johnnyb53
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| Any other AQ Dragonfly Early Adopters out there? 09-20-12: OzzySo, if I sit about 15 feet away from Audio Rack, to use this device, I either have to sit my Laptop on my audio rack or attach it with 15'+ analog interconnects? Is this correct? If so I'm not interested.Right now Musicdirect has a $... | |
| Any other AQ Dragonfly Early Adopters out there? I'll look into the disk situation. I'll start with a powered USB hub and see what I get there. If that doesn't improve the sound, I'll get a Firewire portable drive. | |
| KINDEL AUDIO HOOKUP My local audio store that takes in trades and consignments has a pair of the Kindels in excellent condition for $1095. For most of the rest of the gear you have, check the completed auction prices on eBay and the asking prices on classified ads he... | |
| Any other AQ Dragonfly Early Adopters out there? 09-19-12: AlmargNice writeup on a highly intriguing product, Johnny. Thanks!This has probably already occurred to you, but if you want to continue to use the external keyboard there are several possible approaches:Actually, I took Option 4 and bou... | |
| Outboard DAC If you go with an asynchronous USB DAC, you won't just have low jitter, you'll have *no* jitter. At just $499 the Halide DAC HD is a Stereophile Class A component with a hard-wired USB cable at one end and Eichmann Bullet RCA plugs at the other. T... | |
| Best DAC Mac Mini with HUGE soundstage? I think the way to go is Asynchronous USB. At $500, the Halide HD is a new Class A Stereophile recommended component. Today I picked up the newly rated class B AudioQuest Dragonfly, and am having loads of fun with it. The Stereophile review compar... | |
| Emma Watson- audiophile? 09-16-12: GhosthouseI expect this will be unpopular, but why should I care that Emma Watson collects vinyl? It does not elevate my enjoyment but rather probably only elevates prices. More likely to lower prices and increase availability of new vin... | |
| KINDEL AUDIO HOOKUP Were the bi-wire end of the cables labeled high pass and low pass? In that case connect the high passes to the upper pair of terminals and the low pass to the lower pair of terminals. (Rereading your response, it looks like you figured this part o... | |
| turntable isolation feet When I upgraded my butcher block from a 1-1/2" "hardwood" board to the 3-1/2" thick norther maple board I use today (with the Vibrapods and cones), I got a noticeable improvement that even my wife could hear right away. | |
| cartridge cost/quality/performance Oh, OK. In that case, I'd have to say I like the MicroLine stylus on my Audio Technica AT150MLX. Most ML stylii are on $2K+ LOMC carts, but here it is on my MM cart. I find this stylus shape to be quiet, digs a lot of music out, and is particularl... | |
| turntable isolation feet 09-11-12: StringreenYou don't mention what turntable you have. I have a VPI, which was greatly helped with the addition of Bearpaws...Vermontaudio.comIf you want to find Bearpaws, go to edensoundaudio.com. The Vermontaudio site has been decommissi... | |
| turntable isolation feet 09-12-12: TbromgardI put my TT on a wood platform supported by Vibrapods and cones, which cost about $8 each. Its very effective.Me too! I'm listening to my TT sitting on Vibrapods and Cones as I write this. The cone-on-pod comes to $14 per unit (... | |
| Grado Master Reference 1 If I could get one of those cheap I'd sure jump on it. If it doesn't work out and you want to continue exploring high output MM/MI carts, look into the Audio Technica AT150MLX. It's not voluptuous the way the Grados are, but it is very transparent... | |
| cartridge cost/quality/performance 09-13-12: ManituncSo what is it about the cartridges you prefer that sets them apart from others from a design or engineering standpoint. Is it the stylus, body, cantilever,coils or what?For me it's none of the above; it's results. How easily do I... | |
| KINDEL AUDIO HOOKUP Caps lock key broken? Your Threshold amps are monoblocks, which means one amp powers one Kindel speaker each. Kindel PLS-A's have two pairs of terminals on the back of each speaker. The lower pair goes to the array of woofers (low pass), the upper... |