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| Outdoor speakers I was planning on wiring up some outdoor speakers, but I would really need 2 pairs to cover the side patio and back yard. Seems expensive and complicated. My latest idea is to get a B&W Zeppelin with AirPlay and tap into my main rig wirelessly... | |
| Processor DACs Well, I got the Wadia a couple of days ago. So far, I've only listened to it in my office system (described in detail in another thread). I want to bring it home to try out as mentioned above to compare it to the DACs in the Anthem processor. Howe... | |
| What's your favorite lyric from a song? OK, I've got a few:"He's the better of the best, best believe he's the baddest,Perfect timing when I'm climbing on my rhyming apparatusLot of gutsWhen he cuts, girls move their buttsHis name is Jay here to play he must be nuts" - Run DMC - "It's T... | |
| Wadia 121 I think the most comparable piece in terms of price, features and performance is probably the W4S DAC2. There are some direct comparisons over at audio aficionado.com | |
| DAC with a Balance Control - Does on exist? Yes - I just got the Wadia 121 DAC yesterday, and I can confirm that it has both balance and volume controls (on the remote only). | |
| Wadia 121 OK - this is a REALLY preliminary offering. The Wadia arrived at my office about 2 hours ago. Took about 2 minutes to unpack it and set it up. I'm listening to it with the following setup:MacBook (running Audirvana Plus) -> Pangaea pure silver ... | |
| Wadia 121 Mine is supposed to arrive by FedEx today. I'll post some first impressions later. | |
| Help me complete a system - Gaps here Let me get this straight: you just bought a $6,000 amp/DAC combo, and you want to use it to listen to headphones without using the NAD's amp section or DAC? Let's get creative here. Why not get your wife some wireless headphones for watching TV in... | |
| Dac magic plus I tried it through my pre-amp and didn't think it sounded any better. There seems to be a split of opinion about digital preamps. Some people think they are bad for the reasons you state, and many others think that taking a separate preamp out of ... | |
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| Best beer @Tmsorosk - sounds like a great business opportunity -- start selling micro-brews in Alberta! | |
| Dac magic plus Ssglx - I already ordered the Wadia 121. | |
| iMac in a home Hi-Fi system. There are many good USB DACs out there as well. But do your reading, as many DACs have poor USB implementation. However, good USB implementation has been found by many to be preferable to Toslink with many DACs. You should also download a "more au... | |
| Suggestions for CD/DVD player for my mac mini If you have an iMac or MacBook, you can use the optical drives in those computers to rip discs to your Mac Mini. There are 2 ways of doing this, provided both computers are on the same network:1. You can instruct the Mini to use one of your other ... | |
| Processor DACs Cdj123 - you're going to have to keep waiting. I just sent the Dacmagic back and ordered a Wadia 121. I'll report back eventually. |