kbarkamian
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| what is the best, least costly DAC...? I haven't heard the V-DAC with a PSU, only without one. If you like what the Saturn does, I highly doubt you'll be a V-DAC fan. The V-DAC sounds very dull and lifeless to my ears. It does the hifi stuff, but I view it as Musical Fatality, along wi... | |
| One Less Bose Wave Radio in the World As Bong of fury mentioned, the Naim Uniti spunds phenominal. It's more than twice his budget though.The Naim UnitiQute is due out soon. A little less power than the Uniti, but it may sound just as good. It has a built in streamer, iPod digital inp... | |
| The Hub: News, events, gossip: Come the REVOLUTION Like I said in the last thread, its all in the marketing. There's no ads anywhere - TV, radio, or print.Not sure if I mentioned this one over there though...I was talking to a friend of a friend at a get together a few weeks ago. He's an older gen... | |
| How to use Ipad for best sound Your best bet for the car would be to get a receiver than has iPod control built in. This way music selection is controlled by the receiver and not by the iPad. Makes things a lot easier. I have an older Alpine with iPod controls. Haven't used a C... | |
| New Apple TV -- Anyone planning on it? Not to stray from the original topic, but I think it relates...Has anyone tried a Monarchy DIP between the Apple TV and DAC? Old or new Apple TV? Thoughts? | |
| New Apple TV -- Anyone planning on it? To the guys who've heard differences between streaming and stored music with the 160gb Apple TV, I've heard it too. I don't think it has to do with router distance, type, etc. My is the most current Linksys (N?) and in the same room as my Apple TV... | |
| My experience with ATC SCM 12 ATCs love big, clean power. The Maven is just not to their level IMO. Mikecohen's system is perfect for ATCs. ATC's entry level speakers are deceiving in that they entice people to use budget amplification with them. If you use an amp like the Bry... | |
| Who is your overall favorite guitarist? Kirk Hammett of Metallica. Somehow only mentioned once (that I saw).Tony Iommi of Black Sabbath. I'm not the biggest fan of the band after Ozzy's departure. Actually, I don't like it at all. I haven't seen him mentioned either.No one IMO played a ... | |
| best cartridge under $500 Dynavector 10x5 is the definitive $500ish cart IMO. | |
| Advice buying a Music Server? Just Olive 4HD? You can't add extra memory to the Apple TV. Once out of space, you can stream to it from your main computer.I have about 300 or so CDs in Apple Lossless stored on it. It's about 3/8 full. If I ever run out of space, what I'd do is keep my everyday... | |
| The Cyclicality of Black Vs Silver James Tanner of Bryston said that black sells more in 2 channel, and silver sells more in home theater. He didn't know why, but that's what his sales figures were.I had a black faceplate on my Bryston B60. Recently moved and my system is in the li... | |
| Advice buying a Music Server? Just Olive 4HD? The Apple TV makes things very easy IMO. Its the most enjoyable thng I've done to my system in a very long time. I'm sure you'll be very happy with one.Get a good DAC and an iPod Touch for a remote, even if you're OK with a TV in the room, and you... | |
| Advice buying a Music Server? Just Olive 4HD? In order to get the best out of a music server, you really need a DAC, unless you're spending a lot of money on something like a Sooloos.I was looking for a similar solution to what it sounds like you're referring too. I didn't want my computer co... | |
| The Hub: Here's some GOOD NEWS from the audio biz Groves makes a great point about no throwing out the kids. I wa strying to make that point earlier, but his antecdote was far better.Too many hifi shop owners look down their noses at people who aren't spending an arm and a leg on gear, and people... | |
| ipod as source? Shiva,That cable doesn't bypass the DAC in the iPod. It bypasses the amp in the iPod. And yes, it should definitely sound better. |