rlwainwright
Responses from rlwainwright
| Oppo 105 or DAC Sell the ERC-2 and replace it with the Oppo 105. It will sound at least as good on CDs + it plays back many more formats (SACD, DVD-Audio, Bluray, etc., etc.) and it operates as a stand-alone DAC for use with your Mac. Net cost to you will be well... | |
| advice pls - upgrading a rotel rsp1066 processor Emotiva UMC-200. As long as you don't need legacy video inputs (component, composite) or analog audio inputs this would seem to be a wise choice. $599 with a 5-year warranty...-RW- | |
| Sub recommendation for vienna acoustics bach grand I would tend to agree with ZD542. The Bach Grands are 4 ohm nominal speakers, meaning they probably dip below 4 ohms in part of the audio band. Very few receivers are capable of properly driving a 4 ohm or less load.Buying a separate amp that is r... | |
| How do I rip music from a concert DVD? DVD Fab is the best program for this. Yes, I have used DVD AE as well. DVD Fab does everything that DVD AE does, and a whole lot more. And it has a very easy-to-use, intuituve interface...-RW- | |
| Portable Travel Headphone Advice Please Go to Head-fi.org for more informed opinions...-RW- | |
| dac / transport recommendation ? Please define "reasonable"...-RW- | |
| Budget High effeciency speakers Tekton Design - very good efficiency, great reviews...-RW- | |
| Which speakers to buy? >> My requirements are something that isn't made in China or outsourced to a developing country <<You *know* you'll be buying used, why should you care where they were mfgd. - the money has already gone offshore? Secondly, your other r... | |
| Best Speakers for Nearfield Listening $4k or Less? The KEF LS50s seem to be getting rave press. I realize they are less than you've budgeted, but if the sound is right it could be the bargain of the century. They can be auditioned all over the place...Or just buy a pair here, sae some for $1150 an... | |
| can you ID this music for me? The video you linked to claims it is Black Dove. I did find a Tori Amos song by that name...-RW- | |
| Help my budding audiophile brother Apparently there is one for sale here for $975, not a bad price...http://app.audiogon.com/listings/tube-peachtree-audio-inova-2013-03-15-integrateds-83702-boise-id-RW- | |
| Help my budding audiophile brother The Peachtree iNova looks like a pretty sweet piece, has more than enough power (80 watts/ch.) to drive those KEFs to very satisfactory levels. I see that Peachtree has some re-furb units on sale for $1399. This looks like a good way to go...-RW- | |
| how to set up a tonearm/cartridge This sounds mostly like an anti-skate problem since the error is most noticeable on the inner grooves...-RW- | |
| Preamp with bypass/throughput The Emotiva XSP-1 balanced differential preamp has gotten some favorable reviews. And it has HT bypass + a 5-year warranty:http://shop.emotiva.com/collections/processors/products/xsp1-RW- | |
| Impressed by Pangea Audio AC-9SE Wow, a thousand bucks for a power cable? Even $200 seems a bit much to me for simply bringing the AC from the wall outlet and into your amps. Sounds like you should be putting that Kimber up for sale and pocketing the difference...-RW- |