rbstehno

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Best Monitor Speaker?
totem rainmaker or totem model 1 
Totem Power - Model 1 Signatures
try a classe ca-200 amp and a classe cp-60 preamp. that is what i use for my totem mani 2's. another good pick would be a macintosh mc-252 with their 200 preamp. 
MAC Mini Digital Out cable?
i use a good quality toslink cable with a toslink-mini adapter. i don't use usb ports in my setups. all my jitter devices that i use after the server or remote devices like airport express, only use toslink, glass, coax, or aes. you can go to fry'... 
Oregon Audiophiles...
anybody else going to RMAF from the portland area? 
RMAF.....Meet & Greet
i'll be there 
audiophile music servers the latest products, info
how can anybody spend $6k to $20k for a music server that doesn't sound any better than a pc based server at 1/3 to 1/10 the cost? i have had a few people go the route that i have gone instead of purchasing the qsonix and sooloos systems. the only... 
Why Mac Mini Over Slim Systems Products?
if you use a mac or an airport express as a music server and you are going into a jitter device or an external dac, get a good quality toslink cable and then go out and buy the adapter that connects onto the cable to plug it into the mac. i purcha... 
Possible to convert Apple Lossless to WAV.?
why would somebody go the squeezebox route? there are other alternatives that work just like the squeezebox for much less $$$$. the 2 people i know that used squeezebox's sold them and 1 purchased the transporter and the other i set up a whole hou... 
Possible to convert Apple Lossless to WAV.?
i also have over 1000+ cd's ripped via apple lossless with no problems. 
Sending music to DAC wireless vs wired
steve - i did read your 2 articles but i stopped after reading this in 1 of the articles:"Turning to the Benchmark's sound via its USB connection, I auditioned it exclusively using a pair of Sennheiser HD650 headphones. Playing the 24-bit master f... 
Sending music to DAC wireless vs wired
audioengr: the best dacs do not use usb. i still checked and your dcs,esoteric, nagra, manley, the older audio research, levinson, classe (which i favor over the current benchmark) do not use usb. the new audio research dac is coming out with usb ... 
Sending music to DAC wireless vs wired
i have both wired and wireless hookups in my house. i have cat5e wire and use 802.11g wireless. the only issue i have had with the wireless connection is competing with another wireless device. i had to change the channel setting on my WAP and it ... 
iphone/itouch 2.0 software release
i'm using the VNC Lite program on my itouch to start itunes if i don't have it up already or if i want to access my mac remotely. if you want to listen to itunes in a remote part of the house and itunes isn't started, then the "remote" program on ... 
Is their any performance advantage
if you are not going to use an external dac and a jitter reduction device, you will not be happy using this kind of setup. 
audiophile music servers the latest products, info
get a mac mini, a jitter reduction device, toslink/aes/coax cables, and a very good dac and you might be surprised on what you hear. don't waste your time going straight from a computer into a dac or a preamp. you will not get the sound you are lo...