reubent
Responses from reubent
| Multi-input, Volume controlable DAC? The Camelot Uther is a great sounding DAC. You could also try the Odeon AG for less money than the Uther or you could get an Odeon Lite for even less. If you want to go really inexpensive, you could get a Monarchy 18, 22 or 33. The volume control ... | |
| Do Audiophiles really like music? Ashra,Obviously music does not need audiophiles. Audiophiles are a very small portion of the music buying (live or recorded) public. Also, when recordings are engineered so poorly that they are not tolerable on a good sound system, the music produ... | |
| Do Audiophiles really like music? Tim,It's funny, the more I obsess over my system, the less I enjoy music. Honestly, I enjoy a lot of rock music more on my stock Ford car stereo than on my home rig. It's sad, but listening to some of the poorly recorded rock music that is produce... | |
| Effect of static on cd players A couple of years ago I touched my CD player and had a big electrostatic zap. The CD player's electronics were damaged to the point that I had to send it back to the manufacturer for a repair.I would suggest you try to discharge yourself before to... | |
| universal remote for hdtv home theater Well, a Harmony would probably work well (I own a Harmony 859), but they require a computer connection to the internet for configuration purposes. If your friend is a non computer user, he is going to be depending on you to configure it and downlo... | |
| CDP W/ Digital input Etep29,Reply back to this post once you get a chance to listen to the Quad. I'm curious to know what you think of it. I liked my CDP-mk I very much.Also, let us know if it works with your cable box. My cable box would not output PCM, so it did not... | |
| Diagonal room Setup.... Steve Deckert of Decware has a page on his web site talking about the benefits of a diagonal setup. Go to www.decware.com and then go to "my room" from the menu. Scroll down the page and you will find a link to "How to set up a room with no treatm... | |
| The importance of component location... Placing the amp between the speakers on a floor stand provides two potential sonic benefits.First, It decreases speaker cable length as previously mentioned. Also the short footed amp stands are very rigid helping to couple the amp to the floor.Se... | |
| CDP W/ Digital input Etep29,I've owned the Resolution Audio Opus 21, Quad CD-P and Musical Fidelity CD/Pre-24.The RA Opus 21 was the best sonically, but also the most expensive. The Quad 99 CD-P was very good and was easily the best value. I didn't care for the MF CD/... | |
| DAC with multiple inputs James,First verify that you cable box will output a digital signal that is compatable with an external DAC. Many won't output PCM. For instance, my last 2-3 STBs only output Dolby Digital. For music, it comes out as a Dolby Digital 2-0 signal, so ... | |
| Best speaker deals on Audiogon at the moment Steve,The speakers you mentioned are very different from each other. What are you looking for? What size is your room, what electronics do you plan to use, what kind of music do you favor? Will this be a 2-channel music only system or will it also... | |
| Need help finding thread and website Bander,Were they tube or solid state amps?Some designer/builder amps are:Welborne LabsGeorge WrightDecware Space Tech LabsChannel Islands AudioScott NixonAnd I'm sure there are many more. What kind of product was it? Tube amp, Solid state, Chip Am... | |
| DVD player with remote volume Jack, that is good to know. Does it work with the L&R analog outputs or all audio outputs (digital coax, toslink, multi-channel analog outputs)?Thanks,TIC | |
| Speaker Switching Box Suggestions You are most welcome!TIC | |
| DVD player with remote volume Jack,Does the Oppo have remote controlled variable volume control? I don't think so. I've never seen any reference to the Oppo having this feature.Jeff,I don't think there are many DVD players that have remote controlled variable volume. There wou... |