planckscale
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| Speakers For Reggae Music This is off topic, taking advantage of you dub lovers present here: does anyone here have the dub version of the UB40 song - Sufferin', which was mixed by Mikey Dread? It is about 8 minute long. Very hard to find.Thanks | |
| Best Male Singers of the 20th Century If I was to follow my subjectivity, then for me it is Franco Makiadi and Burning Spear (probably you have never heard of them - you shouldnÂt care either, they have not sold a million copy!However, if I was to be pragmatic and objective, then it ... | |
| Is an IPOD hi-fi? My bad! I guess I was taken by the enthusiasm and passion displayed by the respondents, and not realizing it was a discussion under "miscellaneous audio. I hope to "hear" from you all on the other critical audiophile forums. | |
| Is an IPOD hi-fi? As I read this post, I cannot help but feel sad that Ferrari, and the likes, are becoming a dying breed of this hobby. It blows my mind to witness an iPod becoming a subject of discussion in an audiophile forum. Ferrari, hung in there some of ... | |
| Which Jazz Albums are similar to Kind of Blue I have sampled the latest suggestions, and here is my rating (and already on my buying list): 1. Johnny Hodges: Johnny Hodges,Billy Strayhorn and the Orchestra2. Mal Waldron/Eric Dolphy: The Quest3. Miles Davis: "L'Ascenseur pour L'Echafaud"4. Son... | |
| Which Jazz Albums are similar to Kind of Blue Thank you guys for your suggestions. I have sampled all the music up to Cdelplato's post, and here is how I rank them (these are already on my Amazon wish list!)1. Gene Ammons: Boss Tenor 2. Cannonball Adderley: Somethin' Else3. Ben Webster: At th... | |
| Which Jazz Albums are similar to Kind of Blue Wow! Thanks guys for the responses. Celtic66, it is not the man, but the sound, especially the cut All Blues in the Kind of blue album. I would say the same with Brubecks take five, and hence, I am looking for similar sounds.I will checkout p... | |
| What to get freinds into on the cheap? My bad! | |
| What to get freinds into on the cheap? To make the post worthwhile, please let us know you suggested or got for your friend? | |
| DAC choice advice - hard-drive based system ...seeing pancake from planckscale? You have eating disorder tendencies :)That is a great suggestion. It may be what I have been looking for. Let me see how I can add the circuitry to my Aurum preamp. | |
| What format are most people using, and why? dawnrazor-age, Wow! Your setup is amazing. Your experience on the internal soundcard is very encouraging. The other option I have been contemplating is using a DAC with a USB input and volume control (PC ->DAC ->Amp), which eliminates the ne... | |
| DAC choice advice - hard-drive based system sixstringslinger, what DAC did you end up with?I went trough this post before realizing the Benchmark DAC-1 was suggested and emphasized by one person only. I hope you did not overlook other choices.Am also on the market for are DAC | |
| Sunfire Signature or Aragon 8008BB to power SL3? I ended up with the 8008BB. It is sound much much better than my ex-Onkyo (for obvious reasons :). I also bought the Aragon Aurum preamp, hoping for a synergy. Thanks | |
| What format are most people using, and why? Hi dawnrazor-age, is the "Pass x-150" an amp or a pre-amp. If it's an amp, then you must be using the computer for volume control - what media player software are you using? I prefer this kind of setup due to fewer components in the chain. The spe... | |
| What format are most people using, and why? I see that you are using the Lynx 2. Have you tried to connect the soundcard direct to your pre-amp (or amplifier) using the card's balanced cables? If so, how did it sound like?I want to get the same card and use its analog outputs. I wonder if t... |