and you'll get two different sounding devices. Don't get hung up on what's inside the box or what other people think.That being said, I think nonos is the bees knees.... | |
| Anti-cables alternatives Chimera cable is made from long crystal magnet wire. I don't know if I'd call it anti-wire. He's goes to great lengths to make the best interconnect or speaker wire possible. But there are no secrets. He tells you every thing that he does. It is g... | |
| Electronluv. Has anyone experienced these? I have a friend who owns them. I'm hoping to outlast him on this earth so I can walk up to his widow after the funeral and offer my retirement savings (what's left of it at that point) for the set. I hate coming home to my suck-a**system after lis... | |
| Merlin owners, AC or battery for BAM? " I have also personally experienced some of these same symptoms with a N.E.W. DCA 66 amp I own which further reinforces my thoughts on this."Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater. Don't blame batteries. Maybe it's just the amp that is not d... | |
| DIY speaker cable made from cat 5 type cable some Radio Shacks and Home Depot both sell it by the foot. | |
| Small form factor, budget DACs? My advice (worth what you are paying for it) it to treat Audiogon like your personal auditioning service. Buy, listen, and sell if you don't like it. You will lose a few buckes each time (maybe), but you will be better off in the long run. Listeni... | |
| Small form factor, budget DACs? If you value music over hi-fi, you need to hear a nonos dac.Steve | |
| Revisiting the Kimber KCAG You are going to get a thousand responses; everyone will be hawking his or her favorite find!I've owned KCAG in the past and then moved on to silver foil. The Chimera cables have moved in and replaced everything. I can't compare them directly to t... |