ckorody
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| Recommendation for Computer/Digital Don't sweat the jitter. You remove so much grunge by dumping the electro-mechanical-optical complexities of real time playback that what's left is simply not an issue for most folks.There are some USB DACs in the middle, notably from Scott Nixon. ... | |
| Let's build a subwoofer interconnect Given your budget you can eiher have fancy connectors like Next Gens or better cable. Spending your money on NextGen's which are designed to get you the last nth of detail in the mids and highs hardly makes sense. IMHO what you need is a well shie... | |
| How to hang rugs. We use a variant of the Velcro method described by Markphd on several Navajo rugs to good effect. Velcro is attached to the back of the rug, (a light stitch done by a rug restoration specialist or any quality framer experienced in museum quality p... | |
| Do Macs support wndows media player 11 My Mac is currently running Windows Media Player V9. Have no idea how this may differ from the Win version. | |
| Squuezebox 3 and iTunes library playlist No worries - it sees the playlists just fine | |
| HOUSEBOAT SYSTEM Did a double take when I saw the photos fo the house boat - then realized it was because I had seen another shot from the same session featured on the ASC Recording Studio product website at http://www.asc-studio-acoustics.com/gallery.htmThose whi... | |
| HOUSEBOAT SYSTEM I have been doing this for a long time in marine environments and there are huge advantages to a 12v approach. One thing that most boats have plenty of is 12v. One place that you can get endless problems from is ground loops in your inverter conve... | |
| Help Choosing Subwoofers I just got a MJ100 - the older model - its impressive in a 2 channel setup - have not tried it for HT - in a big room you would clearly want two. BUT it is a downshooter, as I believe the entire line is. IMHO MJ is the new old REL with a high pass... | |
| Wireless Slim Devices Squeezebox performance A power supply upgrade is considered the first mod to do to upgrade a SB2 or 3.There are three approaches to this:A linear power supply from an electronics supply house like Mouser (very inexpensive, check the Squeezebox Forums)A battery power sup... | |
| alternated method for storing compact discs Discsox makes some very useful sleeves that even include separate pockets for the CD, liner notes, and label:http://www.discsox.com/index.html. I keep all my CDs in them (about 1,00 now). When I get a new CD, I open the box, grab the booklet, and ... | |
| any words of wisdom for usb noise problems? Yep -saving up for the next great thing... Steve and Gordon both have some nice things to consider =)For Wkraft - please forgive me if you know this.... The Waveterminal is just a device for converting USB to SPDIF/Toslink. Actually it has a DAC b... | |
| Wooden Platforms Redux I am not aware of anyone using plywood in these applications. Not that it won't work, it just won't sound the same. If you want to try a low end solution, the usual recommendation is to go and get a 2 inch thick butcher block from Bed, Bath and Be... | |
| any words of wisdom for usb noise problems? Yours is not the only case of this that has come up. Even using the Belkin Gold USB, if I touched the cable on the PC side, I could hear it in the system - proving to me at least that the two were connected. Since the Waveterminal takes its power ... | |
| is a rsl a rogers speaker? Probably not - Rogers Sound Lab was a retail chain in California many years back. They made a proprietary line of speakers, many of which were very good. But the sound is a lot more old school JBL then traditional British | |
| BEST DAC connection? Use your current DAC if you can - you will be pleasantly surprised. The big gain comes from eliminating the transport.The best USB DACs eliminate SPDIF and take the signal directly to I2S which is cleaner and further eliminates jitter. Scott Nixon... |