rlwainwright
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| Emotiva XDA-1 DAC No, it does not upsample. But it is a very good DAC for the money. Emotiva definitely has it going on - check out their UMC-1 pre-processor - on sale now for only $499 - A SMOKIN' DEAL!!-RW- | |
| Any Paradigm CC290 owners? If the 290 is a timbre match and your 450 is not, why not put a 290 there and be happy? FWIW, I use a CC-350 as the center with Gallo Dues as the Fronts and it sounds pretty good to me...-RW- | |
| Best optical cable from Apple TV to DAC Wow, great price ($20) on that cable, Tom6897!! Thanks for the link!-RW- | |
| TV 1080P resolution And keep in mind that 1080 is 1080, whether it is interlaced or progressive. You will not see any differences unless you have a very large screen (> 80") or sit *very* close...Do not sweat this insignificant specification.-RW- | |
| Blu ray and DVD-A 5.1 Remasters Folks, if you want to see just how much multi-channel music there is available, visit the Google Group Surround Sound. Pay special attention to posts about The Hub - it is the internet's largest collection of surroound sound music...-RW- | |
| Ear Buds? Any good recommendations under $100? I snagged a pair of Shure 420s that had been used for a writer's review and had less than 30 hours on them. I got them from eBay for $100 shipped = pretty good deal, IMHO. They sound terrific and I amd very happy with their performance.Be patient,... | |
| CD Ripping software *By far* the most popular proram is FooBar2000. It does ripping, it acts as modern-day jukebox - giving you access to ALL of your music without having to haul yer lazy are outta that Barcalounger. It does network streaming (look it up, good thing ... | |
| Buying used or sight unseen speakers a bad idea? I, too, bought multiple pairs of speakers (4 pr.). I have been incredibly satisfied with both the orice, the courteous service - of course member-deoendent. However, all of my transactions went thru without a hitch and in every case the speakers e... | |
| Best small speakers? I and anyoher long-time member and i (due to the mind-bending demo I haeard thru his smoewhat modest system. I knew I had to have a pair in my system. And thus began the 8-month "watch Audiogon like a hawk for the right speakers at the right price... | |
| Used players better than $1.2K 13 yr old player? Easy - Oppo BDP-95 - best value out there-RW- | |
| TV only recommendation The Mitsubishi large-screen DLPs (60", 65", 73", 82") are available for *very* good prices. And their picture quality is stunning. The 73" model is going for about $1300 at BestBuy right now...-RW- | |
| Power On First/Off Last Device? I fail to see why it makes much of a difference at all what order you use for turning equipment on and off. If you're worried about power-on transients, simply turn the volume pot on your preamp all the way down while turning the equipment on and ... | |
| Small monitors/bookshelves for classical music If you like the KEF "sound" (and it is a VERY good sound), you probably should consider a pair of KEF 103.2s. They will be used, but I've seen several pair here for right around $300/pr. I think these are some of the nicest bookshelf-type speakers... | |
| Oppo 95 setup question -- complete Noob question You would use the 2-ch. and/or the 5.1-ch abalog outputs into your Rotel. The 2-ch. setup will be using the Oppo's awesome Sabre DACS, the 5.1 side will be using their Cirrus Logic (I think) DACs. Either way, the Oppo will be doing the DAC work, t... | |
| Need help with speakers to be inside a cabinet The Gallo Reference AV speakers work VERY well when mounted to the wall. In fact, they were designed to work that way. And, hallelujah!!, they are available in white directly from Gallo:http://www.roundsound.com/reference-av-speakers.htmI have 3 o... |