mezmo
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| Your Computer Based Transport Setup I too use the remote (Apple standard, on App Store) app to control it all. And if you're scratching your head, wondering if it's "better" than CD, then it's working.... | |
| Your Computer Based Transport Setup Think you'll likely find nearly as many opinions out there as there are options. Expect that the bottom line is that you'll be able to make whatever you choose work for you. Personally, I went the Mac Mini route. I like it and it works for me -- b... | |
| Am I an Audiophile? It's like saying you're a christian, or a muslim, or an athiest, or a darwinist, or anything else. If you believe in something, you can describe yourself as someone who believes in something. Sure, there will always be jackasses who may want to ex... | |
| Thiel 02 woofer replacement? Or call Thiel, if you haven't already. They usually either have something, or can point you in their preferred direction. | |
| What's causing hiss?? What Mechans said. Incidentally and apropos of nothing, it's this constant dance of second-guessing and general fussery that sent me - with much wailing and gnashing of teeth - back into the comforting, predictable camp of solid state. Say whateve... | |
| What's causing hiss?? Absolutely, positively sounds like classic "tube rush." Tubes do this -- all of them, to one extent or another. If it's so loud that it's noticeable from the listening position and bothering you, then it's too loud. As Zd suggests, if the hiss is ... | |
| How to get iTunes to play FLAC Like the most of folks -- and recognizing that you're not interested in converting to AIFF -- that's what I do. Depending on how much material you're talking about, it's not a big deal. I use Max, which is free and easy.Over at Computer Audiophile... | |
| Will a Proceed AMP handle LPCM input? And at the risk of making things more complicated (yet, honestly, in an effort to simplify) worth specifying exactly who is doing what. Your source material, to start. I am not sure what a HD/Master Audio track is but assuming it is either HD or... | |
| Will a Proceed AMP handle LPCM input? I'll first confess that I don't really know what I'm talking about. But, as I understand it, I think that LCPM (linear pulse-code modulation) is simply a means, and a pretty standard means, of encoding digital information. It's used in CDs. It's u... | |
| Interaction between Vibrapods and shelf material Just a word of caution, all the vibrapods I've used leech oils/residue into any wooden surface, effectively ruining any finish or surface they spend any time on. Beware. Wouldn't be a problem on glass, but they've wrecked speakers and shelves for ... | |
| Has anyone tried making their own interconnects? Cool. I think yes, it's the real deal. Not currently using the ones I made, but then I didn't do a very good job. Alas.Honestly, with good materials and craftsmanship, don't think there's anything particularly magic to wires. Markups are huge, and... | |
| Any experience with Verity Parsifal monitor ONLY? For what it's worth, the monitors are 100% upgradable to Ovation status, no matter the generation (although it may not be cheap...). The bass units, however, are NOT upgradable, because the volume of the enclosure changed from Encore to Ovation. A... | |
| Stillpoints and Wilson Maxx II or III speakers Definitely not cheap, but I'm using the SS Ultras under my Verity Parsifals to good effect. Try out a set from the likes of the cable company, and send'em back if they don't float your boat...? (That's what I did, and I kept'em.) No experience wit... | |
| Bands where U say Morphine. Definitely. For me, there's never been anything more simultaneously filthy and wonderful. Sorely missed.Another for me would be Neutral Milk Hotel. A friend argues (not unconvincingly) that they remain the best band of the 90s. Maybe....... | |
| Has anyone tried making their own interconnects? I've made lots of interconnects over the years. It can be fun and sound great, too. Below is a prior description I had put together for a friend of some of the sources and recipies that I've used before. In terms of parts, while you can get them f... |