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Totem Speakers on Levinson gear??
i have never heard these components with totem, but i have heard them with other fine speakers with excellent results. they should match up well with the totems. i have used classe and mcintosh components with the different totem speakers i've had... 
Audio Quality on Digital Out on Mac Mini
look for the ipod mini jack to optical cable. you can buy a complete monster kit with a few cables or just get the mini/optical cable at your local mac store 
Audio Quality on Digital Out on Mac Mini
there are other threads that discuss this. i also use a mini as a music server with airport express units in different parts of the house. i use the toslink cable to a jitter reducer/remover device then to an external dac then to my integrated amp... 
preamp for classe ca200
i used the classe 47.5 in the past but moved up to the cp-60 with internal phono and external power supply. big step up in sound quality with more options 
preamp for classe ca200
i used the classe 47.5 in the past but moved up to the cp-60 with internal phono and external power supply. big step up in sound quality with more options 
Best Way to Connect Audio Server to AVP2?
i use the audio alchemy dti device to remove jitter and i go from the dti to my external dac by digital coax cable 
Totem Arro review in TAS???
they are great little speakers. owned a pair for a couple of years before moving up to the model 1's then the mani's 
Apple TV vs. Mini vs, Sonos
i wouldn't use time capsule for whole house repository unless you partition the disk so you will not run out of space. time machine will always use all the disk that you give it. my hard drive that i use for time machine filled up over a month ago... 
Apple TV vs. Mini vs, Sonos
you don't need a display with a mac mini and airport express. you can use an iphone or itouch to remote control a mini running itunes. sonos doesn't give you the flexibility that a mini/airport express gives you and sonos cost more. 
Apple TV vs. Mini vs, Sonos
you can use front row with your apple tv. if all you want is music, just use an airport express or if you want more control, use a used mac mini at each location that shares your common itunes library. if you use airport express units and want to ... 
Apple TV vs. Mini vs, Sonos
check out the other threads on this site about using macs as a media server. there are some lengthy discussions. 
Music Server vs. PC vs. Transport vs. ?
Hdomke - there are differences in wireless networks. 802.11a is actually better for streaming data because of its 5ghz freq range rather than 802.11g. your 802.11n router has to communicate with your airport express at 54mb, which is 802.11g speed... 
Music Server vs. PC vs. Transport vs. ?
1. get the best dac you can afford. i use a non-usb dac. if this is for your critical listening room instead of just background music, i would look at dacs from : audio research, mark levinson, classe, bel canto, and there are others.2. do some ex... 
Computer music server PC or Apple????
hi steve, i wouldn't say that just because its 24 bit that it will be better than the 16 or 20 bit dacs. when i did evals of dacs around 2 years ago, i liked the 20 bit dacs more than the 24 bit ones. i evaluated a few 24bit and a few 20 bit and e... 
Computer music server PC or Apple????
i just read the review in stereophile on the new benchmark dac with usb. the reviewer also used a mac mini as a transport and compared the newer dac to the older benchmark dac without usb (also to a bel canto). he stated that he liked the sound of...