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Need advice: replace woofer of Harbeth
Agree that price is outrageous. I may try contacting other dealers in US but I think we are stuck with planet of sound in Canada or at least the east side.Wonder if anyone has successfully ordered parts from Harbeth directly without the middle man... 
Need advice: replace woofer of Harbeth
Thanks all for your advice. It looks like that the only way to get it fixed is to get the replacement from Harbeth. I'm discussing with Harbeth UK to see if it's possible to get from them directly. Also there is a local speaker repair guy that can... 
recommendation to upgrade source
Thanks, Steve. It looks like there is no viable one box solution yet. Will look into Metrum Octave with a reclocker of some sort. 
recommendation to upgrade source
Thanks for suggestions, Steve. If I get a better DAC, I guess I still need to worry about transport, e.g., metrum octave seems only show its potential with a reclocker. Also many discussion about USB to SPDIF converter, and those DACs that has asy... 
recommendation to upgrade source
Anyone ? I'm thinking just get a decent CDP for now as I think to achieve the same sound quality from computer audio would cost a lot more. The quality I'm looking for is 'musical' and smooth yet with more resolutions. Any CDP that may fit the bil... 
Beethoven Symphonies - best perf + sonics on CD
Thanks, Rok2id and Goofyfoot for confirmation. Will get the 2010 set for such a good price. 
Beethoven Symphonies - best perf + sonics on CD
Listened to Gardiner's Symphony 9 and 1 on Youtube and really like it. Wonder if the following two sets are the same and why one is so much cheaper ? thankshttp://www.amazon.com/Beethoven-The-Symphonies-Ludwig-van/dp/B0033QC0WE/ref=pd_sim_m_2http:... 
Anyone tried the original Playstation 1 for CD?
Looks like a great way to try different source. Off I go to kijiji to find an used one to try. 
How important is the transport when using a DAC?
Newbie chip in here: normally when using standalone DAC, I would think people have a pure digital system, with some sort of transport like a computer or squeezebox to feed into the DAC to play the ripped lossless files. Alternative path would be a... 
off axis or tilted speaker placement ?
Thanks for suggestions above. I have not tried placing the two speakers along long wall and really far apart, as I'm already against the wall. Sound stage seems to be quite good regardless how I place them but there is definitely a difference for ... 
Looking for a DAC for the Squeezebox Touch
Earlxtr,Thanks for sharing your communication with the vendor. Same as you I do not want to pay a few hundred bucks for a DAC and then find that I need to spend another couple of hundred to be able to fully take advantage of it. Too bad there is n... 
Looking for a DAC for the Squeezebox Touch
Wonder if it's worth to get the Metrum Octave to connect directly to a SB3 through optical link without reclocker?Thanks. 
Maverick Audio TubeMagic D2 DAC
Would be very interested in a comparison between D2 and Metrum Octave Dac. 
Maverick Audio TubeMagic D2 DAC
I'm thinking about using D2 as a dedicated DAC for my music system, and move D1 back as headphone amp. Does that make sense ? 
Maverick Audio TubeMagic D2 DAC
Sorry the lastpass auto fill does not work properly on iPad.What I meant to say,I bought a D1 as amp for my headphone but later used it as DAC for my music system (SB3, exposure 2010s, Harbeth 7). I am pretty happy with it, definitely better than ...