herman
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| Mac Mini vs. Macbook Pro as a server .Point taken, but I believe if you would take the time to do a little research you would find there are just as many people if not more who advocate the opposite. They believe the definitive solution IS a PC or Mac based system.A lot of them hang ... | |
| Mac Mini vs. Macbook Pro as a server .For someone who has only been in it for a short time it is amazing that you have reached such definitive conclusions against when so many of us are getting excellent results. With limited experience one can only conclude that your conclusion is b... | |
| DIY HD Tracks from mint LPs? .Pure Vinyl software and a good quality pro audio interface like an RME Fireface or Apogee would be a good way to go. The interface along with RIAA EQ in software would also function as the phono preamp and the DAC. You might just end up ditching ... | |
| Speaker Stand Design? .I agree with Bucerno.The best monitors I've heard were always on those types of stands. Sound Anchor makes really good ones. I don't think they are steel and lead filled but not sure that is a must.. | |
| A sensible CD transport? ..Agree with Drubin, the Mac Mini is a transport. It has toslink and usb outputs and your Rega has those inputs. You can rip and store your CDs to whatever drive you choose. You can also try downloading some of the higher resolution formats that y... | |
| will a low 60Hz harmonic hum wear out my speakers? .OK, I'll bite. In 25+ years I've never heard that. Care to elaborate or point to some back up info? Are you talking grounds between components, grounds from component to earth ground, or ??As to the original post, just quit putting your ear up to... | |
| difference beetwen pc audio and hi-end? .Why never heard DCS?Never been to a dealer or anybody who had one. I've never heard a lot of brands because I've never had the opportunity.Never driven a FerrariNever slept with Bo Derrick. | |
| difference beetwen pc audio and hi-end? .Never heard a DCS. There is much debate about the best computer setup. I prefer a Mac since there is good software and they are easy to use but others prefer a PC. Like all things audio there is rarely a best, just different ways.Go to the websit... | |
| difference beetwen pc audio and hi-end? .Many of us are getting excellent results with computer audio. Like everything it is all in the implementation; properly set up computer, good software, good cables, and a good DAC.Higher resolution downloads are becoming more common up to 24 bit ... | |
| Integrated Amplifiers with neutral sound .NaimBut really impossible to answer since you provide so little info. How efficient are the speakers?What kind of music do you listen to?How loudly?Oh yeah, and how much are you willing to spend? New or used?And why do you think your choices soun... | |
| Mac Mini vs. Macbook Pro as a server .No, not attached to anything except my speakers because I built them in the room and they are too big to get through the door. I've only ripped a few records. The main reason I use Pure Vinyl is because I'm triamping with amps connected directly ... | |
| Mac Mini vs. Macbook Pro as a server .You have so much stuff going on in a computer that you cannot see. All that stuff running down in the operating system uses resources that take away from the sound.That is typical audiophile nervosa. It sounds logical but you have no idea if it i... | |
| Mac Mini vs. Macbook Pro as a server .I don't buy the argument that the mac is limited in audio because it does other things. There is no reason for that to be true. So you compare the mac usb to the others doing spdif or ??? If so your conclusion that the mac is not world class is i... | |
| Mac Mini vs. Macbook Pro as a server .Soundhouse,You talk about the sound of the Mini vs. the servers but don't mention your DAC. You say the Olive sounds better than the Mini but aren't you really saying it sounds better than whatever DAC you are using?I have developed a battery for... | |
| advice on projectors and screens .no, after researching it I decided I didn't want to spend the money right now that would be needed to get a decent system. As I inch toward retirement I seem to get more and more frugal.cute kid you have there. |