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| Headphone amp and headphones... ? There's a world of options out there in that price range and certainly some very good cans in the $1K range. The synergy between cans and amp is paramount and you should probably pick your amp to suit the headphones you choose. There is a VERY int... | |
| Preferred Audio Output, USB or 3.5mm? Ah, forgot about the mini-Toslink via the headphone port. I haven't actually tried that except for with an Airport Express and it was absolutely terrible. But that is a different device. In that case it will depend upon the implementation of the U... | |
| Preferred Audio Output, USB or 3.5mm? The USB output to your DAC (assuming it is a USB DAC with good implementation) is going to be galaxy away (superior than) running audio via the headphone jack out of your iMac. I have not heard of a DAC that runs from the 3.5mm headphone jack thou... | |
| Most Challenging CD Dafos IMHO has its most lasting quality in the cut with the crashing bass drum. When your system replicates the sound in one of the cuts on side two, I forget which, clearly for what it is, not just a big unmusical sound, you're well on your way t... | |
| Most Challenging CD Portishead "P." Levels too high, overdrives everything.AFAIK, Portishead has not put out an album called "P" (I believe they've only released four full-length albums so far). There are no singles titled "P" either. Did you mean their latest album,... | |
| MUSIC SERVER - HOW DO YOU............ One of the Squeezebox devices, like the Touch, using SqueezeServer software (free) will allow you to use your FLAC files and ignore iTunes altogether. I agree on MacMini as a processor. You can use the Touch wireless or via ethernet cable (better)... | |
| Most Challenging CD Dafos is a wonderful recording, but I don't really find it's particularly "challenging". It is very well recorded. I was listening while cooking this evening on my Squeezebox Boom and it sounded great even on that relatively mediocre component. It... | |
| Need a little help with Squeezebox Duet. Glad you were able to figure it out. DEFINITELY stick with ethernet if it works for you. It sounds audibly and unmistakably better than wireless with the Touch. | |
| Why do I always like a source with Burr Brown DAC? Jax2, could you please mention which are the two DACs you use with 1704 chips ?In my main system I use a DAC built by Alex Dondysh of 3D-Audio (no longer DBA). He has not built many DACs on this board AFAIK, but it is called a DAC24. It is integra... | |
| Need a little help with Squeezebox Duet. Per above; Network traffic could be the culprit. If it gets really frustrating you can move from a 2.4ghz base station/router to one of those broadcasting at 5ghz. There are other settings in your network preferences that dictate buffer size I bel... | |
| Why do I always like a source with Burr Brown DAC? Sgr - I'll chime in on your query. I've been enjoying two DACs, both of which utilize PCM1704 chips (of the last of the great multibit chips). To me they sound a more natural and musical, as opposed to ultra-detailed and analytical (actually they ... | |
| Bargain Basement, Giant Killing DACs for PC Audio The price range is pretty wide so I'm not sure which "Giant" you might want to slay. If you can find one, I really like the Audio-GD Ref. 8 DAC. The Ref. 7. is supposed to be a bit more revealing, albeit very similar otherwise. I have no direct ex... | |
| magneplanar and sanders Hey Peter, if that was the time we heard them at the show, they were in a room not much larger than your room. At the two shows I've heard his room at he used an asymmetrical corner setup to offset having to utilize those horrible little hotel roo... | |
| Best used DAC around $500 x3 for the PS Audio DL III | |
| So what is the best speaker you have ever owned? Mechans; are you kidding me? You obviously haven't heard the Revised Screamingloudbigbottoms Mark IIIa Reference Platinum Statements with outboard crossovers. Now those babies move straight into the realms of the objective...at least for anyone wi... |