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| Looking for an XLR to XLR IC to add warmth i am selling my IXOS Ixotica IC's with xlr. i have 4 pairs. cost $800, i will sell them for $150 each pair. they are very nice. | |
| airport express questions going to mp3, the bits are lost. compare file sizes. there is a reason why people use mp3 on ipod's because of the storage savings. also, it really doesn't matter what the AE uses to compress or manipulate the data from itunes, when it comes out o... | |
| airport express questions you can't add bits of information that wasn't there in the beginning. if you send 8 bits of info to an airport express, even after all of the codec manipulation, you will get 8 bits of useful information after the AE. sure you might get 24 bits af... | |
| ProAc vs Totem vs Usher, please comment i just got a pair of x-719's and they sound very good. i have them in my audio room with classe equipment right now waiting for stands to put in my family room. they disappear, are smooth, good bass, and fill the room with ease. it is a 13.5' x 24... | |
| airport express questions if something starts as mp3, it will end up as mp3. the codec that the AE uses won't add bits to the file to make it anything else. thats like saying compress a picture of 3Mb over the network, then have the codec on the other end create a 12Mb pic... | |
| Question about a music server i don't hook up my mac music server directly to my audio equipment, even if it is 2 feet away. i never use USB, always coax into the dac, toslink glass into a jitter device from airport express or apple tv's, even if the dac handles jitter i use a... | |
| 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... |