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| Advice on best upgrade path for a Mac Mini setup @dbtom2 Whoops! My bad. I was thinking "macbook air"Wrong advice. If running in the same room, I'd put it on a separate surge protector, or separate bank of protectors if available. Best,Erik | |
| Advice on best upgrade path for a Mac Mini setup Schiit has some of the best understanding of reclocking and regenerating of a signal on the market. To follow up on @dbtom2 's idea, You might also try the PS Audio LAN Rover.A quick test to see if you could benefit from power isolation is to run ... | |
| Digital media server/players for a Skeptic? MM does a very nice job with iPods. :) It also lets' you select what music to synch and which not to. I try to avoid synching classical to my car iPod for instance. :) Best,Erik | |
| Need Help From The Resident Experts Parasound P7 then, or the JC 2 BPI can attest that the P7 is pretty neutral and quiet, with an excellent remote and useful bass management. Kal Rubinson I think at Stereophile really likes it and uses it when his ARC multichannel pre is out. The v... | |
| Ramones mixed with BW 801 at Abbey Road.. I haven’t heard EVERY B&W Nautilus, but I did hear the first Nautilus. Unengaging is how I would put them. Some speakers make me reach for the OFF switch. The Nautilus did not, they also wouldn’t make me reach for my pocket book, even when dri... | |
| Need Help From The Resident Experts Prima Luna preamps are designed specifically with low gain for just that reason. :) And quite easy to mod the caps with....hehehheNot sure about remotes. Best,Erik | |
| DSD vs. PCM vs. MQA - Group listening experiment @jon2020 Yeah, but we never want that. :) Well, almost never. Most recordings we hear are from multi-track masters with quite a bit of post-recording work. At the very least you want some control over the dynamic range of the performance. This ma... | |
| DSD vs. PCM vs. MQA - Group listening experiment It is nearly impossible to do pure DSD without either analog tools or PCM in the loop. However, I like what I've heard from the boutique providers such as Blue Coast.And yes, I understand DSD still has noise issues compared to PCM.Best,Erik | |
| DSD vs. PCM vs. MQA - Group listening experiment @gdhal You are right, but I personally seem to slightly like DSD better so far. No idea why. not sure I'd pay for the extra hard disk space for it yet. What I do know is that I've never heard a difference between PCM and MQA encoded PCM. | |
| Two optical inputs + remote <500, <1,000 DAC recommendation Minidsp may have something like this | |
| Conrad Johnson PV12 AL @orpheus10 Sorry for the delay. For the PV-12, there are 2 sets of caps which are really key. As I wrote before, the output caps are really most critical If they are 2uF, upgrade them to 4uF, maintaining or exceeding the original voltage. Alternat... | |
| Pre-amp better than Sonic Frontiers I'm assuming you already have an SF 1, but want to upgrade? I've given this advice before. If your unit has the original caps you will be amazed at how much better it will sound upgraded. Talk to Chris at Parts Connexion. He was part of the Sonic... | |
| MQA - Music Discussion A method of compressing and authenticating music using a lossy algorithm created by Bob Stuart and Meridian, replete with unproven claims of actually making music sound better. Requires a DAC with MQA decoding to "take full advantage" of the encod... | |
| Monitor speakers with great dynamics ... experience need it Well, if you would DIY it I would strongly recommend my kits the LM-1 and LM-1Cs. Designs are free. Parts are in line with $1,500 to $2,000/pair speakers (depending on which and choice of caps). Also, very dynamic and neutral. They are small thou... | |
| Need some recs/help/thoughts on speakers for a 2nd system Oh, older Monitor Audio series Silver. :) They have the low end thump and are quite reasonable. :) |