macdadtexas
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| Backing Up My Ex HD Problems.... instead of doing this you should look at having someone configure a RAID array of storage for you to automatically back up your music, or buy a Drobo which does the same thing. The Drobo solution is more expensive than the RAID, but much easier fo... | |
| Why Do You Still Have Vinyl if You Don't Play it? Khrys, if you are a computer geek, you may not need this advice, but here goes..Abandon the RAID array, and buy a Drobo. I have just installed my second Drobo, and although a bit more pricey than a RAID array, it is so much simpler. Mine is a Drob... | |
| Magnepan 3.7 I have had 4 different auditions with the 3.7's now, and although they are nice, and I have said this before, I don't think they are better than the 3.6's at all. I think if I was going to upgrade, I would buy a used pair of 20.1's instead of a ne... | |
| Great films where music is a central theme. sorry spelling error, and I just saw Amadeus mentioned above | |
| Great films where music is a central theme. Immortal BelovedAmedeusdid I miss someone mentioning these? | |
| Best non-USB Dac for $3k, computer as source? Bryston BDA-1 | |
| Can Redbook CD Be Saved Rrog, You don't read very well do you? I said I currently don't own a reference disc player, but I have. And many, many DAC's, including the awesome Berkeley (borrowed, didn't own), PS Audio Perfectwave and Bryston BDA-1 (great DAC) all recently, ... | |
| Can Redbook CD Be Saved The reason Bifwynne's records sound better, is the same reason mine and everyone else's sound better; they have all the analog information.You are not converting or sampling, you are listening to the recording.I do have some stellar SACD's, that o... | |
| Why Do You Still Have Vinyl if You Don't Play it? Mitch, with such a stellar rig, why don't you love your vinyl?It's not the playback system, which is great, so it's process. If you don't love the process, you should get rid of it. Since you have had them so long, I would take the time to grade t... | |
| Tube Pre to mate with Parasound JC-1s & Maggies? The ARC's are always great, of course. I have had a Cary SLP98p (mine and F1 version from Upscale Audio) that was sublime with the JC-1's and my 3.6R's.Good luck. | |
| Can Redbook CD Be Saved Uhhhh, No. | |
| Which components are "stupid good"? good call on the Rega Arm, I 100% agree, and would add the following:Magnepan 1.7 (and the 1.6qr before it)Eastern Electric MiniDACKimber Hero Interconnects | |
| mfsl vs. classic records with the expection of my copy of the Cars LP, all of my newer MFSL have been stellar. I have bought about 30 of the new pressings, and they are every bit as good as my older versions.I have had some problems with other 180g newer pressings being r... | |
| Speakers for Bryston Magnepan's. | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Stevie Ray Vaughn - Texas FloodBillie Holliday - The Complete Recordings (just found this wonderful box at a local Houston Record store. Black Dog Records)Van Halen - 1984 (new 180g pressing. Really rocks)Fleetwood Mac - Rumors (new 45rpm, 180g pr... |