rbstehno

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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. 
Moving from CD Player to MAC Book Pro Music Server
don't rely on a raid type of system to be fool proof. you still need to have a separate disk outside of your local/nas setup to be fault tolerant. i have been in the computer industry for over 30 years from mainframes down to pc's. even the compan... 
Controlling iTunes on a MacMini from a MacBook
screen sharing is just OK for this function, but i don't think you would like it after a while. i use my iphone to control my itunes and I get all the functionality of itunes. i would recommend looking on craigslist for a used ipod touch, setup a ... 
Urgent - Totem speakers for Krell
i have had many different totem speakers and still have the mani 2's, and the totem in-walls for my den. IMO, the mani 2's sound better than the prior version winds, and are much better than the forest and hawks if you have the right front end equ... 
Apple TV music server question
jsmonroe - i do use the remote app. but what i would like to see is what is displayed on the tv displayed on my iphone instead. for example, i have boxee installed and i would like the app screen to show all the apps available on my iphone. same g... 
Montana ESP2 vs Nola Viper 2a
how much are you selling the nolas for? 
Montana ESP2 vs Nola Viper 2a
what don't/didn't you like about the nolas? i have heard the big nolas and they sounded very nice.thanks 
Remote Control of Itunes
you can also just share multiple itunes from each itunes screen. just turn on sharing and look for other itunes and you will get icons for each itunes it finds. plus you can screen share. i import into my local itunes. then i screen share the itun... 
Apple TV music server question
how do you like your digital lens? i use other jitter devices myself before an external dac. this solution sounds every bit as good or better than my dedicated classe cd player. 
Apple TV music server question
i use my apple tv's (along with airport express units) as distribution points for my mac server to stream music throughout the house. there is a difference though. from my iphone, i connect to the server and then tell the server to use the apple t... 
Best Used Speaker Under $4,000 w/ Respectable Lows
if you have a nice amp in the 200 watt area, try the totem mani 2's. 
Moving from CD Player to MAC Book Pro Music Server
you can get 4GB of ram for $30-$100 from fry's. all my macs have at least 4GB and it will make your applications run better if you have many apps executing at once. Drobo is a nice unit but a little pricey. Always backup to a separate drive from w... 
Thoughts on Snow Leopard and USB to DAC audio
upgraded all my macs to snow leopard on friday. some nice features. it is designed to make the latest macs perform faster. safari 4 has a new interface. expose is nice. make sure your apps have an update for snow leopard before updating. i had to ...