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| Recommendations for used CD player I once owned the DL III. Good DAC for the money. However the USB input was not asynchronous. I used it with a USB/SPDIF converter. I sold it because I needed 2 coax inputs as I also wanted to include a transport.Cambridge Audio makes a transport t... | |
| Need Some Answers Building My First Home Audio System, and using Cornwalls I use tone defeat, less in the signal path.I leave soft clipping off however it depends on how hard one drives the amplifier stage. Try it both ways and decide. | |
| Recommendations for used CD player I agree that an external DAC would be the way to go. Use the DVD player as transport. There is a SCHiit Bitfrost w/uber analog upgrade for sale here on AG, $290 I believe. Since you don't require USB input, you could search for an older very high ... | |
| Need Some Answers Building My First Home Audio System, and using Cornwalls Yes, you will need 4 pairs. Isolate amp to a separate outlet on a different circuit.Does 'hum' occur with input to aux disconnected?I would not consider another amplifier until your 'hum' issue is resolved. | |
| 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... |