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| $5000 integrated budget: Please help me choose.... I was torn btw the Cary and the Mac ultimately chose the Cary F1 direct coupled and love it. My speakers have similar specs to yours if not maybe a tad lower on the impedence curve (Focals 1007BE). The cary has plenty of power even in triode mode ... | |
| Upgrade bug has hit, interested in Pass Labs Amps My experience has been that the pre-amp has had more of an impact on sound quality than the of the amp. But as far as Pass Labs amps go they are excellent and I would suggest the X.5 series over the X series and the XA is better still assuming spe... | |
| Modded SACD player: SACD or Redbook sound best?" On my modded Sony SCD-1 the benefits of SACD are recoding dependent; with some being better than others. In general SACD out performs redbook in areas of inner detail(more organic) within the music and perhaps improved high frequency extension. Ho... | |
| Classical Music on the Radio Jimjoyce25I think you may be surprised at how good it sounds. You can alsways try it as it isn't very expensive relative to the cost of most things in this hobby. | |
| tube power amp for my thiels cs6 speakers I might also suggest a cj premier 140 used will be in your price range as will the premier 12's the 8a's will be a stretch. Tube amps and Thiels are very good together. | |
| PC for a Sony SACD 9000es VSE Modded unit? I use a PS Audio Statement Extreme on my modded SCD-1 and like it very much; much blacker background (lowered noise floor). | |
| McCormack DNA 500 versus the best Pass Labs amp The DNA 500 is a very good amp as is the PASS models that you asked about. My preferences would lean toward the PASS XA series over the X.5 then the DNA. | |
| McCormack DNA 500 versus the best Pass Labs amp I would consider the cj premier 350 and the pass x series as equals. The cj perhaps a bit more musical depending on your tastes and equipment and set-up...and.....and....and. The DNA 500 is behind the other two mentioned above IMO all things being... | |
| Classical Music on the Radio JImjoyce25Yes, you can stream the stations audio from your i-mac via i-tunes wirelessly to an airport express (located anywhaere in your house) which is hooked up to your pre-amps input. Just select the airport once it is installed and recognized ... | |
| Pass Labs XA 30.5 , X250.5 or 350.5 I would go with the XA series. IMO the difference btw the X series and the cj isn't there. Maybe even backwards depending on your preference. | |
| Classical Music on the Radio You can use also use an airport express (apple product) and connect it to your system and stream audio off the net. Similar to what Wireless200 suggests. Then you will have a whole host of Classical stations at your disposal from around the globe.... | |
| Leaving amplifiers on all the time??? What Tvad says is the best advice on this subject.C | |
| New to Analog and just played my first record in Exactly the idea is to have fun and enjoy the hobby. | |
| New to Analog and just played my first record in Well if it analog beats digital every time I have not heard it. I have listened to some faily expensive rigs 10K+ and while it is very good; it would not be worth the hassle for me. A friend of mine has a very nice rig and I have listened to his o... | |
| Flattening a warped LP I have had success using a hair dryer as a heat source instead of the oven.C |