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| Next step after Benchmark DAC1 Also have a listen to the TEAC UD-501 which also plays DSD and up to 32bit/384kHz using BurrBrown 1795 chips. No volume control preamp but there is a volume control for the headphone amp.It's the cheapest DSD DAC by far.Other well reviewed option ... | |
| BitPerfect for Mac vs Pure Music I love BitPerfect. It's so cheap but does so much.A+ sounds a tad better and does DSD but if you didn't need DSD, I'd save my money and just use BP.Amarra is my go to app if the software doesn't support INT/Direct mode on A+. | |
| Why so many JL Audio Fathom subs for sale I wonder I use my f113 primarily for HT and it is quite a seamless affair.Using a sub for music is as others have noted not a simple job. I always hated finding the right point because there never seemed to be one... what seemed ok for one track was too mu... | |
| Thiel SS2.2 added a new dimension I was using the SS2 with the 2.4 :)It does. | |
| Thiel SS2.2 added a new dimension You have to stop viewing it as a subwoofer but a way of extending a limited range Class A speaker into a full range Class A speaker :) | |
| Thiel SS2.2 added a new dimension Definitely agree. It just extends the 3.7s into a full range Class A speaker :)I love how Thiel took the guesswork out of integrating subs. So microphone needed. No crawling needed. Just dial in the distance the sub is from the nearest wall and vo... | |
| Can I Improve Sound--Macbook Pro as Music Server? The MBP unibody is actually quite easy to open up. Apple even puts instructions online (to upgrade memory)The new retina MBP on the other hand I'd not recommend opening. | |
| Does Amarra improve sound quality using hard drive Ps i prefer Audirvana PlusDespite buying all 3 even Amarra at over 500 bucks | |
| Does Amarra improve sound quality using hard drive Amarra/Pure Music work as a plug in application that displaces iTunes music playback engine. It would not work with a custom built music server like the Bryston. | |
| Can I Improve Sound--Macbook Pro as Music Server? New partition means a fresh installation, not an upgrade of an existing installation. I use "partition" as opposed to a disk because you may wish to create more than one partition (eg 1 for Bootcamp to run Windows and another to run Mac OS X for r... | |
| Can I Improve Sound--Macbook Pro as Music Server? Optimize your Mac OS for music serverReinstall the OS on a clean new partition preferably on an SSD(this may not be applicable if you run the MBP as a multi purpose machine)- disable spotlight- disable IR- disable Dashboard- disable Spaces- disabl... | |
| Thiel CS1.7 loudspeaker I dunno. I think the Thiel 3,7s at 13k are a great bargain. I ended up getting a pair of SS2.2s to augment it for the low end so now they sound great and are full range down to 20Hz as well. | |
| Tube Amplifier for Thiel My local Thiel dealer just began carrying the 300W Bob Carver tube power amps and they sound sublime. | |
| Best AV processors for under $10K I have even used an AVR (Denon 4810) to handle HDMI and use the pre outs to a stereo preamp with HT bypassAm upgrading the Denon to a Marantz 8801 since I am already using external power amps for all channels anyway and this will support 3D HDMI a... | |
| Modwright Oppo 105 If my Modwright LS100 was any indication, I'd say Dan's designs are not meant to sound like the traditional tube warmth, similar to the way the new Conrad Johnson and Audio Research gear are. They all have a bit of midrange lushness and 3 dimensio... |