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| Help Me Build a Second System For Less than $10000 10-20-11: VeerapaneniI am going to use Logitech Squeezbox Touch which has digital output. I dont see Bryston Integrated has Digital Input option. At your budget, you are likely to gain much better performance by using a separate DAC - unless it is... | |
| Help Me Build a Second System For Less than $10000 For a $1,000 I would get a Melas Sha 1 or other good headphone amp for a few hundred and budget $400-500 for great used heaphones (see headfi.org). If the budget is $1,000 you really can't buy a DAC that is going to offer you any real notable impr... | |
| What preamps outshine the Aesthetix Calypso? Batthatman, I had not heard about this, how very interesting.I would imagine that thisyis going to be a very large and sizeable piece of equipment. The Calypso is well filled out, quite heavy and a solid piece of gear. I can't imagine trying to cr... | |
| What preamps outshine the Aesthetix Calypso? Mcondon, sounds like you have taken the right actions to move forward with a well thought out plan. I am with you on the 6H30 tubes, as I have not been impressed with my limited experience with them.The Ref 3 is a very good preamp as mentioned, it... | |
| dac advice Happynick, I am in Kalamazoo. If I am heading over to the Detroit area in the next few weeks, I'll get in touch with you and could try to bring some stuff over for you to try. I'm not selling anything, but it may at least give you a chance to hear... | |
| What preamps outshine the Aesthetix Calypso? Mcondon, have you done the requisite tube rolling in the Calypso to optimize its performance?If you have not done this yet, then I strongly suggest you do so before selling it.I have owned and sold the Calypso twice and I love it and miss it.If yo... | |
| dac advice I would look for a dac with an excellent power supply, an excellent analog section and from a company that has a history of developing products for the digital domain industry.Or you can just look for any DAC that is promoting the latest chip-set ... | |
| Grill Cloth Subwoofer Cover The problem is the fern. Ferns are a shade plant and as a result, you will end up with a darker sound. I would definately go with a daisy, it should give you a more lively, open sound, not bright but maybe a little bit warm. I think a sunflower ma... | |
| speakers/sub Drew, that's odd, when I tried the "learning" subs (velodyne specifically) when I had a system in a very small room in the basement my experience was that sure some manipulation could affect performance in specific areas (frequencies), but the sub... | |
| speakers/sub Your room is really quite small for a sub in general. If anything, I would suggest a REL (which is one of only a few sub brands I would even consider). I used to own a pair of T3s ($250-300 used) which do well in a smaller room and stand speakers ... | |
| Wouldyou have another brand speaker next to mains I have 8 pairs of speakers in my house with another pair being delivered tomorrow. This is too many speakers, but I am in an interim period trying to figure out what I want to narrow down to. Ultimately 2 primary pair of speakers in one system - l... | |
| Small monitors for tv/music I would honestly consider a pair of Linn Tukans. These are right around your price range and are a very good speaker that can be driven successfully with a wide range of amplification. I own many pair of speakers, some costing 20 times as much as ... | |
| Digital Source Comparison - An audible difference? Rrog, my point is that these are all low volume product companies (in most industries, they would be considered specialized or boutique like companies that rely on high profit margin per sale versus lower margin compensated by high volume).Pioneer... | |
| Digital Source Comparison - An audible difference? MC, I think you made the point that Tmsorosk was, that the Pioneer is designed with performance in mind within the limits of its price point. Which means it needs to be built for about 1/4 of its selling price to allow for the necessary mark-ups/p... | |
| Talon khorus vs. Nola Viper iia My Rel subwoofers have great bass, but that doesn't make them a good speaker, just good at bass.What I can suggest is that anybody even considering this speaker is to listen and listen long and do your research. When the designer of the speaker ad... |