ddelisle911

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Music websites
Thank you! 
Where to buy CD's
Thank you for all the responses, never purchased music via amazon, I am told to stay away from certain labels due to poor cd pressing quality. I recall BMG? was one them. How does one know who pressed the CD? 
Where to buy CD's
Thank you everyone for your responses....I will check Amazon out. 
Tube DAC Recommendations
Rtilden-Checking in to see how the Romulus is working out for you. 
Tube DAC Recommendations
Many thanks to all for your advice on this matter. It was a huge help to me in narrowing down the list.I have decided to go with the Romulus.Rtilden-I appreciate all your comments concerning your experience with the Romulus. Keep me posted on what... 
Tube DAC Recommendations
Rtilden-Thank you for your comments. My aim with this DAC is to bring some warmness to the music since every other componet is digital. In regards to the CD player; does it full fill your expectations? 
Tube DAC Recommendations
Rtilden-Thank you for your response. I am currently leaning towards the Romulus in order to get to have the CD option. I have plans to add some sort of music server/computer to complete the system. I am located in Honduras and will not have the op... 
Tube DAC Recommendations
Hi Rtilden-Do you have other sources hooked into the Romulus? If so, what are they? Tks 
Tube DAC Recommendations
MrTennis-I am seeing the model # as 5000; there was a successor of 5100 but which went up to 24/96, but they still kept the 5000 as their "signature" model.http://www.6moons.com/audioreviews/zanden/mkII.htmlMy only concern is the low sampling rate... 
Tube DAC Recommendations
It seems to me that tube DAC technology may not have caught up with the current sampling rates currently on the internet.Perhaps there is a limitation of hi rez music available; I will need to check that.Two of the suggestions above have limitatio... 
Tube DAC Recommendations
Thanks MrtennisDo you have a model number for the zanden dac? 
Tube DAC Recommendations
To all-Thank you for your responses; I welcome more. In the meantime, I will start my research on the above that were already mentioned, I now have a starting point and this helps a lot. 
Metrum Octave versus Eastern Electric DAC
Mrtennis-Did you replace the minimax? If so, what did you replace it with? 
Front end system for music streaming
Camb-Any idea when the 380D is due out? 
Just starting out
Thank you Devil Boy...I appreciate all the help!