mmarvin19
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| Footers - isolation or resonance draining Thank you all for your responses. Very informative.My BDP is shelved on a SounDesign rack wich has 5/8" MDF shelves. I have two 5 shelf racks and am using only 6 out of the 10 shelves. So I put one of the shelves under my Parasound pre (which is i... | |
| Food: What does the typical audiophile eat? What is a "typical" audiophile? Someone who loves music and eats at McDonalds? Or, someone who loves music and eats at that restaurant in NYC that has $100 cheeseburgers? | |
| Celebrity Audiophiles? Do you guys know of any? Peter Gabriel and Pete Townshend | |
| First Steps into Computer Audio For the last several months I have been reading this Forum as well as a number of other PC audio forums. I could be wrong, but the consensus seems to be that the best PC to DAC connections are as follows (in descending order);1. I2S2. Firewire3. U... | |
| First Steps into Computer Audio I was mistaken about the Quad 11L - it is indeed self-powered. I was thinking of the old 11L which was no active. | |
| First Steps into Computer Audio Hi Shriram.> The Quads are not active (self amplified) speakers like the Audioegines. You would need a preamp plus amp or an integrated amp to run the Quads.> IMHO, the digital to audio converrsion should take place outside of the PC where, ... | |
| USB DAC or USB to SPDIF conv. + non USB DAC? Thanks for all the replies.I wound up getting the Giga Lab USB Moon DAC from Pacific Valve for $210 including shipping. This is an NOS DAC and it does impart a sound slightly like tubes. It also has coax and toslink inputs. No headphone stuff. Wel... | |
| Add soundcard with digital out? Thanks Bnieman. There is a black output on the card, but it is 3.5mm. I did some researech on the Live! 5.1 and it appears that connector doubles as a heaphone in and a SPDIF out. I found a $1.50 3.5mm to optical adaptor at Parts Express. Myrtle -... | |
| Owner's manual for the Audio Alchemy DDE v.3 Dac Try this company:http://www.vintageaudiomanuals.com/ordering.htmYou send them a request by e-mail and they reply as to whether they have it and, if so, the cost to order. | |
| What would you buy Sub $350 Firewire/USB DAC I just received my Giga Lab Moon NOS USB DAC from Pacific Valve yesterday. A 200% improvemnt over my tiny, $30 Behringer USB/headphone thing.I was also in the price range of $200 - $500. I chose the Moon becuase:> wanted US service (Pacific Val... | |
| Improvements of Modwright Sony 9100ES over 999ES? Thanks Pugstub | |
| Wadia 581iSE ST glass output problem Hi Jayband.Is there a switch/toggle/something on the SF that selects the ST input? If so, maybe you forgot to use it. | |
| Improvements of Modwright Sony 9100ES over 999ES? I have an un-Modright 999ES. What mods did Modright do to the 999 and what did it cost? | |
| Jitter reduction, best device? Further to Mapman's question, which was not answered. How does one know if jitter is a problem? "Digitalis"? Does that mean the shrill (un-tubelike) sound of many CDs?Mike19 | |
| Internet radio stations that sound really good Radio Paradise - great mix of rock, folk & pop. Sounds better than a lot of Shoutcast stations.Mike19 |