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| Just Starting..Budgeting up to 1K for next upgrade I also support upgrading the amp first - your speakers are good, especially in the context of a stsrting system. I think you should take a look at the Musical Fidelity range of amps. The A300 would match well with your Epos speakers and has a terr... | |
| New integrated for Totem I think the Marantz range of amplifiers offer excellent value and would partner well with the Totems - especially good with jazz and female vocals. | |
| Will I blow anything up? You shouldn't blow anything up but I would strongly recommend that you don't hook up the speakers in this way. It could lead to very inconsistent speaker performance as the speaker impedance varies along the frequency spectrum. Either biwire from ... | |
| Need some cd player advice for redbook only I haven't heard the Cary but I've listened to the 840c several times and sweet and warm it aint. I found it highly detailed and quite forward with a treble that could get a little peaky. Others might be able to fill you in on the Cary. On the swee... | |
| CD player recommendations under $2K used I have the MF A5 and while I rate it extremely highly, it might not satisfy your preferences. Specifically, whilst it is a very neutral player, it is also quite analytical and I would even suggest a bit forward. For a one box player, I would take ... | |
| help with system synergy As I understand it, the most important thing to look out for as far as speakers mating to particular amplifiers is that the amplifier has enough power (usually expressed as watts rms into 8 ohms) to adequately drive the speakers without clipping. ... | |
| New amp or new cd player? I'm a big fan of moving to a new DAC which will get more out of your Onkyo as well as leaving future flexibility to move to either a better transport or a computer/server based approach. Personally, I love the Audio Note DACs though they can be a ... | |
| Wadia i170 or Mac TV You would need to use a 75 ohm digital interconnect from the Wadia to the RCA digital input on your Bel Canto (Wadia supplies a basic digital cable for this purpose with the 170i). If your Audio Magic cable is a 75 ohm digital cable this will be f... | |
| iPod use with Musical Fidelity A1 Integrated AMP The only way you can get a digital output from your iPod is through the Wadia 170i dock - you can't connect the iPod directly to the USB input on your amp. You need to connect the iPod via the Wadia to an external DAC and then by anologue connecti... | |
| Understanding the Wadia 170i Transport Just to add to your question 2, if you have a decent outboard DAC, you should connect anologue from the DAC to your pre or integrated amp. No need to connect from your DAC to your amp via digital.As for Q3, if just using the Wadia anologue outputs... | |
| Wadia i170 or Mac TV I've not tried the Apple TV setup but can confirm that excellent sound is possible from the Wadia 170i using lossless files. If your DAC does its own de-jittering it will sound very good. If it doesn't de-jitter (as my Audio Note DAC doesn't) it m... | |
| Looking to upgrade Audio Note CD-2 I would suggest you also have a look at the Audio Note Dacs and try using your CD player as a transport only. I guess $2k gets you the 2.1 level DAC. Might also give you flexibility in the future for different transports or even server based appli... | |
| Favorite Female vocals that give you goose bumps Eva Cassidy, Rosa Passos, Kelly Flint, Stacey Kent, Rebecca Pidgeon, Madeleine Peyroux and Kate Bush. | |
| Review: Wadia 170i Transport Transport Just a tip - make sure the iPod's EQ is set to "Off" as this still impacts the digital stream which is extracted by the Wadia. My wife had been listening to my iPod and had set EQ to "Acoustic" which not only over bloats the music but also causes ... | |
| Speakers that work well with Onkyo M-588F/P-388F Might be worthwhile looking at a kit speaker though I'm not familiar with these. I'm sure there are other A'goners who could assist. Otherwise, have a look at the ATC and PMC speakers - outstanding drivers used in both. |