gsherwood53
Responses from gsherwood53
| What amp&pre are you using to drive Spendor S8e? I have used Plinius 9100 with my S5e for 4 years with excellent results. Good soundstage, good base, very linear. My listening is mostly jazz, classical, voice.I also tried my Plinius 8200 MKII, but I could see very little difference. I use Audio ... | |
| Apple TV vs. Mini vs, Sonos Cannot discuss Apple TV or Mini, but I have the Sonos System (for 2 weeks) and love it.I have a Cullen modded SONOS ZP90 and Bridge driving a Northstar DAC into my 2-ch audio system. I use iTunes on my HP PC to rip and organize CD tracks (all in A... | |
| Network Storage for iTunes Music Server Of course, you are both right. Now I get it.iTunes on C: can be viewed as a browser with the actual files wherever one wants them stored. Thus if I had, say 200BG of music files, which would overwhelm my C: drive, in my case the 200GB is on the Ne... | |
| USB drive vs NAS for storage/streaming/back-up Over the last week, I have hooked up a Cullen modded SONOS ZP90 and Bridge, and yesterday added a ReadyNV+ NAS. The DAC ia a Northstar 192 into a Dodd preamp, Pass Aleph J amp, and Merlin TSM-MMe speakers. The NAS holds my 50GB iTunes library, and... | |
| Dodd preamp vs. McCormack RLD-1 preamp I thought I had "graduated" from separates with my Plinius 9100 (in one setup) and a 8200 MKII (in another). Also tried Audio Analogue Puccini 70...all with the Merlins.But I still couldn't quite get the sound promised by Merlin TSM-MMe's. Merlins... | |
| Received my Wadia i170 transport today. Wanted to add my experience with the iTransport and ask a couple questions.Have had mine for a month and used it with my 80 Gb iPod. Compared the same music from a Marantz SA11S1 or sometimes a MF A5 CDP, with the iPod/iTransport, and finally with... | |
| Dodd preamp vs. McCormack RLD-1 preamp Wanted to add my experience with the Dodd pre.Bought it after reading threads by Mrjstart and others. Compared the Dodd with my Aud. Illusions L2 and modded Blue Circle 21.1. The amp was the RWA 30.2. I agree that the RWA does much better with a p... | |
| Edge G3 Integrated vs Plinius 8200 DaveSaw your thread re Edge G3 vs Plinius. Couple years ago.Turns out I have both, a 8200 MkII and a G4 amp.How do you think the G4 would do with Merlin monitors (TSM-MMe)? I might try to find a good tube pre (like a Joule) to drive the G4. Would ... |