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| What would you buy Sub $350 Firewire/USB DAC Hi Prof -yep, they do all sound a bit different. Function of the way the wiring is done, chip used, power supply etc. as well as the designers choices about how to voice it.What we pretty much know is that coming using a hard drive as a transport ... | |
| What would you buy Sub $350 Firewire/USB DAC Get a Keces 151 USB DAC dor $250, and quit worrying. It will deliver what is on the CD. No matter which DAC you choose; part one is to rip it right. Part 2 is to amplify it right.Part 3 is to place your speakers correctly.At the end of the day a D... | |
| Mapleshade Silclear hey the good news is there is proof positive right here that you can remove it LOLjust use half as much as you imagine being the bare minimum and all will be fine - how big can those microflaws be??? | |
| Best SSP - Upgrade from Integra DTC 9.8 Interesting bunch of posts. I have been running an Integra 9.8 for a few months with zero problems. FWIW - there are some BluRay discs that are known to be problematic- not all BluRay players are created equal, nor are all of them up to the curren... | |
| Keces da-131, any reviews or thoughts? see my review on the Keces 151 - excellent productthere is now a Keces 131.1 which does 24/96 | |
| Mapleshade Silclear Knownothing - Just to be clear, and hopefully helpful, the stain is on the receptacles and plugs - not on the metal. What was on the metal was sticky gooey residue that took something like acetone or alcohol to remove. I have no idea how conductiv... | |
| Review: Keces DA-151 USB DAC DA converter Swampwalker - sorry but I don't know where David builds them - or if he sources parts from Mainland China and assembles in Taiwan. FWIW Taiwan has a very sophisticated well established electronics business so they certainly have the resources loca... | |
| Mapleshade Silclear Knownothing knows more then he lets on -)The posts that I've read all suggest that it is a bad idea to put any of these products on tube pins. I got away with it but quit after the reports started coming in.I just got done taking down my old HT sy... | |
| Passive Preamps? Anyone? One more I forgot to mention is from ElectraPrint marketed by their Electra-Fidelity subsidiary. Three versions (at least) all very reasonably priced.Jack Elliano, ElectraPrints guiding light is considered to be one of the industries gurus when it... | |
| Best S Video Cable I am a big fan of everything that Wireworld builds for videoBTW I have been very happy with my Tributary S - but I have not tried their component cablesDefinitely worth taking the time to read what Blue Jean Cables has to say - they are always a p... | |
| Has used prices of gear droppd, due to economy first very early signs are here, lots of ads claiming they are selling to get cash due to lost jobs - but sad to say that Buconero and Kublakhan are right, it will get a lot worseIMHO prices are down - or put another way the stuff that is moving i... | |
| High-Def TVs? seems like a bit of an over reaction - might I suggest doing an audit of what you actually watch - chances are that most all of it is available in HD | |
| Passive Preamps? Anyone? There are five standards and of course lots more.... In no particular order:1) Placette passive - very highly regarded, excellent support - resistor based as opposed to transformer based - this is the big decision you get to make2) Sonic Euphoria ... | |
| I need help putting together a budget system Hi MacDad - that's exactly what I was missing - we have a newb here asking for specifics... the pre is a critical piece and will need a significant piece of the proposed budget. | |
| Ripping on a Mac: Options Are you thinking about Max?noWWW sbooth dot org/Max/ |