realremo
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| Is preamp remote volume a deal breaker for you? A remote was a deal-killer for me when I was on the hunt for a pre-amp. I had to have one. My listening sessions are 2-3 hours long and I am behind a laptop for the duration. I don't want to get up constantly to adjust volume and change CDs. I als... | |
| Need DAC suggestion Incidentally, the Bifrost looks really nice. The Furutech does not have digital coax inputs, I would be unable to connect my Denon changer. | |
| Need DAC suggestion SQ Touch users - how is the use-ability of this unit? I know it has to be cabled to a DAC or pre-amp, but it has a remote, so you can still control track selection that way, but the screen is kinda small. Do you have really long inter-connects, an... | |
| Preamp repeatedly blows fuses I had the same experience in my Rotel 2-channel amplifier. It blew some rail fuses and I had it in to ListenUp for repair. The service tech called me and said he went through and tightened down all the connections, replaced the fuses, etc.; said a... | |
| Need DAC suggestion I think the Music Hall 25.3 has digital coax inputs and USB 24/96 inputs - but its a little pricey. Could be I'm just wishing for features that don't exist at this price point. | |
| Need DAC suggestion Thanks guys. Devilboy, I was hoping to get a DAC that featured 24/96 USB input and a digital coax input, so I can connect my computer and my Denon changer. Trebejo, I did move my library off of my hard drive and onto an external drive some time ag... | |
| Apple TV vs Squeezebox touch I have been researching this, and it depends on your system. SB Touch advantages:it has an internal dac (not so big a deal when your DL-III is considered), you don't need a monitor, I've read that it has less jitter when used as a transport, it ha... | |
| What is the best compressed iTunes format? Magfan I am cornfused - if ALAC is lossless, why do I get different readings on different ALAC files for bitrate, when querying them in iTunes or in Windows Explorer? For example AIFF always shows 1411 kbps. But ALAC files are all over the place. ... | |
| Digital question... I beleive PCM is 2-channel in this case, Dolby is multi-channel. When Blu Ray players output their multi-channel soundtracks from the front-center-surround outputs on the back panel, that is a PCM signal, I think, but in this case I would think th... | |
| What is the best compressed iTunes format? All iPod's are not created equal. They use different DACs in different ones. The 5G, 30GB iPod video uses a Wofson DAC. The current models use a proprietary DAC that Apple developed themselves, I think. Its not Wolfson, I know that. There are also... | |
| Digital question... Kr4 has a great point here, you might be better served buying a discounted AVR, like a Yamaha, and using its DACs to decode the 5.1 signals, using it to mix-down to 2-channel, and then going out to your integrated for amp/pre. Lots of prime time s... | |
| dac or sacd? OK - I stand corrected RE: SACD multi-channel. Can we get the OP a recommendation on a SACD player that has digital inputs? 2 birds. 1 stone. I'd be interested to know as well. | |
| dac or sacd? *none* of the music I listen to is widely available on SACD. I've looked. So before diving in, do some research and see what's out there.Isn't SACD mixed into multiple channels, why not take advantage of the engineer's intent and play it the way i... | |
| great bookshelf speakers vs 12-18 k floor speakers Stick with the floor standers. If you want to experiment, try to audition the Totem Mani2 bookshelfs. They are amazingly full range for their size. People say bookshelf speakers image better, I haven't heard this. Could be I am listening to the wr... | |
| dac or sacd? SACD is only ubiquitous in the classical music realm. There are very few titles in other music genres. So if you're a classical guy, go SACD. Any SACD player will play CDs, so you are set there. BUT - to properly play SACD you need a decent multi-... |