david12
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| do i need a new DAC On a similar search and I'm inclined to Chord. In your case if you only need a DAC, go for the Qutest, said to be the same as the Mojo2, but no pre amp, headphone input. IThe Mojo more for mobile headphone users, not a home HiFi. When I demo'd the... | |
| Converting from UK power to US power Some pieces of kit can be converted at minimal cost. I have converted from US to UK voltage on a few occasions, without difficulty. It usually just needs an engineer to connect the transformer output to different taps on the transformer.Kit has to... | |
| Art Dudley Calls B.S. but without naming names - PLEASE DO! I'm not sure the June HiFi Plus is available over the pond yet, but this issue of price arose when I read it. It concentrates on whole systems, not individual items and at least two of the articles feature whole systems well into the £400,000+ are... | |
| Innuos Zenith The SE V Statement comparison is a trifle academic, if there are no more SE's available for sale. There is always the second hand market I suppose, but good luck there. I haven't seen any Zenith or Zenith SE available on the second hand market. Th... | |
| Innuos Zenith I tried a number of footers, Cerapuc, Stillpoints and I thought the Stillpoint Ultra was the best.Dave and Troy, I'm sure your right about the ethernet cable, but in some circles, anything but a piece of wet string as a cable, is heresy, deserving... | |
| Electrostatic Headphone Energisers Thanks everyone, I hadn't really been aware of Head Fi, but have joined and posted there too. The Blue Hawaii looks very good, perhaps a little over my price range. There are second hand or refurbished units on the Mojnir site, which are interesti... | |
| Electrostatic Headphone Energisers Thanks for the suggestion, but I think the Mcintosh only works with conventional dynamic, not electrostatic phones and I really wanted a headphone amp only, not with a DAC and multiple inputs. | |
| Innuos Zenith I'd say the jump up from the Zen and Zen Mini to the Zenith is pretty large. For me the Zenith is your starting point and the SE is better, but not a night and day difference. I'm not sure about US prices, but the Zenith is very competitive with ... | |
| Innuos Zenith The standard Zenith is indeed verry good and I'm more than happy with mine, give one a listen. When I compared the basic version and SE, there was a clearly audible difference, but that does'nt make the basic Zenith a bad unit, it's exfellent. | |
| Does anyone leave their amp and preamp on all the time? I can not think how many times this question has been raised and what heat it generates(sorry about that).I'm a tree hugger and don't leave anything on, even if I'm going to be out for a couple of hours. Why? Well I'm a tree hugger, but also I hav... | |
| What is your goto reference recording I agree a system has to play everything, but you need a couple of high quality recordings you know well, to take to a demo. Mine are:Lyle Lovett, Joshua Judges RuthDvorak, Rusalka, , The Decca version, with Renee Flemming, the first few tracks.If ... | |
| Innuos Zenith They don't have a pure server and having the ability to rip direct is one of the clear advantages, for me at least. I really can not be bothered with added complications any more and I can't say it too strongly, ripping is as near effortless, as i... | |
| Innuos Zenith I forgot to say, there was always a strictly limited number of SE models to be sold. They have been around nearly a year I believe, so if you want an SE, you may need to be quick. The company may have decided to make more I suppose. The basic Zeni... | |
| Innuos Zenith Thanks for that, I use the Ayre QB9 and am pretty happy with that. Ron17, you'll need an awful lot of CDs to fill up four terabytes. I agree about ease of use by the way, I now have 2500 CDs loaded and it was really easy. It's quick and metadata i... | |
| Tube pre-amps: balanced a big deal? You have to think in the long term, if the pre is to be a keeper. You may not need balanced output now, but what if you buy a new power amp like my Arc Ref 75 that only has a balanced input, your pretty much stuck without a balanced out on your pre. |