jond
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| SS preamp with tube amp @greginnh what do you feel you're missing from your Esoteric? Did a quick google search and that looks like a pretty special integrated. I'm a tube guy all the way but have a certain fondness for Japanese SS from companies like Esoteric and Accuph... | |
| How old is too old for a Dac? @andyz I know what you mean so happy about my AN dac-3 Signature now wondering how much better the Balanced might be? Happy for now, very happy, but good to know there's an upgrade path! | |
| How old is too old for a Dac? Charles to be honest the AN keeps getting better by the day I haven't been able to take it out yet! I I am pretty convinced the AN is considerably better than the Yamamoto but hearing being fickle I will give the Yammie one more listen before I de... | |
| Best standalone music server? @soundsrealaudio Jim I hope you include yourself in "this audiogon bunch" :-p | |
| Need Help Ripping My CD Collection dbpoweramp also has a file converter program you can convert files between various formats as your needs change. Super fast easy and convenient. | |
| Need Help Ripping My CD Collection reubent,I ripped about 800 cds to my internal drive in batches and then transferred those to an external HD via USB. I've since transferred all of that drive to a NAS and play back through an Auralic Aries Mini outputting to my AN dac. I've accumu... | |
| Best budget integrated choices Well looks like that Marantz 8003 sold but I am sure other good integrateds will come up for sale. | |
| Need Help Ripping My CD Collection Yes to flac and I had great success using the cd-rom drive in my laptop and dbPoweramp ripping software. Super easy to use and inexpensive! Good luck! | |
| break in I personally don't really pay attention to break in, I pretty much need to have my system playing from the time I get home til the time I go to bed unless I'm watching something. So if i drop a new piece in and don't love it I let it play for a fe... | |
| Best budget integrated choices If you're ok with used, and at your budget you should be, this looks like a good deal and Marantz is typically voiced on the warm side:https://www.audiogon.com/listings/solid-state-marantz-pm-8003-integrated-amp-price-reduced-2017-02-0... | |
| Watch out boys,there's a new game in town! Wow cool indeed! Not sure I would put one of my records on that thing but its very innovative! | |
| 845 As long as the pins are there and intact you are fine that is just a guide to help you place them more easily. | |
| What CD player/transport has the most stable mechanism? Probably Esoteric, their evolution of the legendary Teac VRDS cd drive. Here are some pictures for you to see just how robust they are:http://http//www.6moons.com/audioreviews/esoteric18/transports.pdf | |
| Amps Atma-Sphere M-60 Mono blocks OTL design ozzy took a look at your pics nice job on the new speakers! Congrats on your new amps also, I've only heard atma-sphere amps once, at the Capitol Audiofest this summer, and the sound was fantastic. I am sure you will be very happy and finding out ... | |
| How old is too old for a Dac? Charles,Glad you chimed in and its pretty funny I wasn't looking for a new dac, love the YDA-1, and still do, I put what I thought was a silly low bid in on an auction here and was totally shocked when I won and had a new dac on the way! So I want... |