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| Importance of computer for DAC shootout Have you considered using a network player like Squeezebox Touch as the source to the DAC?That would effectively take the "computer" out of the sound making process. Squeezebox is designed for use with good audio gear. Most home computers includin... | |
| Which band's vinyl catalog is consistently great? Procol Harum for the most part anyway save perhaps their earliest lp or so.Caravan is another similar.Camel, Kayak and Klaatu and The Cars also come to mind.I suppose The Moody Blues qualify as well though the sound of many of teh classic 7 albums... | |
| What is your favorite tv theme song/composition? That music they used to play on Lost In Space during suspense sequences like just before Dr. Smith bumped into some "horrid creature" unexpectedly. | |
| Variations in how your system sounds? If one cleans their records one would hope that one would also clean ones ears in order to hear better as well as for hygiene reasons, right? It can and does make a difference. Now to start the marketing campaign for "Earcleaners for Audiophiles".... | |
| Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously? "Living Dangerously - Vintage DD Turntables"Sounds like a good premise for a new and suspenseful reality series on The Learning Channel featuring adventurous daredevil audiophiles that love to push the limits beyond the norm. | |
| Variations in how your system sounds? Absence makes the heart grow fonder, no doubt! :-) | |
| Variations in how your system sounds? We are not machines so we certainly do not perform equally well at anything every day, including focus and hearing.Consistency of source power and operation of any of our devices together day to day is always suspect but its hard to take the human... | |
| TECHNICS SL1200 MKII.......THE REAL FACTS There is something to be said for tts made back in the day when they were actually common and popular with the masses.Most of teh better newer "audiophile" tables are good no doubt, but more of a boutique type item which is different. They have a ... | |
| For real bass freaks?? I think I saw this on "1000 Ways to Die" TV show, can't recall the exact #. | |
| Procul H's I have most every classic PH album and a few CD compilations and they have all always sounded pretty to very good depending. PHs overall body of work is one the best and most varied in the rock music genre ever IMHO. | |
| CD Ripping software Almarg's scenario is as likely as any I suppose for accounting for sonic differences associated with format.But again, if so, it is not because the flac format looses anyting (when done correctly) but for other reasons associated with the playback... | |
| CD Ripping software lossless is lossless even if compressed if done correctly. if one hears a difference from one lossless format tomanother, there is a reason other than format. not to y they are guaranteed to sound the same either. some software is better than othe... | |
| Why Are You Waiting??? take room acoustics into account. | |
| Wouldyou have another brand speaker next to mains I run Dynaudios along with OHMs in different rooms concurrently of my main rig.i have a pair of Triangles in my second rig that I have swapped in to my main rig on occasion also.There are many others I would like to try also if I had the time and ... | |
| Small monitors for tv/music Triangle Titus is a very good choice. Excellent all around for their size and hard to beat at low to moderate volume. I use them in a similar setup. |