mryan
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| Need repair shop for Cello Duet 350 Thanks everyone. | |
| M2Tech hiFace192 + Theta Gen Va synergy? I would (and did) get the Legato -- twice. I have two systems (the other is a Casablanca II Xtreme) and I use Legatos with both. My experience getting decent computer sound was the same with both -- I didn't like what I heard until I got a high-qu... | |
| M2Tech hiFace192 + Theta Gen Va synergy? I think the Legato and the HiFace are in different manufacturing leagues; the Legato is in a 9x6x2 aluminum case with its own internal power supply. Given the reports of the improvements in the HiFace using batteries, I suspect the power is import... | |
| Importance of source quality with asynch USB DAC? The systems I liked use Intel DH55TC mobos with I5 680 cpus. The system I have trouble with is an Asus P5QPL-AM with an Intel E5300. The Intel boxes carry 8GB and the Asus 4GB. | |
| Do CD treatments improve rips? I use dbPoweramp which consults a database containing the CRCs that others have reported for each track. Of 1500 CDs, only a handful weren't in the database.I found no benefit to cleaning the CD unless it ripped with a CRC different from everyone ... | |
| M2Tech hiFace192 + Theta Gen Va synergy? I have used both a HiFace with my Theta Gen Va (balanced, 96K) and an ART Legato with a Theta Casablanca II (Xtreme DACs). For RBCD, the Legato beats the HiFace with reduced haze, glare, and sibilance, giving me the most liquid sound I have ever h... | |
| Importance of source quality with asynch USB DAC? I have been plowing through this technology for about six months with the following observations:1) A good asynchronous USB -> SPDIF interface box (I use the ART Legato) gives me the best sound for RBCD (better than either an SPDIF or AES/EBU d... | |
| External DAC and Theta Casablanca II Stick 70:I have been with the Theta sound for 20 years; still use my Generation Va in the system at the lake. Recently into computer audio (ripped 2200 Redbook CDs). Here at home I use a CBII with Xtreme DACs, pre-Gen VIII days. I have struggled a... | |
| Cello equipment, what cables to use ? I was never really happy with Cello Strings interconnects, although I used them for years. About on par with low-priced Cardas or Kimber (similar construction to Cardas - Litz, although they are *not* Cardas wires).About two years ago I put in Sil... | |
| Cello Performance II It's going to be tough to find very many people with experience with these amps on other than Cello gear -- Cello sold a system (eq, pre, power, speakers) in its reference line. My experience with the amps:- fast, sweet highs, authoritative. The a... | |
| Help Proac 3.8/ Contour 3.3/ B W N802 Never mind the workmanship. The Danes (at Dynaudio) make very good cabinets, and every one I have seen has been perfect (I agree concerning craftsmanship). But they have the best ears on the planet. I never cease to be amazed how much music is in ... | |
| Solid state power amps.; on or off? I left a Cello Duet 350 powered on for most of eight years -- only took it down for vacations, renovations, cable changes, etc. Bought it in 1992. Now it runs in my home theater and is powered up only when the system is active (maybe 4 hours a wee... | |
| Speaker Wire For Dynaudio I have a pair of 3.0's and I went with Tara RSC Air/1. Good tonal balance, tuneful and tight bass, a georgeous midrange and an extended upper end. These, of course, are characteristics of the speakers -- which the cables should help us access. Amp... | |
| Entry level balanced cables? For quite a few manufacturers, the difference in price is actually small -- the difference is in the connector. AQ's mid-line and up cables (the 'triple balanced' jobs) are about $50-75 more per cable with XLR connectors vs. RCA's. The required nu... | |
| Best Solid State Amp For 10k Or Less Try a Cello Duet 350, if you can find one. Sweet, fast, and 350wpc. |