jasonbourne71
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| It this a decent Phono setup? Sell the Denon. Get a Technics SL1500 TT ($1800) and a Hana SL mc cartridge ($750). Way better sound quality than your present setup. | |
| DAC UPGRADE QUESTION Topping D90 for under $1K would be a good recommendation. Spending multiples more for a DAC and hoping for a somehow "better" sound is a pipe-dream. Let the rock-throwing by the "golden ears" crowd begin! | |
| Is my HDMI audio out really an i2s connection? The X1100ES also has left and right audio RCA's. Why not try them instead of your DAC? Have someone make the switch into your amp so you don't have sighted bias. Listen over a few days. The result might surprise you! | |
| Is my HDMI audio out really an i2s connection? That HDMI marked "audio" may be for a hi-rez audio signal from a streaming source. That player appears to be capable of streaming! | |
| Is my HDMI audio out really an i2s connection? I looked at the back. It has a digital coax plus a toslink optical output. Also two HDMI outputs - one marked "audio". I say use either coax or toslink into your DAC. | |
| How tall do you like your images? Worst speakers for image height are the Klipsch Heresy's. I am glad I sold my pair! | |
| How tall do you like your images? Or a pair of the nine-foot Acoustat 1 + 1's! | |
| How tall do you like your images? Floor-to-ceiling like Bob Carver's $15K Line Source system from some years ago! | |
| Is my HDMI audio out really an i2s connection? Does that Sony BlueRay player have a coax output? If so, use that into your DAC. No such thing as "high definition" CD’s. Only Redbook and SACD. | |
| Length of SPDIF cable The best SPDIF cables are made from wire drawn from 16th Century Japanese silver ingots by blind monks! | |
| Length of SPDIF cable Longer is better for SPDIF cables! Signal reflections in shorter cables can interfere at a DAC’s input receiver. I bought a 1 meter and a 1.5 meter SPDIF cable. I am using the 1.5 meter into a DAC. You can try your 1 meter. It may work fine! Compa... | |
| Thinking of upgrading The race to the bottom! | |
| The new Linn LP12 50th Anniversary edition For $65K here on Agon you can buy a Caliburn Continuum DD TT with Cobra arm and Castellon stand. A way better choice than the new LP12! | |
| The new Linn LP12 50th Anniversary edition So half the production already sold? Good news for Linn! There will always be some really expensive shiny new toy to catch the eye of some new dot.com millionaire! Too bad it can't be worn on the wrist! | |
| The new Linn LP12 50th Anniversary edition Two years ago we had the $35K LP12 on the cover of Stereophile. So even more now for the 50th Anniversary edition! This is a ’statement’ product to anchor Linn’s place in the top-tier of High End audio - like those $375K mono amps from DarTZeel in... |