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| Some thoughts about value in high-end audio and I don't see any high-end mags reviewing the $350 Parasound Zamp or simillarly priced Ascend Acoustics CBM-170. | |
| How do I keep my dedicated room & gear cleaner? Orec pure air | |
| When does the law diminishing returns kick in? If you don't need high volumes and or a large room to fill with sound:1) Amp: $3502) Pre-amp; Volume pot ~$20.003) CDP: $5004) Monitor speakers: $5005) Tuner $3006) Wires, etc. $80.00TOTAL: $1,750.00Of course, YMMV.Also if you get into tubes, viny... | |
| Who makes the best passive volume control? Thanks for the tip Mitch4t. | |
| What cd player to purchase for less than $1000? Riley804, that is so cool! I never knew that. Thanks | |
| decent sounding mini system Here are a few:Mini-systensAlso there is the Marantz CR-502 , Arcam Solo Mini, Denon UD-M38, and very nice sounding Yamaha MCR-230BL as long as you don't get the DVD version. The Yamaha with CDP sounds much better that the DVD and costs le$$ too! | |
| advantage of seperates vs integrated Kclone, I got a little off-topic here. They were talking receivers. Yes, integrated can be just fine but I thought the interesting point was the more functions you have, heat generation becomes a problem when everything is crammed into one box.So ... | |
| advantage of seperates vs integrated I spoke with one company about separates vs. a receiver or all-in-one system. They said two problems, so they only sell separates:1) Heat generated.2) Cannot maintain their quality standards.I would have thought limited power supply but I guess th... | |
| Why Don't More People Love Audio? Too complicated.Over-complicate things in order to justify a higher price. | |
| thoughts while listening Albertporter, time to change the scope of your photography business?Low resolution: Think about the music. Kind of uninvolving.High resolution: Over-involving. Enjoyment is not in "playing tunes" but thinking about how high a quality is the record... | |
| I Was at a Funeral of An Audiophile... "Audiophile" is a state of mind as much as the equipment owned. | |
| What CD drive to use with DAC? Is there a difference between Oppo players as far as transport-only performance goes? If not, then the cheapest would be okay? | |
| Why the obsession with the lowest octave There is 40hz bass and then there is 40hz ATC active 100's bass. Real 40hz isn't all that bad.Elizabeth, LOL and then there was the woman on Jeopardy who was shown a picture of a bird and asked "What is a Booby?" Well if she doesn't know, then who... | |
| Solid state recorders The new Denon DN-F650R has better specs (closer to the Sound Devices) and uses the newer SD cars or USB, not the compact flash which I was told will be going obsolete.The big question, though is how does it SOUND? | |
| Help to store hi-rez on external hard drive. There are CDP like Yamaha CDR-HD1300 or Numark HDCD1 with an internal hard drive. Could just play direct from that to your DAC. |