deshapiro
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| Will computer to DAC replace transports and cdp's? Hi All, I agree that eventually this will be the way to go. There is a VERY exoensive DVD system called Kaleidascape (sp?) that does this for movies. It will also hold HD material. AS you can imagine, it takes very large drives to hold that much m... | |
| EMM Labs vs. Esoteric X-01 Just spent a lot of time with SACD of Jennifer Warnes "The Well" , one of my favorite albums. Both players sounded very similar in timbre, with the imaging and staging nod going, ever so slightly to the Teac. OTOH, the EMM portrayed the beautiful ... | |
| Any Boulder pre/power amp users here? Hi, I've had a Boulder 2060 for the past 2 years with which I use their power cables and it is outstanding. I currently use Nordost Valhalla cables elsewhere in my system and it seems to be a very good match.David Shapiro | |
| Reference DACS: An overall perspective Hi All, This hs been a very interesting and gentlemanly thread, with few if any ego-massaging "mine is bettter than yours" posts. I currently have a first gen (non-USB) Emm DAC6 and CDSD. The sound is great. I especially really love multichannel s... | |
| Hall of Fame: BIGGEST BADDEST Monster Amps One word. Boulder. | |
| Emm Labs CDSD transport and other DACs. Hi Duke, That would be great if you could post your impressions, after you get a chance to try this out. As I said, I think taht we will be heading this way, after the high-def media war is over and there is a clear winner. There will also be tuss... | |
| Bob Crump passes away over holiday. A wonderful guy with a zest for life. When I had and ultimately sold my Blowtroch, he couln't have been more of a gentleman. He would call to just to check in and see how it was working. He was in the Chicago area in the late sixties or early seve... | |
| Emm Labs CDSD transport and other DACs. Actually, i was just curious. I don't plan to change anything in the near future since this is so good. But I do believe that the future will be in hard-drive based systems that will go directly to the DAC, or possibly a controller such as the Mer... | |
| new updates in transports or are they obsolete ? Hi, There are at least 2 companies out there with storage solutions and I predict that more will come. Kalaidascape is a (very expensive) uncompressed storage system for DVD's. They are also working on a music server. One of the keys is the abilit... | |
| Looking for a new powerful amp. I also have an ARC REF3 which I use with a powerful SS amp. In my case I use a Boulder 2060. It is a combo that I like very much.David Shapiro | |
| I have seen the Future and it is Kalaidasape Yeah, well really miss all that stuff.....not.David | |
| I have seen the Future and it is Kalaidasape It is a RAID-based hard drive storage and provider system, which stores and plays back UNCOMPRESSED video. It can upload DVD's and even HD content. It has an excellent user interface. It's currently being distributed on an Ethernet sytem, and I do... | |
| Reference DACS: An overall perspective Hi All, I just auditioned the XO-1 today. What a fantastic player. Refined, layered with a real"yuo are there" kick (flavor 1). It was run through a CJ pre, Manley 250 amps in tetrode , valhalla wiring and Joseph Audio Pearl speakers. I still need... | |
| I am thinking of buying the Avalon Osiris. Hi Hugo, There is a pair for sale at www.higherfi.com for much cheaper than you are thinking of paying. The Boulders would be a fantastic match to the Avalon's.Enjoy,'David Shapiro | |
| Dynaudio Confidence C4 Hi All, I have Dynaudio Temptations driven by a Boulder 2060 stereo amp. FWIW, I also have C4's as surrounds, driven by a BAT 6200 multichannel amp. I don't think that tube amps, unless they are the Macs referenced above, the high-powered ARC's or... |