rbstehno
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| USB DAC better than optical? buy a jitter device hat goes between the mac and krell. i use them in every system i have. also, the krell might not have a quality dac inside it. before going to a streamer or vdac, and since you have a krell, i would suggest a good tube based da... | |
| Computer Do Over if your files are on another mac, just link to the mac, present the hd on the imac, and start copying. to start this, go to GO, then Connect to Server from the menu bar. type in your ip addr of the mac you want to attach. if you don't know it, the... | |
| Looking for new speakers i agree, it is a matter of taste. i also agree with you that weight doesn't make a speaker great. what i was trying to say the build quality of all the usher's i have heard and have read about is excellent, as is the sound.enjoy your new speakers. | |
| Computer Do Over gmood1 - i think a mac mini would be a good media server, not just a music server. like i said earlier, i don't want my computer in the same room as my audio or video. so in this case, i am not going to go out of the mac/pc straight into a preamp/... | |
| Looking for new speakers before you buy your speakers, you should go out and listen to the usher's. i have multiple usher pairs of speakers from the x-719 to the larger floor standers. the smaller x-719's don't crap out in the 40's, far from it. the x-719's weigh 10 lbs m... | |
| Computer Do Over gmood1 - if you are going to compare machines, you need to compare all of the machine, not just the cases. the pc's you listed are baby machines: small ram, slow processors, and i didn't see any cd/dvd drives included. compare that to the mini tha... | |
| Computer Do Over there are a couple of things you need to think about if you are going to use this in your audio listening room (which i wouldn't do btw). dells, laptops, towers, etc... most of them have fans that can get noisy. the mac mini is quiet. how about fo... | |
| Computer Do Over is there any other choice? mac all the way. for a server, get a mac mini. once you have the system up and running, you don't need a keyboard or monitor. you can use another mac to control the mini. plus, if you have a iphone/ipod touch/or will be ... | |
| Controlling iTunes on a MacMini from a MacBook you really don't need timbuktu any longer with screen sharing. there are a few issues to think about if you use your mac mini as a server away from your work area/den. when you want to sync up you iphone/ipod/touch for itunes, you can't unless you... | |
| Benchmark DAC1 vs CAL Sigma transnova - both outputs are active. you can switch your preamp inputs to see which sounds better. i like the tube sound with the better tube installed. probably will be replacing the opamps in the near future.also, i also use jitter devices befor... | |
| Benchmark DAC1 vs CAL Sigma i used to own a sigma dac and i thought it sounded more to the warm side than having any shrillness to it. back then, i used a sony dvp9000es with it (the sony is a little bright on its own) and the sigma made it very enjoyable to listen. i though... | |
| Looking for new speakers the totem or joseph audio products are very good. depending on price, i auditioned many speakers and moved from my totem mani 2's to a large pair of usher speakers. very very nice. if you like the forest (2 way), listen to the usher cp-6311 floors... | |
| Anyone spent time with the Totem Wind? johnnyb53 - i wouldn't say that it is better to put speakers on a long wall vs a short wall. it depends on a lot of things. i have had totem mani 2's for many years and i preferred these on the short walls with the speakers pointing straight ahead... | |
| totem staff or model one signature no comparison, model 1. | |
| Van Halen or Van Hagar i just heard a van halen marathon on the radio yesterday. they played many old cuts with roth and played the same amount of cuts with sammy hagar. the old van halen tunes are pretty poppish/bubble gum type whereas the newer sammy hagar/van halen s... |