mwheelerk
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| External HD question What you might be looking for is something like the Bryston BDP-1 Digital Music Player. It is based on Linux OS and it's sole function is high quality playback of digital audio files. There are others out there including the Auralitti on which the... | |
| Generation 1 Apple TV as a music server The Apple TV (version 1) has a USB port. The current Apple TV (version 2) does not. | |
| Mini or Laptop I have used a Mac Mini for about a year now. I have in on my AV rack with everything else (amp, DAC etc). I the HDMI connected to my HDTV to use as a monitor as needed. I have the Apple wireless keyboard and trackpad on a small table next to my ch... | |
| C7 - two prong Power Cord make a difference ? I use the Nordost Purple Flare power cable with C7 connector now. I used the AudioQuest NRG 1.5 in the past. | |
| At what volume do you typically listen? Now I would say a minimum of 60db to a maximum of 80db | |
| At what volume do you typically listen? Response to SebrofYou know your point is absolutely valid and I think it may have simply been a coincidence when I checked that they matched so closely. Of course all the factors you mention and more come into play. | |
| Best Audio Store Name? It was actually a record store but the name would work for audio as well. Simple elegance, Believe In Music. | |
| Totem and Bel Canto? I have owned the NAD T747 and although my current Bel Canto DAC and Amp combination was per-dated by some other components I can offer two opinions. First, the Bel Canto should blow away your current NAD as it did with mine with both Focal and Dyn... | |
| Black Gospel With Good Sound Naomi Shelton and the Gospel Queens on Daptone Records | |
| Favorite Bert Jansch solo CD As previously recommended Rosemary Lane | |
| At what volume do you typically listen? My unit is supposed to adjust volume in db and using a spl meter in conjunction with my volume control it appears reasonably accurate within +/- 1db. Based on that my early morning listening ranges from 60 to 66 db, 69 to 75 db as my mid-volume 78... | |
| Muddy Waters' All excellent versions of an absolute classic blues albums and one of my all time favorites. I enjoy my MFSL CD version. | |
| How old is too old? Was it 'old' Abe Lincoln that said "It is not about the years in your life but the life in your years" | |
| Allen Toussaint album: The Bright Mississippi Certainly one of the top ten albums of that year for me. | |
| Audio Fidelity Gold CDs Steve Hoffman has mastered a good portion of the AF titles (along with having done many of the old DCC releases). I trust his work along with Kevin Gray and Shawn Bissell as much as anyone in remastering classic albums titles today. |