mmarvin19

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which bang for the buck DAC?
Hi jeanluc.I recommend you post this question on the PC Audio section.The 2 DACS you are looking at have had good reviews in the zines. But you should look for input from persons who have owned/used their DAC for at least a couple of months.There ... 
Integrated Amp - Looking to replace my amp & pre
I don't think these have been mentioned yet:> Audionet SAM V2> Ayre AX-7e> Cayin A-300B> LSA Standard> Simaudio Moon i-7> Plinius 9200> NAD T 785> MBL 7008> Meridian G51> Magnum Dynalab MD309> Classe CAP-2100> B... 
The day the music died.
Peggy Sue is one of my top ten favotite songs of any genre. I had never heard ryhtmn like that before. I saw Buddy w/ The Crickets lip sync it on American Banstand in . . . what? . . . 1957? 
Need recommendation for power amp under $250
Hi Dj.Couple of questions:> With your budget, why are you not looking for an integrated?> Which speakers do you have (make, model age)? 
Reducing PC Jitter
FYI: Unsucessfully tried to find someplace I could buy the UD-10 Lite. Found one place that sells the regular UD-10, but not with the 12v wall wart. Another place had the UD-10 w/ wall wart for $216 incl. shipping. Audio Advisor selling the Monarc... 
Ethernet cable/router upgrade?
Thanks for your relpies Xti16.I don't have a music server either. I use an USB oversampling DAC between my PC and my preamp. BTW, I have my PC sitting atop a phone book for vibration control and have upgraded the stock 16g power cord w/ a 12g Magi... 
A DAC to beat NAD C541i?
You might consider the Benchmark DACs. They are selling for under $800 used here on AGon. 
New DAC Not a Dramatic Improvement?
Low jitter source:Empirical Audio Off-Ramp Turbo3 w/ Superclock 4 and maxed out battery. 
What's the oldest piece of gear in your system?
A pair of MIT Music Hose speaker cables circa. 1981. 
What do you think of my selection?
Hi Kory.I live in a City (Tallahassee, FL) w/ no high end audio retailers. As this is the State capitol w/ 2 huge universities,one would think there would be sufficient demand from wealthy politicians, lawyers, lobbyists and tenured professors for... 
5.1 vs 7.1
AVR makers are producing 7.1 in anticpation of future Blu Ray Disc 7.1 production. So far, there are only about 25 BDs w/ 7.1 and about 10 HD-DVD (and there won't be anymore of those). If BDs really catch on as a consumer preference over SDVD (so ... 
How much difference in sound?
Hi Gary.I would upgrade the speakers first. You might then find no need to upgrade the pre and the amp. 
I am sick of cables
Many moons ago, when I lived high above the waters of Biscayne Bay in the Kingdom of Autogonia, I chanced upon a beautiful used Goldmund RCA coax cabilia which I purchased for the princely sum of $1500. The Goldmund was the single most expensive c... 
arragon 4004 amp?good pre amp-used-400-1000 range.
I have a 4004 MKII paired with the "entry level" Parasound2100. This is for PC source stereo only. The 2100 works fine, but my budget was limited at the time and I bought it to run w/ an ancient NAD 90w x 2. Probably becuase my speakers have an ex... 
Sub output: Is it the woofer size or the rated RMS
Isn't Q the dude from Star Trek w/ God-like powers? I don't understand 1/2 of what you guys are saying. Alls I know is, for home theater I want 2 passive cabinents w/ 2 x 15" JBL woofers in each driven by 2 mono 1000w Boulder amps. For stereo musi...