objective1

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Apple TV vs. Apple Mini
FWIW... i have an appletv and a mac mini... the appletv has sat idle since a week after i got the mini. The usb digital out on the mini has noticeably nicer sound 'fuller less digital' than i got from the opyical out on the Apple TV. The mini also... 
Anyone creating System wiring diagrams with VISIO
boxes and lines.... :-)maybe i missed what you are really talking about...did this when i built out my theater room to make sure i ordered all the cables i needed. 
Any ideas on the Bryston BDA-1 DAC
might want to include the Ayre on your short list in that range... 
Stylus Evaluation
i know this isn't exactly what you wanted.. but...I had the same issue to work through and just stopped by a local jewelry (diamond) store on an off hour. I asked them nicely (and offered the obvious no thanx as an acceptable response) if i could ... 
Need help finding atypical integrated amp
Sorry my bad usb dac OR phono... 
Need help finding atypical integrated amp
Bel Canto S300iu except like others are pointing out no toslink, but USB dac instead. it also has a phono module option according to the user manual. 
BAT Solid State Amplifiers
I purchased a VK250SE to replace a Plinius SA 250 MKIV, and before that a Levinson 334. I'm driving that with a krell HTS7.1 and a Krell DVD standard or VPI Aries /koestsu black combo. Speakers are martin logan ReQuests.I would say that the BAT pr... 
Who has the oldest bottle of Stylast?
Stylast from 1980 and discwasher fluid from 1977 :-)great vintage... nutty tones with a slight fruity finish 
Choosing the right Toslink cable
vanden hul - it's actually glass, appears to perform well...and it's actually affordable. In my system between my {mac mini or Aopen mini pc} and my dac 3.. i couldn't hear a difference between it and USB. I had to upgrade to the Bel Canto USB lin... 
Just got an iTouch...
a little more ditto... with the thought that EAC and some other ripping solutions allow you to rip two versions at the same time. You could then save the .wavs and ALAC encoded files, or rip as ALAC or FLAC and also 320kbps or even 192. It adds a ... 
Mac Mini - Bel Canto DAC3 - best cabling option
I'll prefice the response with my experience is with a minipc. It is virtually identical to the mac mini with the exception that it is a pc. I used the van den hul cable to my dac 3. It is a glass cable.I recently purchased the 24/96 usb link from... 
Auditioning gear for purchase.. not in town
you should checkout some dealers that work online with money back guarantees on stuff. ...and not full retail prices.. Todd the Vinyl Junkie is one of them. I've both purchased and kept as well as purchased and returned from him. He provides reaso... 
Well recorded records ... what are your picks?
Sit ---Which Toots Thielmans "Live"i found Live Takeslive in FranceLive in NetherlandsLive in New Orleans,,,abd there were a few others with the word Live in the title... I have to admit ..so far just listening to the samples i like most of these.... 
Looking to replace my broken dwin tv 3
budget? do you require digital input to the projector? 
Who is that incredible jazz bass girl?
checked her out.. pretty cool.. i'm really glad for posts like this.. found Black keys this way last week :-)