hgeifman

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Suggestions for New/Used amp under $3500
Ayre AX-7e integrated amplifier is an excellent amp in your price range. It sounds best running in balanced mode. I suggest you give it a listen. 
Changing my Ayre AX-7/CX-7 Voltage
Please call Ayre and ask them. Their chstomer service is excellent. 
Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD
Would you consider adding the Ayre QB-9 DSD DAC to your audition list? Please see:http://www.ayre.com/qb9.htmPlease see the review of the Ayre QB-9 DSD DAC in the Computer Audiophile web site below:http://www.computeraudiophile.com/content/565-ayr... 
PS Audio Direct Stream
Ozzy: You have zero risk buying the PS Audio Direct Stream DAC since PS Audio has a 100% money back return policy. If the unit does not sound okay, you can return it and get your money back. In addition, PS Audio Customer Support is terrific if yo... 
Apple in Talks to Buy Beats Electronics for $3.2 B
As other noted above, the potential Apple Buys Beats deal, on the surface, certainly did not make sense to me. I was initially disappointed and puzzled by the news. However, with a bit more research it appears this is not a bad acquisition (maybe)... 
Music server for a newbie
As you know from the above posts, you have many choices.I like using the MAC computer since it enables me to play my albums and also supports music streaming using Safari. I sometime listen to Pandora, Calm Radio and iTunes Radio in addition to my... 
PS Audio Direct Stream
This is a 30 minute discussion by PS Audio on their new Direct Stream DAC.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRg-Rrd2blYPaul describes some brief history of the project and Ted Smith, Technical Designer, provides a review of the technology. It is very... 
AYRE QB9 DSD
Please see the review of the Ayre QB-9 DSD DAC in the Computer Audiophile web site below:http://www.computeraudiophile.com/content/565-ayre-acoustics-qb-9-dsd-dac-review/Please read his conclusion at the end of the article. 
AYRE QB9 DSD
I own the Ayre QB-9 USB DAC and it is terrific. I am very impressed with the way it sounds. The new DSD version is much better sounding then my previous Ayre CX-7e CD player. The highs are better and so is the bass. Everything is better!My Ayre QB... 
PS Audio Direct Stream
As per the PS Audio web site, the PS Audio Direct Stream "converts all digital inputs, including PCM, to pure 1-bit DSD". All of the Direct Stream processing is being done using the 1-bit DSD format. Does this mean the source PCM music is going th... 
Problem with Mog
I had similar Internet re-connecting problems using my Cisco Linksys E4200V2 router. It seems the Cisco Linksys maximum transmission unit (MTU) Auto 1500 setting causes re-connection issues (sometimes). Cisco Linksys Customer Service said to chang... 
New Laptop and hard drive advise
Why do you need a PC? I am using a MAC Book Pro Computer (13") and the LaCie 3TB d2 USB 3.0 Thunderbolt Series Hard Drive. The MAC has a 2.9GHz Dual-core Intel Core i7, Turbo Boost up to 3.6GHz, 8GB 1600MHz DDR3 SDRAM — 2x4G and a 128GB Solid Sta... 
Internet Radio
I forgot to mention above that Tune In also provides you the ability to create a custom URL for stations you want to listen to but are not on the Tune In list.A custom URL is a stream address that is most likely not in the TuneIn directory. Tune I... 
Internet Radio
Does your iPad have access to the Internet? Let us assume it does.You have many Internet Radio options to choose from using your iPad. For radio options, I suggest you look at Tune In (http://tunein.com). It offers many radio options for listening... 
Solution for Scroll Bar is missing from iTunes 11
Nglazer: Thanks. As I noted above, I found the answer: Go to the Apple menu, System Preferences, General and you can select Scroll bar options. I selected "Always”. The scroll bars immediately returned to iTunes and they make looking for albums mu...