mmarvin19
Responses from mmarvin19
| Any Cure for Hi LG1If you have $30 to risk, order on-line from Parts Express a Behringer USB DAC/headphone amp (the U-Control UCA202). It has a captive USB cable (plug into the IMAC) and RCAs out (to connect to your reciver).If this improves the sound,then you... | |
| USB DAC or USB to SPDIF conv. + non USB DAC? Music prof - I also have the Nixon UFO.JF and the Chibis on my short list. Have you checked out the $380 hand built $380 Peter Daniel USB (Audio Sector website)? Also on my short list: from Pacific Valve & Electric: Musiland MS10 ($300); Giga ... | |
| USB DAC or USB to SPDIF conv. + non USB DAC? Thank you all for your responses.Unfortunately, I cannot afford a Tranporter or anything from Benchmark or Wavelenght: My budget is $500. Even a used Brick ususally goes for more than $500.Will probably go with a USB DAC. Maybe the new Cambridge D... | |
| Blu-Ray HD Audio Coding, worth $1000 Upgrade? Hey Coach.As you have mentioned above that you plan more incremental future upgrades (add rear speakers maybe), you really need to get a 7.1 receiver w/ multi HDMI inputs and internal decoding of Dolby True as well as DTS Master. I have an Onkyo 8... | |
| Which new DAC: Super Pro, Edirol or Fubar II ? Thank you Synthfreak.You have confirmed my suspicion that I would need to get into the $300 - $500 range to get significant improvement over the $30 Behringer. Note: At least on my system, bypassing the internal sound card and moving the d/a conve... | |
| what is a lazy old audiophile to do? I you are a rich man, the best solution would be to send a blank check to Steve @ Empirical and ask him to send you a custom set up. He may ask you to download a free media player like Foobar or JRiver Jukebox.If you are poor like me: USB out to B... | |
| Foobar 2000 or MediaMonkey v.3? Thank you for the responses.I just downloaded the free JRiver Media Jukebox and copied some tracks from my WMP library. Definite improvement in clarity and soundstage compared to WMP - not huge, but its there.Mike19 | |
| Your First System 1964 - College freshman in-dorm audio special:(1.) Single box all tube record player/pre-amp/10w mono amp/2" woofer (FR: 200Hz - maybe 800Hz).(2.) Rolling Stones first album ("12 x 5"?).(3.) Ample supply of model airplane glue. | |
| Is this the biggest HT system ever? Looks like all the cables were removed for the photos.All of that for an audience of 3 (Mr. & Mrs. K and thier dog)? | |
| Most achingly-beautiful music 1. "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face." Roberta Flack version 1969. Written in 1957 by Ewan MacColl for his wife.2. "Forever Autumn" from Jeff Wayne's 1978 album "War of The Worlds"; sung by Justin Hayward (Moody Blues).3. "I'm Goin' Back To Har... | |
| Best lines in a song "When that lovely flame dies," Smoke gets in your eyes."From song Smoke Gets in Your Eyes; lyrics Otto Harbach, music Jerome Kern, 1933. | |
| Your 5 Fav Rock Concerts 1. Hendrix,before he got famous, at Electric Circus nightclub in NYC, 1965. 2. Who at high school gym outside Frankfurt, Germany, Jan (?)1970. I was leaning on the stage - they were so loud that I lost 50% hearing in my right ear - it was worth it... | |
| To bi-wire or not to bi-wire? Thank you all for your responses. I have a 50' spool of inexpensive 14 gauge wire. I'm going to take the Audience Au24s off the Dalis and make up 4 cables for a bi-wire experiment. Markphd - what is "passive" bi-amping? | |
| Single wire or bi-wire for Egglestones Andra II I am in the same boat as Denon1. I would like to bi-wire my Dali Ikon 6s, but they are wired with a 3 meter pair of Audience Au24s and I cannot afford a second pair to bi-wire. | |
| Pre Amp Processor to match my Parasound HCA 2205A Hi Bacardi.I like to match the brand of my pre/pro with my amp. I also like to have the disc player do the decoding rather than the sink, so I agree with Upgrade. But,shopping around never hurts. In addition to Integra and Onkyo, you might take a ... |