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| is super high speed internet available w/satelite? "Speed" on an Internet connection is measured in various ways, including "bandwidth", "latency," and "jitter". Voice is particularly sensitive to these last two -- and unfortunately satellite connections do poorly on latency. So they are not a goo... | |
| Very confused... Noob help needed I'll add to what Unsound says -- when choosing your speakers, shop at good local shops (if you have them), and pretend you are shopping for an entire system, not just the speakers. Buy the speakers now, knowing what you will want to buy later to c... | |
| Comments on the Olive Opus CD Player Hi,Just wanted everyone to know that the ability to remotely control the Olive via the web interface (as mentioned above) is part of the latest (free) software upgrade, and works great! Olive also supports a Nokia handheld for those that don't wan... | |
| Olive Mods: Bolder Cable vs. Red Wine Audio Barrel Chief,Just wanted you to know that with the latest software upgrade, you now have the option of storing music on a PC on your network, as well as on the Olive's internal and external drives.- Eric | |
| Price vs. value point Hi,The discussion here focuses less on Home Theatre, and more on just playing music (i.e., without the TV part). Many people here do have HT systems, and in some cases, they've got a music system at the "heart" of their HT system. In general, thou... | |
| Preamplifier: Yes or NO ? "Yes" is my answer also. Search on "passive active" and you will find a long-running discussion of passive vs. active preamps. Passive preamps are pretty close to no preamp at all, they do switching of sources and volume control but don't add gain. | |
| Options to upgrade from Cambridge Integrated Hi Rule,I think you will find all 60WPC integrateds meek in your new space. I did when I demoed them in a large living room.The most bang for the buck on amplification will be to pair a high-quality pre-amp with a lower-quality but decent amp. You... | |
| Harsh Transport Funny! We were all set to help you replace it -- which shows that if you go to a surgeon, they're going to recommend surgery. | |
| Harsh Transport If I was in the market for a changer right now, I'd consider a music server like the Olive Musica, which is a drop-in replacement for a changer. Here and at AudioCircle there are some comments from users who have attached external DACs and been ha... | |
| definition of balanced mode vs. single ended Four conductors (counting the shield and ground) -- isn't that the same as what Dgarretson said? It's true that not all 5 pins on the connector are used.Great explanations of balanced from dgarretson and shadorne. | |
| definition of balanced mode vs. single ended Both of these refer to interconnections between the pre-amp and the amplifier, and less commonly, between the source (CD player for example) and pre-amp.Single-ended is, I believe, the same as "unbalanced" -- the usual interconnect method -- the o... | |
| amp and speaker compatibility Hi Bdertman. I don't know your amp or your speakers. As rule, you shouldn't be turning the volume on your amp to "max". Generally people don't go over half or a little further. Most amps will distort and "clip" if turned up higher. This not only s... | |
| speaker connection Generally only a single speaker should be connected to a given amplifier output. If you want to connect more speakers, you have a few choices:1. You can buy an amp designed to support them (multizone or multichannel) and which has more speaker con... | |
| Options to upgrade from Cambridge Integrated I think Tobias and I are on the same page here. I agree that an amp upgrade is important (when budget permits), and also with choosing the speakers first so that you can try amps to see what sounds best with your speakers and room.I have not tried... | |
| Options to upgrade from Cambridge Integrated Well, I guess you're going to get every opinion possible here. Do the integrated, spend more on amps, spend more on speakers, etc. They're all right, of course, it all matters. Notice how we're trying to drive up your budget here -- "spend it all ... |