kythyn
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| Starting from scratch, passion for "steals" I completely understand your focus on quality for the money. I don’t ever expect to be able to spend thousands for a piece of gear, so have always looked for pieces that were generally conceded to perform as well as competing components that were ... | |
| Starting over with vinyl Again, thanks to all of you for the continued education.raymonda - what are reliable sources for low cost cds (I assume used)mesch - the Onix XCD-88 has a Burr-Brown 1732 24-bit/96kHz DAC, which I thought was decent. Which external DACs would you ... | |
| Starting over with vinyl My primary source to date has been CD. How can I tell if vinyl is true analog? | |
| Mismatched preamp and CD player? Thanks to all of you for your patience and knowledge.So let's see if I have this right.Onix XCD-88 goes into one of the two inputs on the SYS. The tape out on the Adcom preamp goes into the other input on the SYS. The output of the SYS goes to t... | |
| Mismatched preamp and CD player? jafant - That seems to be the consensus, but I don’t understand why? This same gear has driven Magnepan 3.6s (10years ago) and I don’t recall the issue coming up.George - I don't suppose placing the SYS between the CD players and the Adcom preamp ... | |
| Starting over with vinyl johnnyb53 - thanks for sharing an actual personal experience. There is a Debut Carbon on sale here for $299 and it is in Florida north of where I am. Seems like a no-brainer? There are two Pro-ject RM 1.3s with Sumiko Pearls available at $425 fro... | |
| Which Clapton CDs? ct0517,I had no idea such a thing existed! Do you feel that anything in the green range is reasonable quality recording or is there a number to stay above?tpreaves,Thanks for the feedback. Based on the DR ratings from the link above, would the De... | |
| Starting over with vinyl The Rega RP-1 seems good. Which of the Pro-jects would you consider? | |
| Mismatched preamp and CD player? Yogiboy,Thanks for the solution. Do those go between the CD player and the preamp or between preamp and amp?Dan | |
| Mismatched preamp and CD player? George, Thanks for the quick response. Looks like the right solution, but I need some education if you can.What is likely causing too much system gain? This gear has been used together before (not the MMGs but other Maggies) and I don't recall t... | |
| Which Clapton CDs? I have Unplugged and Road to Escondido on CD for certain. Also a Cream boxed set.There is now a re-released version of "Eric Clapton" in the deluxe edition, containing the original mix and a second disc with a different mix. Any thoughts on whet... | |
| What happens if an MMG doesn't have a wall directly behind it? For the moment, I have rearranged the room to position the MMGs on the long wall, with TV and stand in between and listening chair opposite TV. Speakers are standing on an area rug, 3 feet from wall and 9 feet to listening position. As they bur... | |
| What happens if an MMG doesn't have a wall directly behind it? I have pictures of the room unfurnished if someone can tell me how to post them in this thread please | |
| What happens if an MMG doesn't have a wall directly behind it? The 3.6s were sold before moving to this location.I would prefer to keep the Maggies specifically for their attributes. They were played for six hours last night and I can't see giving them up. | |
| AirPlay more reliable with iPhone than iPad? I would start by checking the operating system version on both devices |