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| DACs: Airport Express vs waveterminal vs mini-dac I was interested enough in this whole topic to buy an Airport Express and check into it for myself. I followed some of the info on Audioengr's website and used the Exact Audio Copy software for ripping CD's uncompressed to my PC HD (Compaq tower, ... | |
| I need a female jazz vocalist. No Krall, No Norah Nina Simone....Sarah Vaughan....Peggy LeeJoss Stone isn't exactly Jazz, but a refreshing change from some of the stuffy Jazz vocalists doing the rounds, dare I say. | |
| Need advice on speaker cables The V12 is a tad dark sounding. I could imagine the Virtual Dynamic Nite II's sounding splendid with the Cary's. I've owned both products, but never had them working together. So take my comments with a pinch of salt, but buy the VD's now.Rooze | |
| Wisconsin - Anyone interested? Thanks to all who were able to attend the meeting in De Pere on Memorial Day weekend, it was a fun time!Notes from the meeting are here: http://newaudiosociety.com/meetings/05-29-2005.htmThanks to Adam at Pear Cable for supplying a set of IC's for... | |
| Why are audiophiles perceived as being wackos? It's taking a slightly different slant on things, but with many of the people that I come across, if they consider me a whacko, then I take that as the kindest compliment. These people are so mainstream and so into the most mundane materialistic e... | |
| What is the best DAC to buy used in the $500 range Pugstub, the world is your oyster in that price range. Musical Fidelity make the A3 24 which sold for $1200 new and can be had for around $550.EAD made the wonderful 7000 series III that I've seen go for around $450 and sold for almost $3000 when ... | |
| Best caps for speaker crossover? If you can afford Jensens, I can't imagine it getting much better. As has been stated already, caps bring their own sonic signature, but who could argue against a cap that sounds lush, dynamic, detailed and as musical as the Jensens? | |
| What is your most beautiful component? I don't own them now, but my Cary V12 Monoblocks were a sight to behold. Turn the lights down and see 24 X EL34's glowing in the room, then switch the lights back on and see the two chasis painted in Jaguar Carnival Red!!Wow!I find my Maggie 3.6's... | |
| airport express and dac You need a mini to optical cable. (optical often termed 'Toslink').You'll have a hard time finding a mini to optical cable via the regular sources, but Apple sell a cable kit that includes the cable you need for about $40 The cable is made by Mons... | |
| Apple Mini 'puter as a CD jukebox? I just setup this PC system as my first 'dabble' into PC audio:Compaq tower - rip CD's from DVD Rom via Exact Audio Copy software - import WAV files into iTunes - wireless to Airport Express - Monster(Apple Kit) mini-Toslink cable from AE into Aud... | |
| Airport Express compared to High End Transport. Does anyone know if it's possible to use another playback program like Foobar with AE, in place of iTunes?It seems Foobar has upsampling options and sounds better than iTunes when a USB - SP/DIF convertor is used instead of AE.Any ideas?Rooze | |
| US Gear overseas - Voltage Conversion Questions Lyonpowers, I'd start by checking that the transformers are adequately rated for your equipment. You need to find the VA rating and ensure it's at least double that of your equipment, preferably more, since transformers are inherently inefficient.... | |
| tubes or no tubes Gelmherst...buy your tubes and be happy (don't worry :)Try to find a current production amp from a good company, one that doesn't require any real maintenance or tricky biasing etc. Most amps have quick and easy biasing procedures and some are aut... | |
| How Long Did it Take to Burn In a new piece? 'break-in' is a psycho-acoustic phenomenon and doesn't exist outside of our minds. It's our way of handling the disappointment of a new component, without having to consciously admit to disappointment. What actually happens during break-in is that... | |
| DOA- do we need to redefine the 'A'? One of the reasons used equipment exchanges hands at such marked down prices is that both buyer and seller have increased risks in transacting the deal. Add the Internet to the equation and the fact that deals often occur without a verbal intercha... |