jbweaver
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| Connecting a Musical Fidelity 324 DAC to a PC Your solution will work. In my home office, I have a Muse Model 2 DAC connected to an M-Audio Revolution soundcard using the SP/DIF out on the Revolution. Both "CD-quality" Internet radio and .wav files sound very good.--Scott | |
| Stax 30/30 question Also check out http://www.audiocubes.com. I have had luck with them. Prices are well below U.S. new prices but shipping is expensive. | |
| Equi=Tech 1.5Q, ExactPower 2000, Balanced Pwr Tech I have an Equi=Tech 2Q and Exact Power 2000. I started with a PS P300 but wanted to be able to run my whole system. I live in an apartment complex with old wiring--about as bad as it gets. I think the Exact cleaned up my video better than the P300... | |
| Where does your user name come from? James Baird Weaver, of Iowa, was the Presidential candidate of the People's Party in 1892. His political manifesto for the campaign, A Call to Action, outlines the goals of the party and critiques U.S. politics and society of the time. I use it in... | |
| Sonic Relativism? Objectivism vs. subjectivism. Postmodernist critiques of Englightenment rationalism. As I academic I hear a lot of this--though not in my field. Can be paralyzing. But in life we need to make decisions, e.g., which DAC?. However, since the issue h... | |
| Senn HD600 headphones = what Speakers? The Sennheiser HD600s are a great headphone deal (at Audiogon prices). However, I prefer listening to my Meadowlark Audio Heron Hot Rod speakers. Used the Heron i (current model) would fall in your price range. New, you might check out the Shearwa... | |
| Need help connecting headph. amp to cdp or preamp I run my Stax headphone amp on the tape out from the preamp. The headphone amp has a passthrough to the tape deck. Therefore, this doesn't interfere within anything else and doesn't require hooking and unhooking cables frequently. My preamp has a ... | |
| What is the deal with the ART DIO I own a stock DI/O. Definitely a great deal. Even in stock form it improves the sound of sub-$600 CDPs. I agree with Sean about soundstage. Also, the bass is rather boomy in my experience.Having replaced the DI/O in my main system, I moved it to m... | |
| Multichannel SACD, new category? I am and probably will remain a diehard stereo fan, in part because of space and layout constraints. I may take greater interest if multichannel headphones make a debut--haven't heard any product announcements yet.As regards the forum, perhaps a m... | |
| Stax Hdphns: SRM-1/SRX versusLambda Pro/SRD/7 I haven't used the SRD/7 so can't compare. The Lambda headphones can plug into the SRM-1 Mk-2. I have found this unit works great. There are two earspeaker jacks, one "Normal" and one "Pro". The "Pro" jack is for Pro or Signature earspeakers. Acco... | |
| Equipment reviews, are they credible? I was away for a while so missed the start of this aspect of the forum topics. I have read many with interest and found some of them useful. So, I think this is a worthwhile addition to the site. However, I would like to echo comments above regard... | |
| Cambridge Audio D300&D500 compatible with CD-R? I assume others have more experience with this. I have a D500SE and 1 CDR recorded for me by a friend. It works fine. However, I did have some problems with at least one CDR I recorded in exchange. It played most but not all of the tracks. Given o... | |
| Greatest American Rock and Role Bands of ALL Time When I first read this post, I also thought of Motown. However, let me add Simon and Garfunkel and The Byrds to the list. | |
| What are the 5 most overrated rock albums? I suppose whether an album is "overrated" must be assessed in reference to how an album is rated. When I was growing up, Sgt. Pepper's was considered the greatest album of all time by many, and it was the first record I owned. By that measure, it ... | |
| Attack of the Clones Ben--I perhaps should have organized my thoughts somewhat differently and take some of your points. I grant that Darth Vader has to be the strongest of the Dark Side characters. What I was trying to get at is that "The Empire Strikes Back" has a n... |