bruce_1
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| iPod to DAC Connection An update: I got the Squeezebox, hocked it up with an ethernet cable and, with much help from Kevin at Slim Devices, got it to play my iTunes playlists. Then I noticed it would not play all the songs on the playlist. Turns out that because of some... | |
| iPod to DAC Connection All interesting comments and suggestions. I am now leaning toward getting the Slim Devices Squeezebox ($200) mentioned by Macallan25, which is hooked up to the computer (iMac in my case) by either an Ethernet cable or wireless system, and which ha... | |
| iPod to DAC Connection Budrew: I'm sure you are right about the size of the market, but that is true about most of audiophile equipment, so I'm hoping that if it can be done some company will be willing to sell such a cable. I wonder what you'd see if you cut open a Fir... | |
| Does Your System Sound Like the Real Thing? I have a concert violinist and a pianist for neighbors (they teach in the music department at the university in town). I get invited periodically to their homes to listen for pre concert recitals (I realize how lucky I am!). So, I hear "live" musi... | |
| Most achingly-beautiful music Solveig's Song on The Very Best of Lucia Popp (EMI Classics double CD). Whenever I play that for someone they are quiet for a few moments before saying that it was one of the most beautiful pieces of music they ever heard. Popp to me has hands dow... | |
| What is the best Beatle Song In my life | |
| Does unequal speaker wire length matter? Sumiko OCOS cable is constant impedence whatever its length and they claim cables do not have to be of equal length (i.e., if one channel is 1ft and the other is 100ft you won't be able to hear a difference!). | |
| Best female vocals on CD Karrin Allyson In Blue rates 10's for sonics and performance. | |
| Review: McCormack DNA-225 Gold Revision Amplifier Drubin,I didn't find either the unmodified or modified amp to be "forward" sounding, if by that you mean front rows in a concert hall (in this sense, B&W speakers are often referred to as forward sounding). The sound of the unmodified 225 has ... | |
| Vanderteen 5A's versus Wilson WattPuppy 7's My choice came down to either the Wilson Sophias or the Vandys. What ultimately made the choice for me was to play some music I find very emotional to listen to. The Wilsons gave me chillbumps, the Vandys made me weep. I bought the Vandersteens. | |
| Michigan - Any Interest? I live in southwest Michigan (Berrien Springs) and would be interested in getting together with audiophiles within reasonable driving distance. | |
| owners of vandy 5a Mine are only 2 ft from back wall and 22" from one side wall and 5ft from the other. I know this sounds sub-optimal , but they sound great, and the dealer who set them up in the room thought they were one of the better sounding setups he had heard. | |
| What ss amp/cables to use w/ARC SP9 MKIII preamp I have the SP-9MkIII, listen to the same type of music, and seek the same type of sound from my system. I have been very happy with a McCormack amp (DNA-225 gold revision) and Harmonic Tech Pro Silway MkIII IC's. I listened to a tube amp (ARC VT-1... | |
| Anybody Heard the Vandersteen 5A'S The review in TAS was a reasonably accurate description of what I've heard by comparing my Model 5's to the 5A's, although I don't think the differences are quite as dramatic as Shane made them out to be. He did do a good job of describing the con... | |
| Harmonic Tech AC-11/Mccormack DNA225/Adcom gfp-750 My experience has been similar to 4yanx with the Audience Power Chord--it mates extremely well with the DNA-225. Steve McCormack on his website lists several PC's that work well with McCormack amps, the Power Chord among them. Most cost more than ... |