rlwainwright
Responses from rlwainwright
| noob DAC question Every Bluray player I've seen can also play CDs and DVDs, so a Bluray player is a nice way to consolidate all of your shiny disc playback into one machine.And if you can afford to get something like the Oppo BDP-103 ($499 new, $375+ used) you can ... | |
| Add DAC or mod player? I'd buy the DAC and use the Arcam as a transport. DACs have really improved in the last couple of years...-RW- | |
| Have you guys heard about the Casablanca IV ? And they will rule the roost until Emotiva releases their XMC-1 ($1999) with Dirac. Scheduled release is Feb. 2014...-RW- | |
| Amp upgrade for Revel M20 speakers The Revels are medium-low efficiency (87 db) speakers with a 6 ohm nominal impedance that drops to 4 ohms at some frequencies. They would most likely perform best with a 100+ watts/channel amp and would really shine with 200-250 watts/ch.Emotiva m... | |
| 32 Feet USB : sound degradation issues, what next? The link posted by HeyImDerrick is a good one, look at the 33 foot *active* USB cable that is found there. It will supposedly boost the signal for you over that long run. And you're only risking $8.30 to see if it works.If it doesn't, you'll need ... | |
| New Speakers/Amps Dweller nailed it, try to stick closely to his recommendations - they will result in a *very* good sounding system... | |
| Help: WPC for my speakers Imaging and pinpoint accuracy are more influenced by speaker positioning and room setup/interaction. You need to spend some serious time in experimenting with the placement of your speakers and with mitigating early reflections, etc...-RW- | |
| Inexpensive wall mount speakers It's hard to make recommendations since you do not specify what are the dimensions of your current wall-mounts. Nonetheless, the Gallo Stradas are exceptionally good speakers with a very small footprint. I doubt you'll find a smaller speaker that ... | |
| choose a DAC to complete my system OnHwy61 is absolutely spot-on, your speaker placement is your real problem. That and the multitude of hard, reflecting surfaces in your room. You should not spend another dime on gear until you get your speakers/room tamed...-RW- | |
| Recapturing the JBL L100 Century Drubin, I reckon I've been laid in excess of 4,000 times in my life - I think I've done okay... -RW- | |
| Best bargain find ever ? I "hear" ya on the Ohms!! I purchased a brand new pair of Ohm Walsh 2s with match grain oak cabinets - the salesman's price was $199 directly from the Ohm factory. I owned and loved those speakers for the next 10 years...However, the B&O MMC-1... | |
| The best speaker you ever heard? I was 17 years old and wandered into the local Audio Associates in Bethesda, MD. The salesman was quite kind to this scruffy kid and allowed me to demo the JBL L-65 Jubals - WOW, WOW, WOW - "Angel trumpets and devil trombones" to quote my favorite... | |
| D-SONIC SOA Class-D Core Amps. The best Class-D ? "Zen still hasn't recovered from his full frontal lobotomy."And I'm certain that ALL of us would prefer a "bottle in front of me to a frontal lobotomy..."Apologies to Tom Waits and/or Dorothy Parker... -RW- | |
| Weiss is so underrated This statement by you is very telling: " But then I got that typical audiophile itch and given that this DAC was the lowest priced component in my system, I thought that it was time for me to focus on a new DAC."Soooo, you based your satisfaction ... | |
| Recapturing the JBL L100 Century I was fortunate back in the 70s, had a decent job. This allowed me to buy a pair of brand new JBL L-65 Jubals, MUCH better speakers than the L-100s. I drove those with a Marantz 2270 receiver and had a Dual 1249 turntable with a Shure V-15 Type IV... |