kbarkamian
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| Has your HiFi changed your musical tastes I don't see the point of a stereo dictating the music people listen to. I'd love to fill my hard drive and LP rack with 'audiophile recordings.' Too bad I can't stand 99% of the titles. When my stereo dictates what I listen to, I'll sell it off an... | |
| Your Favorite, Most Outstanding Guitar Solo Duanegoosen,Thanks! I'll look into those. | |
| Your Favorite, Most Outstanding Guitar Solo Kirk Hammett of Metallica in Orion from the Master of Puppets album, and To Live is to Die from ...And Justice for All.Santana, Hendrix, Page and Clapton have way to many to narrow down.I heard a Frank Zappa album being played at a vinyl shop whil... | |
| How do I know if iTunes files are all 'lossless'? That "Create Apple Lossless Version" setting won't add any info to a track. I use it to convert WAV files to Apple Lossless.The other responses to the other stuff are correct, to the best of my knowledge.Have your default CD importing setting to e... | |
| A tale of WAF In our last place (our first apartment together), I proposed the agreement that I get the loft/finished attic as a 'man cave,' and she can decorate the rest of the place. Worked out better than I thought it would...I didn't have to help pick out c... | |
| So, what DON'T you spend money on? 34, married, 3 month old daughter. Other than the new Rega DAC I bought in January, I stopped spending money on audio gear about 2 years ago. And my system is nothing like what seems like the majority of what people have here. It's far more than '... | |
| A new CDP after my Rega Apollo or a new DAC? The Rega DAC is quite a bit better than the Apollo to my ears.However, this thread is about 2 years old and hopefully the OP has figured out what he wants. | |
| Budget Strategies forTightening up Bass? Forget about wires, cables, footer, sorbothane, and all the other tweaks. The most important thing in a system is the room and speaker placement. Not that I'm a guru or close minded, but anyone who thinks a new power cord or speaker cables will so... | |
| what speakers demand high end electronics As previously mentioned, Alan Shaw says his speakers will do just fine with inexpensive amps. Two questions for him - define 'just fine,' and define 'inexpensive amps.'I have no doubt his speakers will sound very good with modest - to most people ... | |
| New Rega DAC The toslink output is shared with the headphone output, from what I've read. insert the mini toslink end into the headphone jack, and you should be good to go.I haven't used a mini toslink, so no opinions from me. I use a full sized glass toslink ... | |
| Apple to download 24 bit in iTunes? Shadorne hit the nail on the head IMO. The mass market won't care much if at all about high-rez, as their systems aren't resolving enough to hear the difference. Throw them on an iPod with ear buds, and there's far less too care about.The limiting... | |
| Is Stereophile seeking a new reader demographic? Audiophile companies are some of the stupidest companies out there. BY audiophile companies, I mean the mags, manufacturers, etc. Their is no marketing outside of the mags, which is preaching to the choir, and the ads in the mags are the stupidest... | |
| Using a PS Audio Perfectwave Dac as a music server Simplest solution would be Apple TV, Sonos, or Squeezebox, in no particular order. I use an Apple TV gen 1 and have had zero issues. For $150, it's very tough to beat. I use my iPhone as a controller. | |
| Bryston BDA-1 used V/S Wyred 4 Sound DAC 2 The BDA-1 is an excellent DAC. One of the best I've heard, regardless of price. Sure there's better out there, but there always is, and it'll cost you a ton of money.I know you don't intend on using a computer as a source any time soon, but if you... | |
| CD-Receiver Recommendations The OP bought the Uniti.Great choice on it. I'm a huge fan of the Uniti. It's expensive, but you get what you pay for. For a few dollars more than the Nait 5i/CD5i combo, you get a ton of usefull features IMO. My dealer and I have compared the Uni... |