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| Personal CD player evolution An update:1988 some basic Phillips CDP1994 Harman Kardon HK75251998 Rega Planet Original 2004 Linn Classik2004 Linn Genki2004 Unison Unico CDP 2005 went back to Planet after being disappoinment by the Genki and Unico2005 Audio Aero Prima MK II (th... | |
| When you go from USB to a DAC is it always SPDIF? What other type of connection are you looking for? Toslink? Balanced? I2S? Most USB converters go to SPDIF, because it is the standard connection for digital. Also, some like the EMU0404USB card offers a USB to SPDIF, Balanced and optical Toslink ... | |
| Need USB conversion for DAC Check the HagUSB or Empirical Audio Offramp for conversion from USB to SPDIF.Check the archives here and on Computer Asylum for more info. | |
| New VPI I don't know. All the VPI motors I touched have always vibrated significantly (maybe this is better for the flywheel version?). If that is the case I would rather not have the motor drive in direct contact with the platter. VPI AND Teres are final... | |
| DAC Recommendations Even the Lacie Porsche 500GB Drive can now be had for $120. Hard Drive prices have been dropping fast. | |
| DAC Recommendations Lite DAC AH, it was okay, not great. But it won't decode 2 channel info from DVD'sI agree that is pretty strange. Are your sure the DVD player was set to output 16/44.1 on the digital out? Some DVD players switch to 24/96 output when playing two c... | |
| DAC Recommendations Maybe "bright" wasn't the correct term. At louder levels and with more complex music, everything gets congested and a little hard to listen to. This definitely did not happen with the TacT in the system.I did not notice this with the latest DAC1 U... | |
| DAC Recommendations Benchmark DAC-1, too bright/harsh for meI can't say the latest DAC1 USB is harsh or bright, even compared to a Wavelength Brick.Otherwise a Lavry DA10 might do. | |
| Moving away from tubes. Is this a good idea? To answer your questions:Moving away from tubes. Is this a good idea?No.Have you ever seen my sister? No. | |
| Info on Mission 750 special edition Here is a not so great review of the 750LE:TNT ReviewI personally preferred the older Mission 751, which were quite unique. Mission made their comback withe earlier 751 series only to dissappear again into mass market speakers. A good company with... | |
| Tube CD Players other than Jolida I second the Audio Aero Prima - IMO the best CDP I heard so far below 3-4K. Excellent resolution, very realistic portrayal of instruments. Piano is reproduced with natural decays and resonances. My only complaint about the Prima is that the bass c... | |
| Best Used SET tube amp. under $1000 I second the Fi X (preferably with Magnequest transformers. Alternatively, the Bottlehead Paramour monos with Foreplay pre would be an excellent choice as well. | |
| Which Cables for SET Amp I have used both Audience Cables (Au24 and Conductor) as well as Anticables with my Fi Super X 2A3 amp and Cain Abby speakers. The Anticables are well worth experimenting with - my nly complaint is that they do change sound dramatically depending ... | |
| Which Cables for SET Amp A few cables to consider:- Cardas SE15 (specifically made for SE amps)- Speltz Anticables- Audience Conductor and Au24- Auditorium 23 - 47 Labs cablesI personally use the Audience Conductor in my system and prefered them to the Au24 and the Speltz... | |
| $1000 maximum digital purchase coming up Transport, for now, will be either a Sony NS500V DVD/SACD player or an Oppo 970 (I own both).In that case I would recommend a new DAC. You have the choice of using your DVD players as transport now and later switch to a PC based system which is th... |