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| HELP! Static with my Mac Mini / Ayre QB9 system Found the problem! I replaced my $$$ Ridge Street Audio Poiema USB cable with an off-the-shelf USB cable and all static is gone! I didn't think a USB cable could go bad. And I really liked that cable! I guess Ridge Street Audio has gone out of bus... | |
| HELP! Static with my Mac Mini / Ayre QB9 system Could it possibly be the USB cable? I doubt it, but I'll try A/B-ing that tomorrow. | |
| HELP! Static with my Mac Mini / Ayre QB9 system I have no preamp. My system amplifier is a Arcam AVR350. I think I've eliminated the Arcam as the cause, since I disconnected the Mac/Ayre QB9 and hooked up an Arcam CD player to the same AVR350 input. The CD player produced no static. So, it's no... | |
| HELP! Static with my Mac Mini / Ayre QB9 system I'm using a USB input. The USB cord is "Ridge Street Audio".And the file type is aiff. The static is constant, and not at all subtle. And yes, the second mac mini has an internal power supply. It's the latest generation mac. I don't have Amarra on... | |
| Ayre QB-9 USB DAC Jylee,It would seem your terse remarks are directed at me. And I don't really understand your tone. I did not "resurrect" this thread to promote the Tranquility DAC! I posted my remarks after I bought an Ayre QB-9 and conducted two months of A/B c... | |
| Ayre QB-9 USB DAC QUOTE: "I will to get a hold of a QB-9 and do a fair head to head comparison in my own system. If the QB-9 is as good, I wil probaby keep it for its hirez feature."To Dracule1 and Jylee,I bought the QB-9 (here on AudiogoN) for exactly the same rea... | |
| Ayre QB-9 USB DAC Tony,As you know, everything is so system dependent... but I was very happy with the 840C (DAC input) for quite some time. I used it with the HiFace, modded HiFace and Halide Bridge, and the 840C was very responsive and revealing during each phase... | |
| Ayre QB-9 USB DAC Tony,As you know, everything is so system dependent... but I was very happy with the 840C (DAC input) for quite some time. I used it with the HiFace, modded HiFace and Halide Bridge, and the 840C was very responsive and revealing during each phase... | |
| Ayre QB-9 USB DAC Asynchronousity...? The QB-9 vs. the SEI had an interesting experience recently. I had a chance to pick up a slightly used Ayre QB-9 DAC at a very fair price. Having read many positive reviews on the Ayre and the "obvious" benefits of asynchronous... | |
| Best USB DAC for 1000-1500? Another HUGE thumbs-up for the Tranquility DACs. I was so impressed with the original Tranquility that I upgraded to the SE. I recently bought the Ayre QB-9, just to compare it to the Tranquility SE. The QB-9 is a very impressive DAC, very detaile... | |
| Review DB Audiolabs Tranquility DAC I just posted this on AudioCircle and I thought I post it here as well:Asynchronousity...? The QB-9 vs. the SEI had an interesting experience recently. I had a chance to pick up a slightly used Ayre QB-9 DAC at a very fair price. Having read many ... | |
| Yet another Mac music Question Here's another vote for Amarra. I tried both the Pure Music and Amarra demos and Amarra sounds significantly better with my rig. PS Audio Power Plant Premier > Mac Mini 2.53GHz/4GB > Amarra Mini 2.0 > Halide Bridge> Cambridge Audio 840... | |
| Cambridge Audio 840C DAC vs. what? Thanks for your comments!Agreed, that the 840C can sound almost overly detailed or digital... but, sufficient break-in time and recent changes I've made upstream of the 840C have been very impressive.The M2Tech hiFace, while amazing for its define... | |
| M2Tech HiFace - using it? Like it? Here's the follow-up I got from John Kenny after he received my faulty hiFace mod:ÂI just this morning received your Hiface & immediately opened it up to test it. Rather than it being a burnt out switch, I found a bad solder joint on the swit... | |
| M2Tech HiFace - using it? Like it? Honestly, I haven't a clue. I just ignorantly assumed that I could find a 5V supply! It wasn't that easy. I "googled" 5V rechargable battery and found in nice, clean, compact, rechargable, w/charger unit for $90, but couldn't swallow the price. I'... |