mozartrules
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| Good speakers at low volume? One of the reasons that I have Quad (2805) is that they sound excellent at low volumes (I live in an apartment). The low-level detail and overall natural sounds is incredible. Maximum sound level could be a limitation, but I don't know how loud yo... | |
| Possible to convert Apple Lossless to WAV.? I started with Apple Lossless but have recently switched to AIFF. Not convinced that I can hear a difference, but disk space is cheap.AIFF is uncompressed but allows you to have all the tags and album art in the files themselves. I am into classic... | |
| 16K to Spend. Help me make the end all Upgrade. The Linkwitz Orion is an amazing speaker and really quite small. You can get it made in any finish you want which means that you can let the wife make that decision. It is however somewhat less than your budget!Being active will however require yo... | |
| what is the best amp you've ever heard AudioNote Ongaku at a Hi-fi show in England around 1990. Silly price, but they were just wonderful. | |
| Bookshelf speakers and amp recommendations AudioEngine are really nice active speakers (so they are simple to run off the laptop) at amazing prices. I have the A2 and my Quad 2805s are of course a lot better, but they should be at 40 times the price.Pick the A2 ($199) or A5 ($349) dependin... | |
| Best system used for $10,000 for classical music Nothing beats electrostatics if you can place them properly (distance from front wall), so my suggestion would beQuad 988 -- $4kPass Aleph 30 (or Aleph J) -- $1kModwright Modified Transporter -- $4k (new)Cheap Oppo 980H CD player (for SACD and cas... | |
| Will a NAD C720BEE drive Quad 63's? You will be fine from a power point of view, I use a 30W Pass Aleph with my 2805s and see no reason to use more.But I think you would benefit from a higher quality amp to really show what these wonderful speakers acn do. | |
| $1000 upgrade budget- cdp or speaker? Both. An Oppo 980 would be a great upgrade (and it is universal) at $169 and that should give you the budget for the better speakers.I am the camp that thinks speakers have the most influence on the sound and the Oppo is excellent for the money. I... | |
| How do I spend $5000? A CD player or DAC for my De Transporter modified by Dan Wright (so it becomes a tub DAC).You get very good DAC as well as an easy introduction to computer audio. I have not heard it, but Srajan Ebaen just gave it a blue moon award on sixmoons.http://www.sixmoons.com/audiorev... | |
| Quad ESL 2805 or Avantgarde uno Horn? I don't think you will be happy with much else once you find that your like Quads. I have just bought 2805s after 17 years in the "wilderness" and couldn't be happier. | |
| Any new up & coming high end speaker lines? I think you owe it to yourself to hear the Linkwitz Orion even though they are much cheaper than your budget (around $9k fully built). Your earlier ML speakers indicate that you are open to the idea of a dipole speaker.I heard them at an owner's h... | |
| mac mini I am doing almost the same as Sidssp, but I run an iMac into a non-USB Benchmark. This means using the optical out from the Mac. This is a mini-optical, you can either use a converter or buy a cable that has mini-optical in one end and regular Tos... | |
| Power amps for Quad electrostatics 2905 I use a Pass Aleph 30 for my 2805s, it is plenty powerful in my apartment but you may require more power. I have an EAR tube amp as well, but I prefer the Aleph (this was a little surprising when I tried). | |
| Best Small budget speakers for girlfriend I can also recommend the AudioEngine. I bought a pair of A2 while I was waiting for my Quad 2805 and while the Quads are much better I was still amazed at both the sound and looks (the finish - I got black - is amazing) of the A2. Not having to us... | |
| Audio Quality on Digital Out on Mac Mini I use the digital out of my iMac to a Benchmark DAC1 and I am quite happy. I didn't want to use an adapter and didn't have to, Monster makes a cable that has mini-optical in one and and regular optical in the other (I think I paid about 45 dollars... |