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Balanced power amp and subwoofer connection.
Oddiofyly, would you let me know how the connection can be made using the pre. It has one set of XLR output ( in use in my case) and a set of RCA. Do I connect a single lead from one of the RCA outputs? Would the volume still be controlled? Thanks 
Balanced power amp and subwoofer connection.
Hi. Thanks for that, much appreciated.Regards. 
Balanced power amp and subwoofer connection.
no, it a BK electronics, UK made, sub and XA30.5 power amp.The MJ one was damaged and disposed of. Their quote for repair was too high and when I declined to have it repaired, they refused to send it back to me unrepaired and threatened legal acti... 
Quality of laptop for use with Dac.
Tomcy6. Sorry, not been on for a while. Ive still got my Zingalis. I enquired about ART speakers and where I could audition a £14k set. They didnt even bother to answer! So ART speakers are not on my list anymore. I made two enquiries about Zingal... 
Quality of laptop for use with Dac.
Wtf. Thanks for the pointer. I had a look, lots of information there. Thanks. 
Quality of laptop for use with Dac.
Thanks for the replies. Ill look into jitter, thanks for the pointer.Perhaps I could mention something I found to be a positive. I installed Windows 8 into my ageing laptop and certainly found some improvement. Also doing away with the externally ... 
Should I burn these?
Bose is all about clever marketing, putting thoughts into peoples mind. No serious manufacrurer would advertise their gear on prime time tv. Its not really about good sound quality, but fair sound quality, if that. I wonder why you purchased them.... 
Are you still playing CDs after, comp based syst?
Hi all.Since getting my AMR cd player with DAC, I have not touched my cd collection which is in excess of 700 cds. To me, the dac, using even an old Xp pc, sounds great. I can hear no difference whatsoever over CD replay and the DAC. Even low bit ... 
New speakers.
Jdoris. Thank you for that, but Im actually in the uk. 
New speakers.
Hi. Thanks for all the replies. I have a greater understanding of sensitivity and impedence matching to gain good results. I have come across a couple of reviews on the net where they have used the xa30.5 with speakers of 87 db sensitivity, report... 
New speakers.
Tomcy6-Thanks very much for the information about speakers sensitivity, impedence etc. Its given me a good starting point. With so many speakers on the market, its a tough choice.Ill report back when I find a suitable upgrade.But in the meantime, ... 
New speakers.
Thank you for the response.The Zingali speakers, model 2.06, are now just over 6 years old. They have a horn design and sound good, but i believe they need replacing now as the AMR CD77 should be playing music in higher league. I think they are th... 
Dynaudio C1 and Pass amp
Hi. There is some debate about the pass xa30.5 driving speakers to a high levels. I have used this amp since its launch and prior to this a X350 power amp which claims some 350 watts output power. What i can say is that both provided lots of power... 
CD upgrade.
Chayro. i too thought it was a bit on the harsh side, but thats ok, no offence taken. I too have been on the audio journey and have experienced some costly mistakes. My largest being the trashing of a 3 month pass x350 power amp because i did not ... 
CD upgrade.
Thank you, Tomcy6. yes, i did research the AMR 77 and the Esoteric xo3 se,a Marantz flagship model and others. I appreciate that no one can pinpoint how a particular player will sound with my kit. However , i really appreciate the pointers.Thank y...