peter_s
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| Where should I start for computer audio?? USB out to USB/SPDIF converter (Hagtech, Empirical Audio) to the DAC of your choice: Benchmark, BelCanto. Or just use a USB DAC such as the Brick or Apogee, directly from your computer. Dedicate one of your Macs to audio, get yourself a big hard d... | |
| Best amp s for Quad 988 please? Ed, I have tried ARC VT100ii's, Bruce Moore Stereo 70, Berning ZH270's, Cary SLM-100's, Quicksilver Triodes, EAR 509ii's, Odyssee Stratos Dual Mono, and Cary SLM-70 monoblocks modified to function in triode mode and with Jensen oil filled capacito... | |
| Joni Mitchell Blue - Wow help me Agoners I have two LP pressings, not sure which ones they are as I'm currently away from home. But based on these two LP's, I would have to say that while Blue is a great work of artistry, it just isn't that well recorded. I hope that's not the case in re... | |
| Record LP's on to Laptop While you could record directly to the sound card in your laptop, it is not recommended. The audio quality will not suffice. There are several good A/D converters that would plug in to your tape out and go right to your computer. One highly rated ... | |
| Weird Setup - Will it Work? I spoke to Joe Abrams (Portal) and he confirmed that the Panache can easily drive 2 sets of speakers with the way it handles low impedence. She could put a Radio shack volume control in line to the kitchen speakers, keep it out of the Living Room ... | |
| Anyone going to CES/THE? See you guys there! Looking forward to it. Make sure you where your inconspicuous Audiogon propellor hats so we can ID each other! | |
| Best speakers of the group? Your opinions please I've heard the Avalon Eidolon and Eidolon Diamond, the Wilson Watt Puppy 7 (with Lamm 18w triodes) and the Talon Firebird. I really thought there was a significant difference b/t the Eidolon and the Eidolon Diamond, and the Diamond was my favorite... | |
| Making Your Own 2D Diffusors Nsgarch - I'm not sure that the foam is meant to be absorptive due to open pores. RPG paints its diffusors, and I would imagine that this clogs up the pores. RPG does state that "the solid expanded polystyrene core of the skyline provides useful l... | |
| Best CDP w/ headphone jack for under $1,000 Dred is correct about the Jolida. The headphones are run through an op amp, not through the tube circuit. It's still a really great CDP, but for the best quality sound you'd need to buy an external headphone amp. | |
| Best CDP w/ headphone jack for under $1,000 Try the Jolida JD-100. You can get one used for around 600-700, it has a headphone jack, and you can add a headamp at any time with its two outputs. Buying one new, from the right source, isn't much more expensive. | |
| What headphone amp to buy-Sennheiser HD 600? Wow, given so many opinions it sounds like alot is left to personal taste or not alot of comparative listening. You may have to do the comparitive listening yourself, or go to the headfi.com forum and see what the total headphone geeks say! | |
| Retrofit remote volume to integrated tube? A few good options for adding a remote are available from diycables.com. You can use a DACT stepped attenuator with a motor provided by Bent Audio or you can use a motorized Alps pot. The first is about $400 whereas the second is about $100, and a... | |
| Great Zimbabe musician Oh Yeah! I agree, and that is a great album too. I've long been a fan of Zimbabwe music, with bands like Thomas Mapfumo (an important originator of the more modern style and key person in the battle for liberation), the Boyoyo Boys, etc. But Olive... | |
| What headphone amp to buy-Sennheiser HD 600? I had the Sens 600 and sold them to buy the Sony/Berning combo. The Sony/Berning combo is quite good, very lively and dynamic. Later I heard the Sens with a Cardas cord and the Gilmore amp I mentioned and it was great too - more neutral than the S... | |
| BEL 1001 amps. Specs and ordering I just want to say that I've head a Mk II and I was very impressed, in stereo, with the BEL cables. It was a simple system: Vandersteen 2a's and and Audible Illusions Modulus 2, but is sounded damn nice! |