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| How To Route Streaming Music From iPad 2 to DAC? Night,by all means, call me Mag.Check out the Stereophile test of the AirportExpress.......I'm not making the jitter thing up.My CA840c simply does not like this high a jitter and I'm reluctant to flash the upgrade CA sent me....and now apparently... | |
| How To Route Streaming Music From iPad 2 to DAC? I sort of wish I'd seen this thread earlier.First, AirportExpress has lots of jitter in the output. Some DACs will simply not like this and may either mute or produce an awful noise. I am told the ATV is better in this regard. The AE setup is done... | |
| Power Cord for Power Conditioner Lacee,I think the problem many have with demagnetizing stuff with no magnetic properties is one of 'How?' or 'Why?' could it possibly have any effect? If I could get over that hump, I'd certainly give it a try or at least a trial listen.Does demag... | |
| What is the best compressed iTunes format? I'd say bitrate is not arbitrary on ALAC files. Rather a measure of 'complexity'. If what you mean by arbitrary is that you have no control over it, that's also true. But not in the sense that somebody just picked a number. ALAC would seem to end ... | |
| What is the best compressed iTunes format? Real,My personal theory is that the bitrate is indeed variable but based on music complexity. This is pretty obvious by the bitrate speeds listed...if you enable that function in I-Tunes.I just copied 'The Man With The Horn', a Miles Davis album. ... | |
| What is the best compressed iTunes format? ALAC is indeed 'lossless' in the sense that you can re-create a bit-accurate copy of the original file.....from the ALAC file. The very definition of lossless: | |
| What is the best compressed iTunes format? Doesn't ALAC cut file size by about 30%->35%? Cutting by half while 'suffering' the loss of quality of even the best bet in MP3 using VBR and 320KbS base rate?I'm not sure the marginal saving of disk space is worthwhile....at least not for me.I... | |
| Two physical grounds?? I think the take-away here is that for hi-current electrical issues and advice, hire a PRO. someone familiar with NEC and any local issues. | |
| What about a fan blowing over McIntosh 7205 AMP? Blowing air ONTO an amp may actually make it run warmer by inhibiting the convection of air from the top...sucking in cooler air from the bottom.TPreaves is right....pull air out the top, rather than blow it in.A small computer style box fan, on t... | |
| What is the best compressed iTunes format? Unless you use the IPod as a hi-end source, MP3-320 is probably the highest you need to go......In I-tunes, go to 'preferences', 'General', 'Import Settings' and set to your preference.I, for example, use ALAC then have 2 playlists. One is the los... | |
| Two physical grounds?? Back in the late 70s I lived in a house with 4 or 5 outlets TOTAL and push button/rocker switches for lights. The service was Knob and Tube.....which was so old the code for it was written in Hieroglyphs. My dad, generally mello, freaked out when ... | |
| Two physical grounds?? Aren't multiple grounds as described....Against Code?Also, Where do you find 2 prong (ungrounded) sockets? | |
| Is the most efficient speaker the best speaker? Un,I'm not familiar with the rest of the conversation about Chaos......But will say that a proper theory allows predictions which can be verified. | |
| Is the most efficient speaker the best speaker? Power being the product of voltage and current, I must have one SLIGHT beef in terms.Voltage Source....no problem (paradigm, if you insist)Current Source....Instead of 'power'. (again, paradigm if you insist)See the writings of Pass for further in... | |
| Hooking DishNetwork receiver to amp=speaker noise? If you have an optical input available, try that.Optical won't complete the ground so no 'loop'.Now, on the Dish receiver, go to the menu and 'system setup' than 'audio setup'.Get rid of the night volume leveling and set output to PCM only. |