devilboy

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Are CD players dead
The cd player is not dead....but you would be a fool to buy one. 
Lightspeed Attenuator - Best Preamp Ever?
Jeez, if 470K isn't enough, what the hell is? 
Lightspeed Attenuator - Best Preamp Ever?
Thanks, George. The input impedance of my amp is 470K. I can't imagine that being an issue with the Rothwell's. 
Tekton KatzMeowV3 or Zu Superfly/Essence?
Guppy: Absolutely, and these aren't even broken in yet. I understand the drivers need 200 hours to really shine. I'm about 50 hours in and they are wonderful. I wish I found them thousands of dollars ago. 
Lightspeed Attenuator - Best Preamp Ever?
My amp is 1.3V sensitive. After I get my 2V DAC, the only other change I will make will be to use 1/2 meter pair of solid core interconnects leaving the LSA to go to the amp (I'm in the process of cutting a one meter pair to half them). So, as Geo... 
Requesting help...fairly new to computer audio
Turn the EQ off in the Mini. With mine on, it was, as you said, "harsh". 
Tekton KatzMeowV3 or Zu Superfly/Essence?
I used to own the Zu Essence. After that, I strongly considered a couple from Tekton. I hear nothing but wonderful things of his designs. Long story short, I had Louis at Omega make a pair of his single driver hemp speakers. I am VERY pleased. Giv... 
Lightspeed Attenuator - Best Preamp Ever?
Ok...When I first received the LSA, it was placed in the system downstream of a Burson HA-160 DAC/pre. When the Burson's volume pot was fully open, I had a wide range of volume control on the LSA, with moderate volume achieved at around 10-11 o'cl... 
Steve Jobs we will miss you
Rok2id: Whew! You said a mouthful. Steve Jobs changed the way the world lives. An absolute brilliant inventor. However, regarding audiophiles, I agree with what you said.........mostly. In regards to storing music on hard drives vs cd players, tha... 
Best CD player under $25000.
I don't care if you are Bill Gates. If you spend $25,000 on a cd player, you are a moron. 
Pure Music volume control through iPad
Slipknot1: I downloaded PureMusic for the free trial period of two weeks (I think). I actually shut it off after only one day because there was a delay when using my itouch controls. Was I doing something wrong? 
Computer output to DAC, which route?
Try USB output to Audophilleo converter leaving in SPDIF to dac. 
Apple Mac Mini as a music server
MAKE SURE YOU TURN OFF THE "EQUALIZER" IN THE SETTINGS if you use a Mini. I got bad distortion when the EQ was on. Otherwise, I have no problems using a Mini. Pure Music helps as well. 
Lightspeed Attenuator - Best Preamp Ever?
Sorry. I posted twice because the first didn't post right away. 
Lightspeed Attenuator - Best Preamp Ever?
This preamp simply, "isn't there". Ridiculously good. Ridiculously cheap.