kbarkamian
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| redneck iPod in-car connection Didn't realize you had the JBL deck/system. Haven't heard it, so I take my bashing back.Crutchfield has something they state can be plugged into most factory systems. Maybe give them a call? They're pretty good about that stuff. They're not like t... | |
| redneck iPod in-car connection Also, with Alpine decks, more expensive models pretty much only have more features. Most of them are useless unless you're connecting amps. Cheaper sounds the same if you're doing a simple swap of your factory deck and nothing else.The iPod is con... | |
| redneck iPod in-car connection Toyota's decks are awful. They sound veiled, closed in, muffled, and on and on. I own a Highlander and my wife owns a Corolla.I bought an Alpine deck and iPod cable for my Highlander for about $200 or so and haven't looked back. Still have the sto... | |
| The ignorance of SACD & DVD-A marketing idiots.... It's probably not easy to "reach for the clouds" while in your car, as he was referring to for use of the thumb drive.Thumb drive inputs are pretty much standard on today's newest car head units, as are iPod inputs. I love using my iPod input on m... | |
| Best steak to eat while listening to your rig? I think being neurotic definitely has a big part in it. My neurosis extends beyond audio (and steak), however it pretty much started when my audio obsession began.My wife simultaneously appreciates and despises by obsession with having to research... | |
| What time do you wear? I wear a Victorinox automatic. Can't remember the model number, as it's several years old. It's most similar to the Divemaster, but isn't a divert watch.Very solid and reliable. I wear it almost everyday. A great value for the $400 or so my wife p... | |
| Best steak to eat while listening to your rig? My favorite is a bone-in ribeye. I'm a filet mignon fan too, but the bone-in ribeye is pretty much always a bigger steak. Which tastes better depends on my mood.I try my best to cook steak as plainly as possible and eat it that way. Only an inferi... | |
| Why does mixing quality'n'crap sound so good? My take on the situation...There's too many hifi companies who claim to be the dog's bollocks, when in fact they're just plain bullocks. Too many companies claiming BS and not enough no-nonsense companies IMO. I find the hifi voodoo least in speak... | |
| Naim Nait 5i-2 for Totem Sttaf A friend on another forum has the Nait/Sttaf combo and loves it. Haven't heard it, but I've heard other Totems with the Nait and other Naim gear and it was always a great match to my ears.The Nait 5i-2 is a better integrated than the Creek to my e... | |
| Powering Totem Sttafs and Rainmakers Milpai,Totems no doubt benefit from some power. But what they really need is stable power in my experience. They need an amp that won't struggle with low impedance and difficult phase angles. If I recall correctly, Totem was saying NAD wasn't fast... | |
| The ignorance of SACD & DVD-A marketing idiots.... I think macdadtexas hit the nail on the head with "Convenience sells."If you can't copy it and listen to it wherever you want, it's worthless in the mass-market IMO. Why did cassette beat out vinyl? Recordabity and convenience. People could make "... | |
| Powering Totem Sttafs and Rainmakers You posted on a weekend during the summer. Maybe people had better things to do than sit at their computer?Anyhow...I never cared for the NAD/Totem pairing. No synergy to my ears. Several forum friends on a different forum emailed Totem for amplif... | |
| Is a DAC Worth It With Airport Express Again, it all depends on the resolution of your system and the quality of the DAC in your AVR. I'd assume you'd hear a difference, improvement and/or worth the cost is another matter that's up to the individual. If you can try one risk-free for a ... | |
| Do you understand your amplifier? They only thing I really need to know about an amp, or pretty much any other product is what the final sound will be like in my system and room.What I have learned first hand is that it's the implementation of the design rather than the technology... | |
| Probably a dumb DAC question Synergy will make or break a system IMO. The sum should be greater than the individual parts. Perhaps that manufacturer's comments are out of context, but that sounds like a very stupid thing to say. They should have said overly warm and lush soun... |