milesandcoltrane
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| Cheap Blu Ray Player + DAC for hi fi ? Thanks guys. Just wondering... To circumvent the no audio thru Blu ray problem - since I'll be plugging my Blu ray to the LED TV thru HDMI, and since my tv has a Toslink out, can I plug an optical DAC to my TV instead? Will Blu Ray audio work this... | |
| Cheap Blu Ray Player + DAC for hi fi ? Thanks for all the replies guys! Ah Fiio - the cheap and cheerful brand I remember for all their head-fi stuff. Haven't looked at their products and lately and this looks surprising for the price. Thanks Arni for the tip on BR audio. Does this mea... | |
| Budget Speakers for a small living room @ sfar and Afranta - I've finally got the opportunity to audition the Cambridge Audio S30s. Amazing speakers for the money. They were playing lossless files from my Macbook Air via USB into a Cambridge DacMagic into a Cambridge 350 integrated.The ... | |
| Budget Tube Integrated? + Tube related questions Thanks for all the replies so far gents. Pls do keep them coming.I managed to audition some amps and speakers today.First audition - tried a solid state Marantz PM6004 from a Naim CDP into Wharfedale 10.6 floor standers. It was technically really ... | |
| Musical, Warm and Smooth bookshelfs under 500 Thanks for all the inputs gents! Keep them coming in =)Btw, I listened to a friend's vinyl and tube setup recently. A Leben C600 integrated with a pair of Harbeths and man was it wonderful. I'm quite keen on tubes but I'm wondering if the speakers... | |
| Musical, Warm and Smooth bookshelfs under 500 @ Marty - Ah alas, if it's hard to find these used stateside then it might be near impossible getting them here - unless fate intervenes. There's some great gear available here, but their on the pricey side of things. @ Hifihvn - That's a worrying... | |
| Budget Speakers for a small living room @sfar - Wow, those are some wonderful words for the S30. That just bumped it up my audition list =) Funny you should mention the Onkyo A-5VL. I did audition that amp with the Wharfedale Diamond 9.1 last year. Was keen on it because of the built in... | |
| Musical, Warm and Smooth bookshelfs under 500 @ Phasecorrect - Hmm resolution or warmth - guess I can't have everything at the price yeah =( Will look into the Sonus Fabers and PSBs you mentioned. However I'm based in Singapore so shipping used equipment from the US renders cost savings moot.... | |
| Budget Speakers for a small living room Thanks for all the replies gents.@ Sidssp - Great to know that A5s are loud enough to fill a living room. It was always a concern for me. In terms of sound quality though, would I be better served my separates. Granted they'd be more expensive, bu... | |
| Best budget speakers for near-field/small space Managed to audition a few speakers today.First: Wharfedale Diamond 10.1 paired with the Onkyo A-5VL Integrated Amplifier with built in DAC connected via Toslink to my Macbook Pro with Lossless files.The sound put out by these was pretty nice. Noth... | |
| Best budget speakers for near-field/small space Took some time out to compile the recommendations that have come in so far to aid my auditioning. Here goes:Passives:Triangle Titus XSPSB Alpha B1Dynaudio Audience 42 Paradigm Studio 20 Proac Tablette 50 ERA 4/5JohnBlue JB3Silverline MinuetRega R1... | |
| Best budget speakers for near-field/small space Hi ladies and gents!It's been a while since I've posted a reply as I've been busy with my internship. Haven't been able to locate a Triangle dealership here in Singapore, so its been impossible to audition the Titus much less find a used pair arou... | |
| Best budget speakers for near-field/small space Wow! Thanks a bunch guys! I have some serious auditioning time ahead of me. Once I clear my internship interviews this week, I'll be heading down to some stores to try and sample as many of these speakers as possible. Right now though the Audioeng... | |
| Best budget speakers for near-field/small space Strateahead yessiree I believe we do share similar tastes in music! You've got some encouraging words for the A2. The A5 should be better then, I hope. The 30 day return policy is excellent as well. This, along with the low price, makes the A5 a v... | |
| Best budget speakers for near-field/small space Thanks again for your replies Mapman! Sounds like I really need to move the Triangles to the top of my audition list. Sensitive speakers are definitely god-sent with a sparse budget. I'm actually thinking of spending most of my budget on speakers,... |