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| "Best" DAC for a grand or less "The Music Hall DAC is the only DAC they carry."The Music Hall may be a great choice, but Stereo Designs in San Diego also carries the Rega DAC and the Ayre Acoustics QB-9 (which I bought!).Vicdamone's comments, incl. referencing the expertise of ... | |
| Newbie: unbalanced versus XLR on DAC "Anyway, a different kind of 'balanced' worth investigating IMO." Good point, but remember that the stock rDAC under discussion uses a 6V DC feed from a very cheap external switching transformer. In this case, a battery or other non-switching DC f... | |
| listening in the dark? ..not to mention that power spikes and RFI's are often much lower at night... | |
| "Best" DAC for a grand or less "Best" is very subjective, but here are some good audition candidates in that price range:Eastern Electric MinimaxWyred4Sound DAC1Arcam rDAC3 | |
| Newbie: unbalanced versus XLR on DAC The rDAC looks like a neat unit that has elements from some very high-shelf designers (dCS and Wolfram). Arcam also has years of experience producing top source gear without balanced outputs. Suggest you might want to - Use USB (with length of 8 f... | |
| Oppo 980H DVD Player for CD use only KR4 is right, it's all but impossible to set this up properly without using the video display.When you get there, try:Speaker -------------- Downmix - Stereo Front Speaker - Large all other speakers - offAudio ------------------ EQ Type - none So... | |
| Best SS preamp $1000 RE: "The aesthetics (i.e., silver faceplate) don't fit with the rest of my gear" Bel Canto Design offers a black faceplate upgrade option, if that helps any.http://www.belcantodesign.com/Upgrade.html#5 | |
| Good CD Player under $800.00 used ...Also, the Cambridge Audio Azur 740C, new for $800. -Good luck. | |
| Good CD Player under $800.00 used ZiggyT, If you don't need balanced output, add the Arcam FMJ line to your consideration list. Arcam CD36 is going for $775 on AG. Arcam CD37 also plays SACD with latest Wolfson DACs, and new B Stock is going for $1299.Another good CD in your price... | |
| Rowland preamp to Audiolab integrated "Audiolab's manual says no-no without installing some kind of module..." In that case, I agree with Meiwan's comment."but I am just not in the mood to experiment like that." ...Wise. | |
| Rowland preamp to Audiolab integrated Hi Inna,Does the "Main In" to bypass the preamp on your 8000LX not function, or is it an impedance mismatch issue? BTW, have you considered the JRDG Capri as an option? Balanced + unbalanced LL outs, latest JRDG power management technology, excell... | |
| Jeff Rowland Model 112 Power Amp Question Congrats on acquiring this amp. JRDG gain adjustments are often typically controlled by jumper settings on the rear panel circuit board.The warnings in the Model 112 user manual are pretty explicit on contacting JRDG for approval and instructions ... | |
| Dynaudio Excite X12 v Triangle Comete v ? No experience with the Dynaudios, but highly recommend the Triangle Comete's, as long as your room is not too large.Great imaging, balanced treble and midrange voicing and, even a surprising bass presentation with the right setup. (probably bass o... | |
| Need subwoofer recommendation I'm running the VTF-2 with stereo integrated amp and speakers with 91 db sensitivity, and no extra "high pass filter" box.If it is the right size for your room, suggest you go with the STF-1. Check out the owner's guide on hsuresearch.com and use ... | |
| Converting tapes to digital Audacity is often-cited freeware with lots of features and support in the forums(audacity.sourceforge.net). There's also a purchasable upgrade if required. |