gherrera1
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| Cables between Krell and Focal to replace Nordost I've been looking at Kimber and Cardas low end models. I have some Canare Star Quad I'll use in the meantime until I figure out the final set up of the system. | |
| What speakers would be best for Krell KAV2250 w/28 Thesoundhouse has good advice on cabling as well. My set up is Krell 400xi, Krell DVD Standard, and a Benchmark DAC1. Speakers are Focal Micro Utopia Be's. I ended up using Nordost all the way around. Shiva cords, Quattro Fil XLR, and Red Dawn rev... | |
| What speakers would be best for Krell KAV2250 w/28 After auditioning pretty much the whole showroom at Sound by Singer in NYC, I settled on Krell amplification with Focal speakers. It seems to me that the low end grunt of a Krell amp mates well with the top end of Focal speakers.I've never heard K... | |
| New DAC recommendation $1K, hopefully tube. If I were to get a Havanna, I'd have to get a Monarchy DIP as well to reclock the SPDIF. I think if I would pick them up used I'd be able to spend less than $1K.Add a couple hundred dollars to the Monarchy DIP and I can get a Mac Mini and use eith... | |
| New DAC recommendation $1K, hopefully tube. Macdadtexas, those are the exact two dacs I'm considering at the moment!I may upgrade the ap express to a mac mini so I'm also looking into a wavelength brick or another nos dac. Never heard of wyred but will check it out. | |
| Monarchy DIP + MSB Link III DAC upsampling board? I'd have to agree with you. If the Monarchy does the upsampling, then no need to upgrade the MSB. The basic function of the upsampling board is done by the Monarchy. | |
| Subwoofer for Focal Utopia Be's. Thanks for the input. I'll be sure to check out the Seaton subs.Gerardo | |
| Subwoofer for Focal Utopia Be's. I'll have to take a look at the links. REL is already on my list, but wasn't sure about which model as I haven't had a chance to do much research.Audiofreak, I completely agree with you about my equipment, however, with my limited budget I made th... | |
| Apple TV vs Wadia 170i? I'd have to agree with most folks here and vote for the Apple TV. It does everything the Wadia does, and then some.Plus you can use your ipod touch as a remote instead of as a source. I believe that with a proper reclocker or suitable DAC, the dif... | |
| Wadia 170i transport experience? Brianmgrarcom, I think a reclocker or jitter immune DAC is the way to go with the 170i. I may have to pick one up for my set up! | |
| Wadia 170i transport experience? Anyone try the 170i with a Benchmark DAC1 which isn't affected by jitter? | |
| Do I use a Krell HTS 7.1 or a DAC????HELP...... I have the same amp, 400xi, and use a Benchmark DAC1 with excellent results. Speakers are Focal Utopia Be's.As a transport I'm using a Krell DVD standard, but any spinner would work, including your Yamaha.Additionally, the DAC1 has multiple digita... | |
| What power conditioners can convert 230v to 120v? I was in the same boat as you guys, living with 230v power and Krell separates at 120v. Yes, the Krell separates have switches for 230v, BUT they also contain the 60Hz lock, meaning they will only work on 60Hz. Krell presumably does this to minimi... | |
| Benchmark DAC1 USB w/ Focal XS - observations You are right Rich, the Focal's do indeed have a built in DAC, but the DAC1 sounds better. I really wasn't expecting any huge gains in sound quality, I was more interested in not having to switch back and forth between the two sources, but I was p... | |
| SPDIF internal sound card or usb converter I'm not sure which is better, but this is what I did. First I installed a DEDICATED usb card for use only with a USB SPDIF converter. The reason I did this is that using the built in toslink out from my PC was not the best option in my set-up. It ... |