jimmy3993

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Auralic or arender?
Thx guys. If the aeries is only pretty good then I will keep looking.i guess I could also consider adding the Berkeley usb converter. That would open up the Mac mini as an option. 
aurender n10 or....?
Thank athanor hgeifman. I had read your other post. Seems like you had some early bugs with yours. Everything running smoothly now? To me, having the thing "just work" is a high priority. Better sound than my current setup would be a bonus but hon... 
how are you ripping DVD audio to your computer?
I guess I am a little late to this but...I use dvda explorer for the 5 or 6 dvda's that I own. Took a little trial and error to get it going. But what should. I expect for free software? 
New Rowland Criterion 2-chassis battery pre
Guido-Darn you! Darn these threads! After a few months past and I got further from my experience with the capri between the berkeley and my amps, I had convinced myself that my system was all I needed.Now after reading your comments not only do I ... 
Berkeley DAC into preamp or amp ?
I run it through a JRDG Capri but am selling the pre and will run it direct to a pair of older Jeff Rowland model 7m's. The dac is in the middle of it's volume scale most of the time. I have tried it both ways and cant say that I can tell the diff... 
balanced unity gain input switch
That looks exactly right.thx! 
balanced unity gain input switch
One source is unbalanced. The other can be either balanced or unbalanced. It sounds like mixing balanced and unbalanced will create a problem. Would there be a simple fix if I went unbalanced all the way through? 
Help: JRDG Capri owners who use the HT Bypass
I tried. 3rd amp and the pop went pretty much away. I had been using nuforce and had tried a ps audio trio as well. Just put in some 20 year old jrdg model 7 monos and it went away.Who knows why... 
Best Blu-Ray ANALOG Output - Under $1000?
Audiotomb-Have you messed with the myriad of adjustable settings on the oppo for picture?I tried using the calibration disk that came with it and after about 5 minutes decided that I was just not a videophile... 
Best Blu-Ray ANALOG Output - Under $1000?
Kenobi - That was what I meant by "better ears and more experience"...The really ironic thing for me about that review is tha tI was considering trying a DV-60. Maybe Dr. Gaw would let his go cheap.The OP asked about best blu ray analog output und... 
Help: JRDG Capri owners who use the HT Bypass
Greg - This is a different "pop". Same sound, but much louder.I know the one that you are talking about. Mine does that too. I did call JDRG about it. Talked to Jeff but he had no idea. Suggested that I look at how I have the system grounded - ie ... 
Best Blu-Ray ANALOG Output - Under $1000?
Mwilliford - Gotcha.I think that there are some professional reviews forthcoming from people with better ears and much more experience than me.-but-I was not blown away by the analog outs on any format. To me, the player's nich is that it does eve... 
Best Blu-Ray ANALOG Output - Under $1000?
MarkI don't have much exp with sacd.but I have a few around.Are you curious about sacd via hdmi, having the oppo convert to analog or both?All I have done so far is let the stereo dacs run for a few days.it sounds pretty good on red book. I still ... 
popping sound from l and r speakers
Uncertain-Thanks!Any time is fine. I had ruled out the nuforce as the problem and figured that it was the capri b/c when I took the capri out and just ran from the avr to the nuforce, the pop went away.I have a call in to jeff rowland. If he has a... 
Best Blu-Ray ANALOG Output - Under $1000?
The dacs are:D/AC: Two-channel Cirrus CS4398 DAC for Discrete Stereo; Eight-channel CS4382A DAC for Multi-Channel Analog. I will confess to not knowing what to make of that.Impressions right out of the box: Redbook via the analog stereo output is ...