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| OSX Yosemite Upgrade and DAC Malfunction Yosemite has caused a lot of need to log-on problems at web sites I regular visit. The GUI appears very different and the download and installation to a long time on my iMac, so it must have been a major redesign.db | |
| Is computer audio a bust? "Does anyone remember the sound of the reel to reels? Remember the density?" As in 15 ips with 1/2" tape on an Ampex 350, with need for periodic careful head alignment, controlled tape storage, and print through? I do. | |
| Goldpoint XLR switch I should have noted that the JC-3 passes along the signal from an Ortofon SME 30H cartridge in a Shure SME Series III arm mounted on a Thorens TD 124 turntable. | |
| Goldpoint XLR switch Thanks, Jsd, that's reassuring. I'll try XLR from the Oppo and RCA from the Sony. I realized the Oppo will need a dedicated XLR input for the JC-2 BP to by-pass its signal so the front LR level matches that of the surrounds and subs. That means my... | |
| Goldpoint XLR switch Thanks, Al. I'll try the balanced outputs 0f the Oppo and Sony to the JC-2. Does any have experience with the pricy Goldpoint XLR switch?db | |
| Goldpoint XLR switch Both the Ayre and JC-2 are fully balanced, and Ayre recommends XLR, so I have not tried the RCA output. Oppo claims there is no difference between the 105 RCA and XLR outputs. IIRC, Sony is moot on the issue for the XA5400ES. I do not know if eith... | |
| Oppo BD 105, stand alone DAC, or music streamer It does. | |
| Oppo BD 105, stand alone DAC, or music streamer Knownothing,Your post doesn't make much sense. You write that your $149 Samsung is a better transport than a Sony ES and that S&V compared it to an Oppo 103D rather than the 105, the Oppo with the superior DACs. I assume you are aware that Ste... | |
| $2,000 Used CD Player or Modified Oppo 105 I expected the Ayre to sound good after all the rave reviews, but I was surprised by how good. Of course it's superb with DSD as expected, but it's also superb with CDs, and that was unexpected. If you play mostly DSD, the Sony is close, but if yo... | |
| $2,000 Used CD Player or Modified Oppo 105 I bought the Ayre used, but it was still more than twice the price I paid for the 105 new. The 105 sounds etched, especially compared to the Ayre, and is unable to deliver quite the sense of transparency of the Ayre -- the Ayre has an uncanny abil... | |
| $2,000 Used CD Player or Modified Oppo 105 I think Nick may be right. In addition to a 105, I use an Ayre C-5xeMP and Sony 5400ES, both of which I prefer to the 105 for stereo. The trio goes through a Parasound JC-2 to Proceed HPA amps. The 105 get much more use than the other two disc pla... | |
| New to high end audio phono parasound p5 No help here. I use a Parasound JC-2 preamp with a JC-3 phono stage, and the pair are capable of superb sound. I don't know how well that generalizes to the P5, but Parasound seems to aim for transparency, i.e., letting the source shine through.db | |
| How important for surrounds to match fronts? I'd mount the Aerial 5s on the wall to the side of your listening position. In my experience it is important for the mid and HF to be similar to the LR mains, especially for music recorded in DTS. After some experimenting, I use a pair of KEF Refe... | |
| Multichannel amp... If you can find a used Proceed HPA 3, that would be a good match. The Proceed HPA is a Levinson amp in an industrial case. If you can find one, it should be below $2K.db | |
| Improvements to OPPO 105 DARBEE? I connect a DirecTV HD-DVR to the Oppo 105 via HDMI so the Oppo provides stereo analog audio to a Parasound JC-2 preamp with by-pass, surround directly to Proceed HPA amps, and SW to a Velodyne SMS-1 bass manager. HDMI-1 from the Oppo goes to a pr... |