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| What's more important: phono stage or amp .I don't think the intent was dumb, it just wasn't phrased very well. My take.... he is asking if you have to compromise something since most of us can't afford the best of everything, where should you focus your resources? My only problem is his ... | |
| Can a F connector substitute for balun? .When I say better I mean it will get better reception for weak stations, but if you get everything you want with the supplied antenna there is no need to spend any money on a different one. As long as it gets a strong enough signal to lock on it ... | |
| How to connect Firewire Weiss 202 and Firewire HD .Some will argue that having the drive on a different bus than the DAC will sound better but you can daisy chain them if you wish. As is normally the case, there is no way to predict what will be "better" in your system. Try it various ways and de... | |
| Can a F connector substitute for balun? .Are you sure that's what it says, or is it describing how to use the supplied antenna?If it has an F connector it was surely designed to work with that type of antenna. A lot of receivers/tuners come with an cheap T shaped, balanced antenna made ... | |
| How to Solve Duplicate File Problem on iTunes .When you do a GET INFO for an album there is a space for ARTIST and another for ALBUM ARTIST. Most of the time whoever loads the data for an album with multiple artists puts the names in the ARTIST field. I have a Richard Thompson box set that on... | |
| Audio Delay on iMac USB vs. Digital Outputs? .Why not? You're not an Apple snob are you :>)It runs seamlessly. I had my doubts too but once it boots up it's as if it were one operating system. No lags, no delays, no glitches, no crashes, pretty cool.. | |
| Asynch USB or super clock thru S/PDIF for $3.5k? Converting the usb to audio is just too messy to sound "right". Strange, I've heard a number of USB DACS that sound marvelous. Your blanket statement is as untrue as all horn speakers honk, all tube amps sound bloated, all transistor amps sound st... | |
| Audio Delay on iMac USB vs. Digital Outputs? .I wonder if the delay would be there if you were running Windows on your iMac? I would think not but I guess you would have to try it. I have Windows 7 and Parallels running at the same time as Lion on my Mac Mini and it works very well. When you... | |
| Audio Delay on iMac USB vs. Digital Outputs? .They know about the issue according to this article,,,,,M2TechÂs Mac OS X driver for the HiFace introduces a fraction of a second of delay between the source and output, which means that when youÂre watching film or TV video, lipsync will be lo... | |
| Audio Delay on iMac USB vs. Digital Outputs? .Why is it a problem? . | |
| Audible Illusions M3A preamp--best matching amp .Impossible to make a meaningful recommendation without knowing what speakers you are using and how much you are willing to spend. It would also be helpful to know what type of music you listen to and at what level.How about these?http://www.audio... | |
| Best non-USB Dac for $3k, computer as source? .I see, that makes sense. Don't agree, but I now understand your position.. | |
| Best non-USB Dac for $3k, computer as source? .I don't follow, first you say24/192 out your PC, which would only do it if using S/PDIF out your Juli@.and then recommend a 24/192 USB DACUSB and Firewire are both easily capable of 24/192IMHO the whole issue of noise and "nastiness" from a PC is... | |
| Best non-USB Dac for $3k, computer as source? .So here's an option.....Apple computer, Macbook or Mac Mini around $600-1,000Pro Audio firewire interface like an RME 400 $1,000 - $2,000 (many options)Playback software like Pure Music or Amarra $129 - $700If you go that route and get Pure Vinyl... | |
| Isolation transformer - does it offer protection .your link doesn't work.. too many http://http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surge_protectorPerhaps the SA wasn't harmed...Many surge protectors have components that absorb the spike but by design they get fried in the process. It is possible that your ... |