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| OPPO 105; how to beat it and at what price? I have used most architectures under the sun to play 2 channel SACD:Sony XA 5400 into SSO - digital over HDMISony XA 5400 into preamp analogMarantz ud9400 into preampMarantz ud9400 into Trinnov processer with D/A conversionModdel Oppo with digital... | |
| OPPO 105; how to beat it and at what price? You would not have to spend that much in the context of a 5 figure system to beat the Oppo 105. But you need to specify what type of setup you have in mind. | |
| Help ripping a single SACD? Bruce Brown at Puget Audio studios offered to rip them for $25 a pop. Not sure if he is interested in doing just one, but won't hurt to ask. He does not actully rip the discs, bu plays the DSD stream out of his Playback designs DAC and captures th... | |
| What do I need to set up digital music server? What DAC are you planning to use?My preference would be to just get a CAPS 3.0 build, and run JRiver and Jremote on iDevice for remote control. (Discaimer: I hate Mac)You can buy them prebuild at smallgreencomputer, for around $1200. If you want t... | |
| Jungson JA200 Anybody heard? I actually own a pair of these. Have not done direct comparison with other very high grade poweramps, but my repair guy heard them and mentioned they are the best he has heard in low frequency control. The former US imported says they are comparab... | |
| Worlds best DAC If you go by the consensus of guys that have rotated the usual suspects of high end dacs through their system, I would say the top dog is the MSB Diamond. This consensus is not unanimous of course, but most folks with no budget constaint hearing i... | |
| Best hardware DLNA renderer? Confused. When you use JRiver as a DLNA server, it is my understanding it simply manages the library (ususally stored on a NAS) and the music files are send directly from the NAS to your DLNA rendered (the Oppo in this case). The data never passes... | |
| Best hardware DLNA renderer? With my Perfectwave DAC, DLNA streaming (using the $800 PS Audio bridge) was equivalent to using a $2000 music server, a $2000 Offramp5 USB converter with optional $1000 powersupply and $1000 digital cable, so close to 10x better price performance... | |
| Spectral with Transparent Cabling Small world! No idea you used spectral amps. Interesting. I asked Transparent and they advised against it. Basically, I think they are just frustrated with Spectral for not sharing any information with them on how to calibrate their cables for MIT... | |
| Best hardware DLNA renderer? You have a few options. One is to get the DLNA rendered integrated in the DAC. The PS audio perfectwave with bridge would be in a good choice. They show used a lot - very reasonably priced.The thing to look out for in anything that beats the 103 i... | |
| "What's The Best Value Speaker In $5k-$10k Range?" I second the revel. Get the original studio or salon or studio. Build quality unsurpassed. Love the look too. Screaming bargain. If you want to spend about double, get the Avalon eidolon vision - can be had for less than $10k used. I had both, Ava... | |
| what are the Best Direct to amps Digital Players ? Seems like your quite happy with your Ayon. How do you do volume control now?If you ultimate target is to get a preamp with two additional expensive cables (power and IC), I would just burn my budget on the preamp, get "interim" cables, wait for t... | |
| Speaker Selection Help Consider upgrading the wife first, then the speakers :) | |
| what are the Best Direct to amps Digital Players ? I have visited the dealership in Lilburn - 45 minutes from where I live. They have Vandersteen 7s, ayre and audio research electronics. Note that the ONLY way to get any value out of such a visit is to bring your own currently used digital source ... | |
| what are the Best Direct to amps Digital Players ? Do you have single ended Tara labs cables running into your amps or balanced? |