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| Recommend a good optical spdif/toslink converter? Is the Music Hall DAC 15.2 what you are looking for?http://musichallaudio.com/dac15-2/"The Music Hall DAC15.2 ($299) IS A three input SOLID-STATE DIGITAL TO analog converter. ITS THE IDEAL SOLUTION FOR CONVERTING DIGITAL SIGNALS TO ANALOG OUTPUT". | |
| Question RE: Mac does not detect Ayre QB-9 DAC My Ayre QB-9 DSD DAC has been repaired by Ayre and I picked it up today.It was shipped to the factory on May 6 and returned today, June 5. We tested it at the dealer to ensure it works. It does. I am very happy to get it back. | |
| Audio out to RCA input on new Sony TV's? Dbphd: I totally agree. The problem is the Ayre AX-7e integrated amplifier ONLY has balanced (XLR) and RCA input jacks. Unfortunately, the Ayre amplifier does not have HDMI or coaxial inputs.While I prefer to get high quality sound from my blu-ray... | |
| Audio out to RCA input on new Sony TV's? Another problem I had was that my Sony BDP-S6500 Blu-Ray player (new model priced at $129 at Best Buy) does NOT have RCA output jacks. Unfortunately, the newer blu-ray players do NOT have RCA jacks. In my case, I used the HDMI cable to my TV (Vide... | |
| Audio out to RCA input on new Sony TV's? As I understand it, you need to get the analog audio TV output into your preamp with the best quality audio possible.As was stated by Rbrowne above, I also take the RCA output from my cable box to my Ayre integrated amplifier. I use an HDMI cable ... | |
| Need a source to play Websites w/o a computer? As I noted above, the Magnum Dynalab Internet tuners (all 3 models) allow you to create and organize your favorite list of stations via an Internet Radio Portal website. The Frontier Silicon radio portal (free) is an Internet network provider that... | |
| Need a source to play Websites w/o a computer? Magnum Dynalab Internet tuners allow you to enter any URL for streaming. See:http://www.internetradiotuner.netYou may need to copy the above link into your browser. | |
| Convert Sony blu-ray player Coaxial to RCA Agreed. Over the last few weeks, I discovered that most, if not all, new blu-ray players do not have RCA jacks on the back of the unit. I did not know the reasons. As noted above, it seems, most connections are being made using HDMI.I am not longe... | |
| Cable Box to Ayre AX-7e amp RCA to XLR Adapter Zd542: Thanks. My Ayre AX-7e integrated amplifier is balanced. Most people feel the Ayre sounds better when using balanced inputs (XLR). The cable box is not a balanced unit (RCA outputs).Its been suggested I need to use a transformer between the ... | |
| Question RE: Mac does not detect Ayre QB-9 DAC My dealer connected my Ayre QB-9 DSD DAC to their MAC computer and it also failed to detect the QB-9 DAC (using a different USB cable). This is an exact duplication of the problem I had using my MAC Computer. We checked the fuses and they were oka... | |
| Question RE: Mac does not detect Ayre QB-9 DAC Yes. A normal security patch was made to the OS. | |
| Mac set-up My MAC Book Pro Setup is:MAC Book Pro Computer2.9GHz Dual-core Intel Core i7, Turbo Boost up to 3.6GHz8GB 1600MHz DDR3 SDRAM 2x4G128GB Solid State DriveLaCie 3TB d2 USB 3.0 Thunderbolt Series Hard DriveAs noted above, the Mac Mini is another opt... | |
| Mac set-up I cannot get the above Audioquest link to work. I added the special URL codes from the Audiogon markup page but they do not work for me. Please paste these links into your browser:http://www.audioquest.com/pdfs/CA-Setup-Guide.pdfhttps://www.ayre.c... | |
| Mac set-up Please see this Audioquest computer setup page link below:http://http://www.audioquest.com/pdfs/CA-Setup-Guide.pdfIf the above link does not work, please go to www.audioquest.com and look for computer setup.Another great site is on the Ayre Acoust... | |
| Tidal vs. Spotify I like listening to streaming music because it is easy and I love the variety. I can change my mind every two minutes and quickly find different music to listen to. Of course, listening to music stored on my hard drive offers the very best quality... |