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Accuphase or Esoteric?
I have had the K-03 now for about 8 months. As far as the noisy transport, I also read posts of a few remarking on this. My unit works silently and flawlessly. Esoteric is perhaps best known for their VRDS mechanism. They indicate the new VRDS-NEO... 
At What Age Does An Audiophile Buy His Last Amp?
Not fair to generalize when comparing men & woman. How does the saying go: "Men age like fine wine and woman age like bread". Sorry gals, not my quote.Excuse me while I trim my ear hairs and de-wax before my next listening session. 
At What Age Does An Audiophile Buy His Last Amp?
At what ever age I am when I scream out to my wife to turn on the rig, only to find it has been playing for the last few hours. At that point everything will go up for sale and I will use the proceeds to retire and live comfortably. 
Amarra or amarra symphony???
Audioengr - Srosenburg - yes its called 4318/19I am constantly reminded that this is not an exact science. Our ears, system synergy (Source, speakers, amp, cabling, etc) & room dynamics all play a role in the perception what we hear. I read in... 
Anyone has heard the Bel Canto REFLink Asynchronou
I posted my experiences with the REFlLink on another thread as follows: As an Audiophile for the last 20 years, it is rare to have a couple of WOW moments in a three week period. Recently acquired an Esoteric K03 (was using an Ayre QB9) and althou... 
Amarra HiFi and 24/96 FLAC Files - Heads Up
Amarra 2.4.2 is widley known as the most resolving option available today. Research "Computer Audiophile" for a plethora of posts on this subject in Forum. www.computeraudiophile.com. Regardless of how much you invest in a system, source material ... 
Amarra HiFi & HD Tracks
Open Amarra 2.4.2. click "Playlist" in the top tool bar and the click "Add Tracks From Finder". Add the tracks you choose to play and click "Save". You can name the playlist so that multiple play lists can be created for future playback. Make sure... 
Subwoofer connection
Got it. Took a look and the Rowland Synergylli has two sets of XLR outputs to amp. I suppose I simply connect a pair of XLR interconnects from the 2nd set of outputs from the Pre to the sub and make adjustments to blend for seamless integration. T... 
Help the 'PC Audio' bewildered....
After much research for a quiet, reliable means of external storage (Raid-redundant) I landed on the OWC Mercury Elite AL Pro Quad external 4 TB drives. They come with the award winning SoftRAID 3.5 to manage raid array and ALL drives. You may not... 
Subwoofer connection
OK, but, what if you have an active sub with built in amp. I have the Rowland Synergy Ili Pre and Rowland 312 Amp feeding Avalon Indra's. If I run XLR cables from Pre to Sub, they will be on a different/separate input. The Synergy lli has 5 separa... 
Best amp for Sonus Faber Amati Anniversario?
I know two dealers that had them paired with Rowland gear in their shop and the sound/detail/holographic/transient attributes was exceptional. One of the dealers had the Amati's paired with rowland 312 in his home with excellent results, so he say... 
Avalon Indra mate with Wilson Watch 2 Center
Kwb,I had heard they were looking to introduce a center channel, but; have seen nothing to date and nothing on their website. Do you have any information on this introduction? 
XLD is a must for accurate Mac rips
I notice that XLD offers playback capability. Though interested in using for just ripping, I use Amarra for playback and file conversion and do not want XLD to disrupt the Amarra playback in my system. Are there settings in XLD that would allow me... 
External Hard Drive Search Frustration. Help
Seekburk,I am also using Mac Mini as music server with Amarra mini and Ayre QB9 Dac. Because of the need for decent looks/ergonomics I decided on 2 - 1TB Iomega Minimax external hard drives - connected using firewire 800 and daisy chained with Rai... 
Jeff Rowland Pre-Amps: The Corus & The Capri
Why didn't Jeff include a BYPASS INPUT for the Corus as he has with my SynergyIIi pre amp? Unless I am missing something it is preventing me from upgrading.