musicman07
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| budget component in high-end system? Not really a highend system, but in the home office/bedroom I'm using a Technics 5-disc changer as a transport, which cost $150 almost eight years ago. $3000 amp, $5k speakers, etc. The interconnects cost a few hundred more than the CD changer did... | |
| Great systems in butt-ugly rooms Lol. Not quite as bad but my brother lived in a trailer while going to college and had several thousand worth of stereo equipment, and this was not a nice trailer. I currently have a ten grand system squished into a basement bedroom while waiting ... | |
| Paradisea Dac Now, I'm going to have to find the time to try that WE396 tube, it's one of three I got with my Paradisea. I jumped from the Tungsol 2051 right to the Bendix Red Bank 6385 and haven't taken it out since. | |
| Favorite Multi Channel Amp? ATI makes some of the Outlaw amps for them. Compare features and prices to see which is the better deal. That said also take a look at the Gemstone Blue Diamond. | |
| Low priced alternative to Benchmark Dac1 I'll third the Paradisea, but some other good choices here too such as the VDA2. The Benchmark is a good product, but way too many comments around about how sterile it sounds. If you want something musical avoid the Benchmark. | |
| Recommend me a bright musical Bookshelf speaker. I'd venture to say Selah Audio Tanzanites would fit with your requests. | |
| How Much Are Canadian Customs on US Made Imports You are correct. As long as it is made in the USA there is no duty. | |
| Ribbons caught my att.- should I buy or build? Another company that uses ribbon tweeters a lot is Selah Audio. Rick sells prebuilt speakers (& subs), and kits. Will also work with you for a custom build. | |
| Convert MP3 file to WAV in Mac Mini Just to clarify I should have said "converting the MP3 file to "a" lossless format", rather than using "another". That reads like MP3 is lossless, as the remainder of my post implies it most definitely is a lossy format. | |
| Convert MP3 file to WAV in Mac Mini Jpod, it is true that converting the MP3 file to another lossless format should not make the file worse, possible but unlikely as you point out. However, there is no way to incorporate the orginal musical information back into the file once it has... | |
| Which multichannel amp to buy Gemstone Blue Diamond... first as already mentioned revisit whether you even need another amp. | |
| Do you pull A/C plugs during thunder storms? Nope, have them plugged in to a quality surge protector. So just hope it does its job. As long as it's not a direct hit the equipment should be fine. | |
| XLR cable with RCA output I also have a pair of RCA to XLR cables for my surround channels. It's usually better to limit the amount of connections to as few as possible. It's worth noting that unless you're only connection option is XLR on the amp you may as well just do R... | |
| Best multichannel amp for music? If you can't shell out the money for a Titan you should look at its poorman's cousin the Gemstone Blue Diamond... runs pretty close to that $2500 price tag you mentioned. | |
| Yet another balanced/XLR cable reco "?" $200 Silver does not equal "warm side of neutral"... you'd be better off sticking with copper or perhaps some gold. |