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| suggestions from square one, sortta Most current receivers suck. Buy an integrated amp or better yet, separate power amp & preamp. Analog tuners won't have any stations broadcasting in a couple of years anyway. Internet-based radio is a free bonus on the Squeezebox and other dig... | |
| Most beneficial change . What have you heard elsewhere that does deliver what you seek? A point of comparison might help. FWIW, the 3a is a great monitor IMO, and I believe they are capable of delivering the goods. Have you spent any time listening to a good analog setup?... | |
| suggestions from square one, sortta The Bellari phono stages are another real bargain in your price range.As to your broader question, most people here refer to the idea of music from your computer going "around the house" as a "music server". Basically you have digital files from i... | |
| Balanced to RCA adaptors Check out the adaptors at sweetwater.com. I compared head-to-head vs. Cardas, and none of us heard a difference in my rig(see systems: Goosebump Factory). $5 vs. $75, or something like that...Audiophile vs. poor musician markups. Cheers,Spencer | |
| Playing iPod thru car system? I bought a $30 gadget at Bestbuy that connects to the ipod and transmits a tiny FM signal that you receive on your car stereo tuner. You set both at any frequency where you don't have a station transmitting. The ipod must be very close to your ant... | |
| How effective is the Onzow Zerodust? Go with Magic Eraser. It really works great. I strongly recommend adhering it to a coin(for weight and convenience)and lowering the arm into it a couple of times. Vs. the method mounted on a toothpick, it seems less likely to do any damage. Cheers... | |
| Cart option for VPI turntables Dyna, Benz(or Cardas, which is a modded Benz), ZYX with the silver weight option are all good choices. Sorasound might still have good deals on his leftover ZYX inventory. Happy with my Airy3SB on my 12.7 arm. Cheers,Spencer | |
| $300 Budget - help I'm surprised nobody has mentioned a used Thorens. Besides the SL1200, and later get the KAB mod, this might be the best bargain out there. Spending on a new table at this price point is a bad idea for any music lover. Seriously. A live demo is pr... | |
| Divorcing..Splitting the cd collection.. Thefalls,I just dealt with the same problem for the same reason. Here's what I did:Purchased two 1TB Iomega hard drives from Tigerdirect.com for $89/each.Purchased a used Logitech Squeezebox3 on Agon for $160. Ripped all the CDs via itunes onto on... | |
| Benefits of a record ring "08-18-09: NilthepillPluses: straighten really warped records while in play, help heavy platter in maintaining speed, looks cool. Sound- increased focus, tight bass, enhanced detailsMinuses: changes perfect analog sound to digital like sound by in... | |
| Noisy vinyl from Classic Records I beg to differ. Many of my Classic LPs are great sounding, including my copies of the first 2 Norah albums. Yeah, I also love most of the RTI pressings, although a pet peeve that the cheap packaging of many of their albums doesn't match what you ... | |
| How good of a DAC is the Logitech Transporter Harold,Thanks, that's exactly what I hoped to hear. Cheers,Spencer | |
| analog newbie questions... Building on Swampwalker's comments, most people today say "line stage" & "preamp" interchangably, but not some preamps also have the phono stage built in. Also, you need to consider 2 types of cartridge, MM moving magnet, vs. MC moving coil. M... | |
| SET with inefficient speakers Check out Dehavilland's SET amps. They are higher powered than most SETs, and designed with the goal of being compatible with many speakers that otherwise wouldn't work well w/SETs. Their website and all your basic research will give you plenty of... | |
| How good of a DAC is the Logitech Transporter Audiogalore & Swampwalker, thanks for the suggestions. Since my budget is tight, and I've already ripped AIFF files via itunes onto a pair of external drives(one as backup), I hope to just use a Squeezebox3 now as my budget is tight, feed it d... |