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| Getting back into digital. Please help. if I recall correctly, I listened to an Ayre and a Linn | |
| Getting back into digital. Please help. plinko: you posed the question as to whether the new USB DACs sound good. the demo I attended at definitive settled that question in my mind completely, which is why I said in my original post that I'd go the hard drive route if setting up a digit... | |
| Getting back into digital. Please help. if I were getting back into digital at this stage I'd definitely be putting together a hard-drive based system. you'll be able to take advantage of the hi-rez stuff that's already coming out (as downloads). not only this, but if you use the right ... | |
| Refrigerator noise I've never really investigated this much, but propane-powered refrigerators are dead silent. unfortunately, I was told that they're not legal in non-mobile homes, but who knows? | |
| Need backup inexpensive phono amp 4 low output mc if you can find an older CAT SL-1 pre, that might be around $1K, and they have very nice phono sections. they hold their value well too, so you could resell it fairly easily. | |
| The truth about Stylus wear? that 100% figure seems unlikely. I have exchanged cartridges (with the old one going back to the manufacturer) after having looked at the old stylus through the microscope - and the wear was easily visible. | |
| "Internet Radio" Suggestions Please? kexp is the college station at the univ. of washington. it has gotten a lot of backing from Paul Allen, co-founder of microsoft, so they're very state of the art (multiple formats, archived shows, etc.) and have won awards for their internet stati... | |
| Left on DVD Too long ? sad mistake ? I second the 'reset' suggestion. there's gotta be a simple way to do it. check the manual. | |
| Tuner can be heard through other inputs are you sure it's not RFI? some people get radio stations' signal in their systems. I assume you've disconnected the tuner to check this, but if not... | |
| Salif Keita nice recommendation - I think it's the best afro-pop CD ever made. you might want to check out:Youssou N'dour 'Egypt'Oliver Mtukudzi 'Tuku Music'Baaba Maal w/Mansour Seck 'Djam Leelii'Mahmoud Ahmed 'Ere Mela Mela'Rokia Traori 'Bowmboi'Mahotella Qu... | |
| Filter settings on Sony SCD XA777ES I never used them after playing around with them a little bit at first. (I'm probably going to be kicked out of the audiophile club for that offense...) | |
| Nick Drake and others like him definitely Elliott Smith (S/T, either/or, XO). also try Bonnie 'Prince' Billy's 'Master and Everyone'. but in the end, Nick Drake remains unique... | |
| Looking to get into tubes? rogue cronus | |
| friend needs help to dispose of inherited vinyl unless your friend is willing to sell each record individually on ebay - the only way to get anything close to what they're truly worth - you are likely to get pennies on the dollar, value-wise. your best bet is to find a trusted friend (or friend... | |
| are all amps equal your friend is silly |