rbstehno
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| Why aren't there any used Jolida JD9 on the market I purchased a new modified version from jolida and it is much better than the stock unit. | |
| I-tunes download sample rate? I use max or xld and this produces a much better rip over straight iTunes. Also, I used to rip in 24 bit but lately using 32 bit. The files are larger but who cares, disk is cheap. I have 2000 CDs ripped using iTunes with audirvana plus. This extr... | |
| Dump Your 401K, Invest in records Our hobby pieces are not an investment. Most of these pieces drop in price the minute you buy them, and that goes for vinyl records. You might have a couple pressings that are classics but the other 99.99% will be worth .10 on the dollar. I still ... | |
| Separates w/internal phono vs Integrated + phono I just did this. Went from using a Classe cp-60 with internal phonoboard and ca-200 amp and went to a tube integrated with an external tube phono preamp. The internal phono card in the classe preamp was expensive and just so so compared to externa... | |
| Soundstring GEN 2 speaker cable.Anyone using them? i use all soundstring cables in my system. i just made some changes and have 2 pairs of soundstring 3ft IC's for sale: 1 pair with rca and 1 pair balanced. | |
| Do expensive cables/wires REALLY make a difference All cables will sound different, not necessarily better. If the cables don't have any impact then this isn't your weakest link. What the buyer has to decide is if the difference in sound worth the price. I have owned Porsches in the past and you w... | |
| Airport Extreme to DAC need to get an apple tv. | |
| Mac Mini 2011 with Lion or 2010 with Snow Leopard from what i hear is that the newer 2011 mac mini produces less jitter than prior models. if this is true, this is incentive alone to make the witch. also, you don't need to buy an external cd/dvd drive, you can use remote disk to share a device fr... | |
| iMac + what DAC to exceed my Rotel CD player? IMO, save your money and get a really good dac like the Wyred-4-sound dac1 or dac2. in the long run, you will actually be saving money. i did exactly what you are going, starting small then moving up. a nice cheaper dac is a cal sigma or alpha dac... | |
| How Many Audiophiles Have Do You Know? i have met quite a few actually. for example, last week in vienna traveling with co-workers from different parts of the states, somebody heard i was into audio and introduced themselves. when i moved to the atlanta area, i did a google search and ... | |
| Affordable "audiophile" network player? mac mini running pure music. can't beat it. why buy a squeezebox when you need a computer anyway, doesn't make sense. get a used intel based 1.66 or 1.8 ghz mac mini at the minimum and max out the memory. you can run snow leopard on it. you can ge... | |
| Mac Mini 2011 with Lion or 2010 with Snow Leopard why not just use lion | |
| Upgrade my CD player or buy a DAC? the benchmark was way too cool sounding to me, almost fatiguing. i have a music hall in second system that has an upgraded tube and i prefer that over the benchmark. the wyred 4 sound dacs are much better sounding that both these units IMO. i thou... | |
| Upgrade my CD player or buy a DAC? i would suggest to save your money until you can get the wyred 4 sound dac1 or dac2. it all depends if you want to upgrade to something much better in the future (and lose money on a cheaper purchase) or buy something top notch and grow into it wi... | |
| New to computer audio and simple question.... i have used: apple airport express, apple tv with disk, and apple tv without a disk. you can't go wrong with the apple airport express for music only. pick 1 up from crqaigslist for $50, just make sure it is 'N' capable which is the latest 802.11 ... |