lewinskih01
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| Mcintosh MC2102 vs Cary Audio CAD 120s OK, I don't have many tools for the task, but I'll chime in to defend Mc :-)Just kidding! You know us Mc owners are supposed to be fanatics and thus have to honor that stereotype :-)I never heard Cary so can't compare. I do have a MC275, and prior... | |
| Digital room correction, any recommendations? 10-12-10: PsagAcousticfrontiers, it looks like the Tact 2.2XP meets both of our criteria. Question: Do I lose any of the correction capabilities by using it between my digital source and DAC, rather than as a digital preamplifier?Psag I believe th... | |
| Wyred 4 Sound DAC1 or DAC2? I believe the DAC2 review in 6moons compared it to the Minerva (or was it Weiss DAC2?).Anyway, in one these DAC threads around here someone mentioned he sold a Minerva and replaced it with a Wyred DAC2. Maybe look around in the last 5 days or so. | |
| What amp/pre-amp would you buy for $12-15k? I'll start off disclosing I have not heard an 802 Nautilus, but I have heard 802D and own 804S. I suspect the latter shares the aluminum tweeter with the Nautilus.I think tubes and the aluminum tweeter have a lot of synergy. I drive my 804S with M... | |
| Ayon CD2 is AMAZING Mike,Thanks for posting that. While the CD5 is beyond my price range, I'm considering the CD7 or CD2 or Ayon DAC and was wondering about the new "cheaper" DACs that are getting so much press (Wyred, Minimax, Tranquility). At least the mighty CD5 k... | |
| need suggestion about pre-amp, price around $5,000 I looked for a preamp for a fair amount of time and my short list was:- AtmaSphere MP3- Audio Valve Eklipse- Herron VTSP2- First Sound Presence- Joule Electra LA150 MkIV (I think)- Lamm LL2 DeluxeSo all tube units, and some more of a purist approa... | |
| Room Treatments - How? I'm in line with what Magfan said. I think you either need to outsource this or DIY and if so, get going with understanding what acoustics is about. I went for the latter as I was intrigued and enjoy understanding what is going on. There is a lot ... | |
| Aesthetix Calypso Voltage From 110V to 240V? That is likely the case if using a cheap transformer. But how is a step up or down different than 1:1 transformer, if both are isolation units, shielded, and with balanced output? I believe some manufacturers claim EquiTech-like units are not nece... | |
| Aesthetix Calypso Voltage From 110V to 240V? Mikey,Have you considered a transformer? Not just a regular step up transformer, which are generally cheap units that would likely degrade your power supply, but a stepup + isolation + balanced power transformer. You would get the voltage conversi... | |
| Do you need a pre-amp with a digital front-end? Usually the answers to the preamp vs. no preamp question for digital is divided between strongly yes and strongly no. People with very good systems many times argue an excellent preamp does improve the sound. So don't expect to get a definitive an... | |
| Adcom Vs Rotel Tzuo,I can certainly understand budget constraints as I do have them too. Yet the advice you are getting is sound. I used to have B&W CM4 and an all-Rotel stereo setup, including the RB1080 200Wpc amp. Great amp, BTW. I was happy.Then I upgrad... | |
| Changing 110V to 240V for Simaudio P5.3 Max,This is something I'm looking into right now, so I'm no expert whatsoever. Yet I've been doing a fair amount of reading.An isolation transformer is not the same as a regular transformer, being it a stepdown or up. The difference is in the way ... | |
| Changing 110V to 240V for Simaudio P5.3 I can't help with Simaudio, but I have changed my equipment from 110 to 220V and if I had to do it again I would instead find a stepdown transformer that was built as an isolation transformer with balanced power out. It is a mouthful, I know, but ... | |
| Difference b/w RPG Skyline and GIK QRD diffusors Maril,The term QRD means quadratic root diffusor and refers to the math behind the calculation of these. I understand the Skyline is a QRD, but I realize it's confusing when there are commercially available products called QRD, like the GIK you as... | |
| Difference b/w RPG Skyline and GIK QRD diffusors Maril,I fully understand your point and if I were in your shoes I would probably do the same. Can you ask Rives what the difference would be?Nevertheless I agree with Shadorne. To me that's an unusual spot for QRD diffusion and Shadorne is telling... |