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New Lampizator Level 4/ Version 4 DAC in the house
I have worked Concert Fidelity rooms for 4 years now and have heard them with the Kaiser Kowero speakers and some others. In my opinion the TAD CR-1 speakers made for the best pairing with their electronics. This CES was my favorite CF set up.Char... 
Front Ported v. Rear Ported Speakers
Duke has acquired a lot of knowledge over the years that he has judiciously applied to his speaker designs. I find my Jazz Modules offer all the benefits of the Audio Note AN-E speakers I once lusted after without the disadvantages, namely having ... 
New Lampizator Level 4/ Version 4 DAC in the house
Charles, nice meeting you and JWM and thanks for the compliment. I appreciate the time you guys spent in both the Concert Fidelity and Highwater Sound rooms. 
New Lampizator Level 4/ Version 4 DAC in the house
Best room at The Show was Zesto Audio with the Merrill TT. Having George Merrill there himself didn't hurt either. Found him quite entertaining. Like JWM found the Lampizator room average. That said nothing touched the Highwater Sound room at the ... 
Tube rolling suggestionsfor Musical Reference RM10
The ones Roger suggests and tests. I haven't had the urge to use any others. 
preamp Luxman C1000 - how set up gain/volume ?
Okay I will give this a shot. I have a CD player with variable output and a preamp with both a main attenuator and gain trim controls. If I were you I would start by defeating the variable output control in the digital source. I do this on my CD p... 
Free 24-bit tracks download from Linn
I got all the titles as well. In addition a friend emailed me yesterday with a link to Dacapo Records in Denmark that had their own giveaway. I downloaded them but haven't had a chance to listen to them yet. Not hi-res but supposedly good quality ... 
New Lampizator Level 4/ Version 4 DAC in the house
I recall when I was using Audirvana that the Izotope SRC was imbedded into it. Seemed to work quite well, although for the same reason as I have yet to try Amarra, I prefer not to be tied to iTunes. So that is why I am now using JRiver. I do not b... 
New Lampizator Level 4/ Version 4 DAC in the house
I just saw the Wave Editor link on Steve's site and was curious about it. I am using JRiver and currently upsample 44.1 to 88.2. I will take a closer look at Wave Editor to learn how they accomplish the 44.1 to 96. From my past experience it seeme... 
Ripping w/dbpoweramp or JRiver
Try XLD if you are using Mac. This is what I use to rip CDs to AIFF or convert FLAC to AIFF on my MacMini. I use JRiver as the player. 
The future of preamps
What is your definition of tube magic? Some people like myself prefer transparency and neutrality, I like the sound to be as close to the source as possible. Most of the magic is in the recording itself. The job of the system is to reproduce the r... 
Music Server vs Computer?
Your experience may differ but I have a MacMini setup configured per Steve's recommendations. I use an Audiophilleo with Pure Power USB converter and LessLoss DAC 2004 MkII. I have also heard this set up with a Music Vault server. Both using JRive... 
The future of preamps
If you can hear differences between interconnect cables then the source is not controlling the cable.This has been understood for the last 60 years. The history of balanced line operation goes back to the phone company, and its success was immedia... 
BEL 1001 service in 2013?
Thought the store still operated after Brook's passing but I guess I was mistaken as I see his son Brian Berdan has opened his own store called Audio Element in Pasadena. It's possible he may be able to help. 
True Sound Works Apogee Diva Ultimate - Any Good?
No you are not delusional. I also would love to own a pair of Apogee speakers some day and the first place I would look is True Soundworks. I have spoken to Rich a few times and he certainly knows these speakers very well and how to properly refur...