sarcher30

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Wireless for the Keyboard, Not the Computer?
Cwlondon, Its not necessary anymore. I bought my benchmark dac1 before they had a usb option. At the time it seemed like the best way to go. Now you can buy them with a usb connection. The Offramp is still a good option for people that allready ha... 
Wireless for the Keyboard, Not the Computer?
Cwlondon, If I gave mac a chance I would probably like it. I've only ever owned PCs so I'm used to them. As far as quietness I was only referring to physical quietness. I use usb from my computer to a empirical audio IS2 Offramp to a benchmark dac... 
Wireless for the Keyboard, Not the Computer?
Cwlondon, Threre are no ready built PCs that are quiet that i know of. Macs are a different story. Mac minis are very quiet. I personally dont like macs at all. A good site to look at is endpcnoise.com. Sean 
Wireless for the Keyboard, Not the Computer?
I do exactly as you discribe. The best way to get a quiet pc is to have a computer store build you one with the parts you pick out yourself. Make sure you get the quietest power supply you can find and also case fans. Some hard drives are quieter ... 
Looking for Almost Full Range Speakers
Aerial model 9 fit the desciption. 
Smallest room dimensions for good bass to 20hz
Aball, I guess more information would help. I have fairly large speakers, Aerial Acoustics model 9s driven by a Parasound Halo A21 amp at 250 watts per channel. At present they are in a L shaped room 7ft high, about 25 feet long on both ends, and ... 
Smallest room dimensions for good bass to 20hz
Thanks for the responces. Looks like as big as i can get would be best. With the right ratio of width length and height to reduce bass nodes. 
Anyone have an Aesthetix Atlas power amp yet?
No i havent heard it yet. I hope someone reviews it soon. As to your tube rolling question I use Mullard cv4004 for the 12ax7s and Amprex 7308 in place of the 6922s. I kept getting noisy stock tubes these solved my problem. I"ve had this combo for... 
a Power vs Volume Question
I also read somewhere that you lose 3 dbs output going from a 8 ohm load to a 4 ohm load with the same wattage.