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| bridging integrated amplifier If you want both channels output through a single speaker rated at 8 ohms, you could just connect it conventionally via one set of speaer terminals, then set NAD's speaker impedance selector to 8 ohms, and then press the "Mono" selector button on ... | |
| Balanced XLR to RCA Adapters: Good or Bad? "As for using the adapters, Doug is right on. You will hear the degradation even if you use Rat Shack lamp cord."Agree, but the question IMO is not only whether there will be some loss of fidelity now, but how the OP can best get to his next level... | |
| Balanced XLR to RCA Adapters: Good or Bad? Go with the adapters. They'll give you the flexibility that you may need for upgrading to a balanced system later, w/o much of a dropoff in performance now.Cardas can be found many places for under $75.http://www.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?accstw... | |
| Add a preamp or a whole new integrated Agree with Tobias. You should also consider the Ayre AX-7E integrated - fully balanced w/ passive preamp stage and SET-like sonics. I swapped a NAD 352 for the Ayre a couple of years ago and it made all the difference for me.Timbre, soundstage, an... | |
| Need Help Choosing Good Value Used Speaker $2,000 If you're checking out Triangles, consider the Celius ESW or the Antal ESW, depending upon your room size. Either should match up well with your Class A Marantz, and can be found used for around $1200. | |
| J river Media Center 16 settings.....HELP Pulsetsar, May be true in general, but definitely Not the case with Ayre QB-9. The dedicated, proprietary driver provided by Ayre and designed by Wavelength Audio(Ayre uses an implementation similar to Streamlength) and the Ayre onboard upsampling... | |
| Airport Extreme to DAC Once you get the Ayre set up, you won't need or have remote access to any controls for the QB-9 specifically, as it autosenses and adapts to the output bitrate (as well as displays it). If you are planning to use 24/192, select your media software... | |
| Urgently need your input. Scoly,I just waded through more of the 44+ pages of discussion on avsforum and must say that it gave me pause. Not sure I've seen that much solid documentation of a product flaw by long term forum contributers, and lack of adequate response from a... | |
| Urgently need your input. Tough risk vs reward call.There's this thread in which KR4 and others recommend an Integra, but I also noticed that an Integra was included in the avs forum problem list.http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?bhome&1321734133&openfrom&... | |
| Arcam partial buyback Oops - I just noticed that you are probably running multichannel, so Ayre would be an entirely different cost point. Hope Arcam comes through for you, please post your results. | |
| Arcam partial buyback I've owned Arcam gear in the past, so can appreciate what sonics you are likely seeking. I presently am using Ayre amplification with Triangle ESW's and highly recommend the combination as an alternative to consider. | |
| what would cause volume to sudden ramp up to full? "when operating my little remote indoor helicoptor...I've had the helicoptor hovering in its gyro mode"...while playing the soundtrack to Apocalypse Now? Awesome. | |
| What is the function/pupose of music plyr/streamer Steve,"ALL lossy compressed formats compromise sound quality IME"Don't disagree with your point, but want to clarify that FLAC is not lossy but a lossless compressed format that can be converted to WAV or other lossless uncompressed formats with f... | |
| taller than average ceilings Hopefully your ceilings are tall and flat. Mine are cathedrals and I'm convinced this is one of the worst configurations possible to manage for great audio. The RMAF website has videos of an interesting dialog on the subject with Jim Smith (Get Be... | |
| Can a rogue audio Cronus be used just as a preamp? StoryM,You're quite welcome... please post how this turns out for you, as the Rogue Audio Titan series is an interesting line of gear, esp. at this price range. |