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Passive Preamps? Anyone?
Two others that you can try the McCormack TLC-1 and the McCormack Micro Line Drive. The TLC offers a passive and a buffered output while the Micro L/D offers a passive and an active output, the active output has an adjustable output of +/-6bd of g... 
Ground Loop Issue 427
SBankIf you can take the amps to a friends house that's nowhere near the radio tower and plug them in. This will eliminate the radio tower from the equation. 
Trying to extract more from my Vandersteen
DrewyouGlad to hear you are enjoying your upgrades, I have my TLC-1Dlx scheduled for the Gold upgrade along with having the Carbon wire installed. They told me it would be after the first of the year before they could get started on it. I have pai... 
Vandersteen 2WQ vs Martin Logan Depth
Gentlemen sorry for the late reply but been busy with my system. Yes I plan to add an aditional 2Wq to my system I just need to allow my FUNd money to build back up. Two 2Wq's have been in my plan all along, just figured I would take the plunge an... 
Vandersteen 2WQ vs Martin Logan Depth
BsskI just added a single 2Wq to my Vandy 3A Sig's yesterday and WOW what a difference. I have to agree with Donwass65 they don't contribute that much to the sound until you get something with low information. It fills in a lot of information to a... 
Blu Ray from the HTPC
Gmood1Check this out "Room Correction in Vista". This along with the Asus HDAV 1.3 and it should take your HTPC to a whole new level .http://windowsvistablog.com/blogs/windowsvista/articles/450038.aspxGlade you enjoyed the Owners Manual. 
Blu Ray from the HTPC
Gmood1Sent you a personal email about the Asus Xonar HDAV. After reading this, my XPS410 will be going in the main system to try it out. It's loaded with a lot of extra good stuff to test your system with. 
McCormack Amp Upgrades
I agree with Audphile1 the McCormack's need to be left on to bring out their very best.Audphile1 my Apologies for coming off so harsh on the last posts, didn't realize how bad it sounded till I went back and read them again. I also sat down to lis... 
Blu Ray from the HTPC
Gmood1Your welcome, and yes I almost bought that one from Newegg. The only thing that stopped me was finding this thread and reading about the Asus card. Lots of good reviews on Newegg about the Auzen, the only bad thing is it dosen't decode Dolby... 
Blu Ray from the HTPC
Gmood1There is a thread over on AVS Forum about the Asus Xonar HDAV 1.3 Deluxehttp://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=1065232Lots of good information coming out on it. 
McCormack Amp Upgrades
Audphile1 Thank you, I've learned something new today, I did not know that about the hammers on a piano, I guess I and will have to go back and see what it is that my system is presenting to me then. I'm new to the high end of audio and still lear... 
McCormack Amp Upgrades
I had a pair of DNA-1 monoblocks driving Vandersteen 3A Sigs, gave those up for a pair of DNA-1 Dlx Golds (non momoblocked) that are vertically driving the Vandy's now and they are so much better than the monoblocks, I put the monoblocks back in a... 
Blu Ray from the HTPC
Gentlemen sorry for the late reply been pretty busy. If everything works with the Asus card my plans are to move up to a Dell 420 with the cable cards installed and convert it to my HTPC and run my living with it.Gmood1Sounds like we are on the sa... 
Blu Ray from the HTPC
Gmood1 Thank you for the comments,One of the reasons I went with the McCormack Mico Line Drive is because it's a passive preamp and I wasn't sure how Microsoft implemented their volume control, didn't know if they reduced bits to lower the volume ... 
Blu Ray from the HTPC
I want to think you gentlemen for the inputs here. I had just purchased a Dell XPS 410 and was looking to turn it into a HTPC when I found this thread. Any way I've added the LG with Blu-Ray and Hd-DVD ROM along with the Sapphire HD4850 1G and MSI...