kbarkamian
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| Cambridge Dacmagic? Real improvmt or hype? If you need to use toslink, glass is the only way to go. I use a Sonicwave glass toslink cable that I bought for about $25 on Amazon. Beat every plastic (aka fiber optic) cable I've tried. | |
| Isolation for Rega Apollo / Saturn? Very little/minor changes with my Apollo in my system. What worked best was having the Apollo on an Ikea Lack end table. I didn't use that long term as it didn't have enough of an effect to make my room ugly.Hockey pucks under the feet were pretty... | |
| good quality multi-disc CDP? Rather than a CD changer, maybe look into music servers/streamers, etc? Or the Wadia iPod dock> Take the digital output of any of these and send it to a good DAC. | |
| Analog vs PC Why is Analog vs Digital such an ongoing debate? It's a stupid agruement IMO.Like everything else, analog stuff ranges from garbage to nearly perfect. So does digital. Digital doesn't do everything analog does, and analog doesn't do everything dig... | |
| Man between two eras A few years ago there was a guy who refurbished vintage Marantz receivers and sold them on eBay. I think is seller name was SSTK or something like that. I'm pretty sure he offers some sort of warranty. If I'm not mistaking, he had a few of his rec... | |
| Compliments for my Dynaudio a42 Naim Uniti ($4250) or UnitiQute ($2500) may fit your bill if they're within your budget,which you didn't mention. They were about $500 cheaper, but the I just saw that the prices went up on the Naim USA's new price sheet. I understand inflation, b... | |
| Man between two eras Musicrover,I own a Bryston B60 and highly recommend it. Prices on them vary widely due to age and options. Bryston stuff lasts forever, and they can fix anything they've ever built for a very good price. They can also upgrade/update a lot of their... | |
| El cheapo sleeper amps.... As far as Sony making a great sounding integrated...Even a broken clock is right twice a day.Not doubting it sounds good, just saying. | |
| Sonos - Optical or Coax or RCA out? Get a few different cables and compare. Coax usually sounds better, but there's an exception to every rule.If contemplating optical, I bought a Sonicwave glass optical from Amazon for about $25 shipped. Sounds fantastic! For the money, it's easily... | |
| I am openning a shop. What equipment should I sell I grew up in Albany, NY. A ton of hifi shops have come and gone over the last 2 or 3 decades. Only one has stayed.Hippo's does things unlike most hifi shops I've seen. They actually advertise in print, radio, and TV. They carry one or two big box ... | |
| New Apple TV -- Anyone planning on it? Mateored - I have an HDMI connected to my TV and use the optical out to my DAC (2 channel, not an AVR). There's a Dolby Digital output selection under one of the settings, and I have it set to off. I'm assuming having it set to on would be some so... | |
| what is the best, least costly DAC...? Phasecorrect,Very interesting hobby indeed. I've not found that with Rega CDPs, but have found what you describe with Rega amplification, mainly the Mira and Brio (all generations). Have you heard their CDPs without their integrateds? | |
| Would you pay to listen? Wasn't Sound By Singer in Manhattan charging sustomers $100 for demos? The money was reportedly credited towards whatever they purchased, if they purchased anything.Never cared for the staff in that place. I've been there 4 times, and never had a ... | |
| what is the best, least costly DAC...? The rDAC sounds very promising. I'm waiting for my Rega and Arcam dealer to get the Rega DAC that is reportedly coming within the next few weeks to do a side by side comparison of the two. Should be very interesting. Arcam and Rega both make great... | |
| Music to die to Metallica's Fade to Black |