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| Recommendations for used CD player Are you using the DAC within the receiver or going analog out from the DVD player? | |
| If I block the speaker, will it damage the drivers? Did you block ports on the Paradigms or the subs? | |
| Stand mount speakers for a very large room !! I rarely recommend speakers, choice too subjective. Buy a used DAC from reputable seller here on AG. There is a Schiit Bitfrost Uber for sale now, at $290 would make for a good match with your other equipment. Finding a seller of used equipment th... | |
| Need Some Answers Building My First Home Audio System, and using Cornwalls Hopefully when your friend gets back he can help. Until then I have two thoughts. I would not leave that much exposed wire on the speaker cables. If they short it will damage the amp. Buy some spade lugs for the speaker ends. You have a lot of eq... | |
| Getting good sound from MacBook via DAC. I use both a MAC mini and a Mac Book pro as music server sending AIFF files to a Bryston BDA-1 via Audiophilleo/PurePower USB/SPDIF converter.. Using Pure Music is an improvement over iTunes, however neither sounds 'horrible'. | |
| Digital Disorientation I am with mapman on this. Would you be willing to use a computer as a server? | |
| Need Some Answers Building My First Home Audio System, and using Cornwalls Buzz - check that drivers are secure into the enclosures of your speakers. Check the surrounds on the bass drivers.Hum - many possibilities, 1st to check is the TT grounding as suggested by lowrider. If your Blueray player has analog output try it... | |
| To Pre or not to Pre? Here is my take Uberwaltz, I found your post to be very relevant to my situation. I have a tube pre and am about to try a DAC with volume control. Like you, I am just wanting to try the alternatives for myself. I will get back after.I don't always listen at the h... | |
| Think twice before concluding some thing sounds better I also agree with Mapman's original post and Geoff's last paragraph.Having a realization of what one wishes to achieve is paramount to achieving same. However, our wishes often change and differences from them often are appreciated. Wishes need b... | |
| Which is better Coax or Optical cables Given that the contrasts between cable types has been addressed, and that you currently own only a 105D, the question becomes: Are you considering the purchase of a DAC and for what reason? | |
| New CD Player or Existing CD Player as Transport to a DAC? Though I agree that buying a DAC and using the BCD-1 as a transport provides opportunity to expand sources and bypass a preamp stage, I find myself wondering what sonic improvement one would get regarding redbook CD playback. Probably boils down t... | |
| What do I Need in Order to Stream digital content and Store & Play CD's ? As Dave said, you can stream Tidal from a computer. Also playback CDs as uncompressed files. 300 CDs would take about 150 GBs hard drive space. Do you have a computer and if so what make? I use a MAC mini in my main system and also a Macbook pro f... | |
| Need Some Answers Building My First Home Audio System, and using Cornwalls Lowrider, thanks for the kind words.Djniteline, regarding bluetooth, the aptX codex as provided by the Audioengine B1( not the only one having this codex) recommended by lowrider provides, as I understand it, the best audio from bluetooth devices.... | |
| Best sounding turntable and cartridge for $1100 Glad to hear your journey has ended. Please let us know what you think after you have some experience with your new TT. | |
| Need Some Answers Building My First Home Audio System, and using Cornwalls You have a very good analog system complimentary to your newly purchased amplification, and congrats on that. First thing is to prove that your new speakers are in working order using this (as you have stated). Then you can focus toward your digit... |