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| airport express questions the airport express will receive any type of file that you ship it. you can use itunes or airfoil for xm/sirius radio. if you want a better connection, get a glass toslink cable. big difference over a plastic toslink. i go from the airport express... | |
| Integrated Jolida, Xindak, Doge, MF i have a couple jolida integrated amps and they are very nice sounding. i use the 1301 and 1701 hybrid jolida's with some tube rolling. The 502 is a very nice amp. another couple of integrated amps to audition are: prima luna, mcintosh "MA" series... | |
| ProAc vs Totem vs Usher, please comment ryder - every B&W speaker i have listened to (except the cdmt with classe equipment) sounded bright/thin compared to other top brands including totems. I have heard that is why B&W partnered up with classe to take some of that zing away. i... | |
| Bryston BDA-1 DAC, any thoughts? i thought the music hall 25.2 dac was much better than the benchmark dac after changing the tube inside the 25.2. also, you have a choice of either solid state or tube output on the 25.2. | |
| ProAc vs Totem vs Usher, please comment ryder - totem speakers are anything but bright. you must have been driving them with not very good electronics. i have owned/currently own 5 different pairs of totem speakers (from the arros, model 1's, in-wall taw, and a couple of pairs of mani 2... | |
| Oregon Audiophiles... i would also attend this event. i'm also near beaverton. how about meeting in the middle like somewhere near downtown or there is a mcmenamins on broadway in ne portland. it has long tables to seat up to 20 and a room in the back to play pool. nig... | |
| CES 2010 and THE SHOW not impressed with THE SHOW this year. too small of a turnout for vendors. there were some nice sounding rooms at the venetian. IMO, some of the better sounding rooms came from the less known/smaller scale/fairly inexpensive vendors. | |
| Grant Fidelity PC-1.5 Perforance power cable ??? another flavor of the month response from a dealer. yawn.......hifisoundguy asked a valid question and if you can't give him any good response, then don't respond at all. | |
| Monarchy 24/96 DIP and DacMagic? the monarchy unit is more than just an upsampler, it is a jitter remover also. i use these jitter devices between the source and the external dac in every 1 of my systems with a big improvement in sound. i would try the monarchy dip before your da... | |
| Is sooloos worth the money? i think the sooloos unit is way over priced and doesn't sound that good compared to a decent computer/jitter device/external dac setup. as for the interface, except for the touch screen, it doesn't offer as much as itunes release 9 IMO. also, the ... | |
| Help with Totems i auditioned the staff speakers in my house using my equipment while i was debating on the arros. i liked the arros better. all that i remember is that the staff were not exciting compared to the arros and compared to the model 1's that i had in a... | |
| Help with Totems i have owned the arros, model 1's, totem taw in-walls, and multiple pairs of mani 2's. the arros are an amazing speaker. for a smaller room and located in the right spot, they produce amazing bass for such a small speaker. i would own the arros ov... | |
| Which receiver for Totem Hawks and rainmaker ? also, i think you are moving up to the totems not down (unless you have the 9's or 20's), everything else IMO this is a move up. i would keep the separates for the totems. i had a $3000 receiver with 140 watts and trying to drive my totems (model ... | |
| Anyone spent time with the Totem Wind? mordante - i wouldn't say that at all. if a speaker has a tilted up tweeter or a booming bass, those are usually turnoffs. IMO, it is the midrange, soundstage, the little things you haven't heard before, and the disappearing act that most great sp... | |
| Anyone spent time with the Totem Wind? i thought about going to the winds from my mani 2's until i heard them being demonstrated by vince. this was a few years ago now. they sounded very nice but i kept my mani 2's. |