rhanson739
Responses from rhanson739
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD I'm likely not the only one just dyin' to hear the results of the ODSE vs DS.Pins and needles... Like a long, good movie, you just want to know how it ends! | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD Matt, I second Erikminer's interest in the DS. I just got mine in 48 hours ago, but I'm not gonna tell you what I think. ;) | |
| Best bang for the buck upgrade path for Mac Mini Well, there are a couple of things you could consider.If you have another Mac in the house with a CD drive, you could simply connect your external HDD to that one for ripping. In my case, I run a headless Mac Mini (without a CD drive) for the ster... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD Matt,You wrote, "I may try running it direct to amp if I decide to keep it, otherwise I will do the entire audition running it through my Criterion..."From what I've read, I *strongly* recommend that you try running the DS direct to amp before mak... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD Matt, I've been lurking on this thread, but thought I'd chime in to show my (our) appreciation for your efforts.Like you, I'm primarily interested in Redbook playback. You currently have one of the DACs that I'm considering, so I'm looking forward... | |
| PS Audio Direct Stream Ozzy, not so on that. I use I2S from my Empirical Audio Off Ramp 5 into the PWD II I2S input. | |
| Speakers Distance from Wall Sounds a lot like my room, a study in compromises.I used to have a pair of Mirage M7si speakers. Liked them well enough, but then fell into a pair of legacy Magnepan 2.2/R, then upgraded those to Magnepan 3.7, which I'm running now.Both of the Mag... | |
| Lightning Strike - Immediate and Delayed Effects We have dicey juice where I live, and thunderstorms only add to the problem. I'm plugging my amp into a Shunyata Triton, with no discernible effect on sound. My level of comfort doing that is ten-fold over going straight to the wall. Still, when s... | |
| Your last concert was to see who and when? Joe Bonamassa in Fayetteville, about 6 months ago. We rarely go to concerts, but had to see this guy live. Tremendous show. | |
| Best music server for the money Dmarkov, Actually, I'm not sure. The drive went inside a standard OWC (Other World Computing) case. It was provided as part of an upgrade of my Mac Mini by Mojo Audio.I'd recommend dropping a line to Benjamin at Mojo to ask him more about the driv... | |
| Why do ITunes and Pure Music not see each other? What is the exact pathology seen when PM "cannot find them?" An error message? Continuing to the next track?I don't have that problem, although PM can introduce some quirks at times. If you have protected files, PM chokes on those and stalls, as i... | |
| Need to consider a new pair of ICs +1 on Soix's question: As an owner of the PS Audio PWD MKII, I'd *love* to hear your choice for a new DAC... before I pop on a Directstream. | |
| Need computer audio advice. You can get external hard drives from Other World Computing (OWC, or macsales.com) for a good price. I get most of my Mac aftermarket stuff there.I run a Mac Mini modified by Mojo Audio. As part of the upgrade package, I moved from a 2TB OWC exter... | |
| Best music server for the money I have an AV drive feeding my Mac (Mojo) Mini. It's completely quiet, much quieter than a standard HDD external. | |
| What music do you use to assess your system? Ptss brings up a good suggestion. Try California Guitar Trio. |