johnjc

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What's the greatest bargain in DAC's these days?
I heard quite a few DACs If you have some DIY skills the best value DAC is the DDAC This is capable of going up against the big boys. Close behind (very close) is the JK Cunas. If you want to go via SPDI then the Caiman mk2 via a battery is pretty... 
Trans Fi Salvation direct rim drive turntable
Just to clarify Vic system AS SpiritofMusic and myself will always have a different view point He uses Alpairs 12p in Open Baffles with 18" inch bass drivers uses Bantam Mono a Benedict Phonostage that is a true audiophile bargain and his vinyl re... 
Trans Fi Salvation direct rim drive turntable
Impressions of the Salvation and the VPI Rim driveI had the VPI Rim Drive and it was a nice Turntable but no way in the same league as the Salvation in terms of detail and dynamics 
Trans Fi Salvation direct rim drive turntable
The Reso mat works well with a lot fo different TT Yes it based on similar principles to the Transcription principles but nought wrong with that if it improves soundI know the matt has been tested against a lot of different matts and seems the res... 
Trans Fi Salvation direct rim drive turntable
I too am lucky enough to have a Salvation for the money I think it is amazing valueLike Marc I tried Raven AC and I also tried a Brinkmann LaGrange and used to have a VPI Reference Supersoutmaster and would say the Salvation has a lot more attack ... 
Transfi Salvation Turntable opinions
Sorry for the delayI guess what I mean is it is not for a novice you need some set up skills but saying that its actually very intuitive to set up just requires a bit of different thinking 
Transfi Salvation Turntable opinions
The motor different they both give great sounds nothing wrong with the Verus but the Trans fi motor is not using a lot of electronics to control the speed of the motor. They are similar principles but different implementation, the TH Whaites rim d... 
Transfi Salvation Turntable opinions
Its very different approach to the Ters rim drive and in my view a lot better (yes I have heard the Verus drive and was impressed with it) I have seen how this TT has developed over the years and I consider it to be one of the finest TT built.It a... 
Transfi Salvation Turntable opinions
I got this turntable and its a giant killerIts easy to live with and Vic service is second to noneSorry I hardly visit the site so had not seen this 
is there a best music player on the computer?
Jplay was desigbed to work with Vista and Windws7 It strips out all other functions on your computer so music is getting read direct from memory without other processing getting in the way this makes a huge difference as I said full hibernation wi... 
is there a best music player on the computer?
For windows Jplay is a no brainer In my view its better than xxhighend whn played in full hibernation modeYou can listen to trail version but it will cut out every few mins for free but once you hear the difference to what it can do then no go goi... 
Best DAC under 2k US ?
Why not import the JK32 DAC simply stunnig. Check out the reviews 
Jplay Mini
No worries Tom I think it good to raise questions I found them very helpful and hope they sort out your issue 
Jplay Mini
full hibernation mode is the best but agree not as flexiable for me the difference is too huge to ignore 
Jplay Mini
Yes think 4gb ram is botton line from what I read for Jplay to functionJplay will play apple lossless but I rather hear via WAV or FLAC. Like everything depends on personal needs and systemTom If you copy files you want to play and then press spac...