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| Hi end ear buds Read comparisons and pro/con's ad infinitum at www.head-fi.org on this subject. I have Senn 650, AKG 701, various Beyerdynamic, and both Etymotic and Shure SE530. The earbuds can be used successfully even without a headphone amp (ie into an iPod) ... | |
| Should 'a' been a contender A long time ago, maybe the late 80's but maybe the early 90's, a local guy--I think the inventor, named Bill something--demoed some Metaphor speakers for us at Gifted Listener Audio in Centreville, VA. They looked and sounded fantastic and I think... | |
| Looking for a quality all around unit Arcam makes several types of "all in one" receiver type units that are very high quality. What about a Linn Classic? It includes everything but the speakers. | |
| Speaker suggestions for Pass Labs x250? Your amp should also drive a pair of small to mid-size Thiels without a problem. | |
| focus audio fs 78sig's, Tweeter on inside or out? With my Proacs, manual says to put tweeters to inside. Try it and see if it helps. | |
| Dropout with my first Musical Fidelity DAC w Sonos If you have an option to use something other than the Toslink cable, do it. I found I had dropouts all the time with my good (Wireworld) toslink running from my Tivo to my Aragon processor. Just would not link up reliably, the Aragon was always fl... | |
| "Big Sound" Reccos? -any Jerry Gonzalez, esp. Moliendo Cafe. Fantastic recording, lots of punch!-Steely Dan--very punchy, big sound | |
| Turntable upgraded power supply vs. PS Power Plant You can't use that regenerated power with a turntable, PS Audio explains why. | |
| The Zune - Avoidance of Headphone Output Yes there are after market "dock out" cables for Zune; go to www.head-fi.org and start searching the forums and featured manufacturers on that site. There are several people who make custom dock-out cables for all kinds of MP3 players, not just iPod. | |
| Better sound with cable box or Squeezebox Duet? Internet radio sounds really bad to me on anything but computer speakers. My Squeezebox, on the other hand, streaming Apple Lossless files to my stereo (I also use a Benchmark DAC-1), sounds as good as my expensive high end CD players. But make su... | |
| ProAc Studio 140's or Response D15's? If you move into a space with more room--check out the ad for the D80's in the classifieds right now--ProAc's top of the line! | |
| Best Recording of Solo Tambourine This was the best response of all:02-01-08: Roberts4152Actually, there's some good stuff out there, but we need to know what genre you are looking for:In rock, I would say Metallica's "Tambourine Tsunami" is right up there with the best. Its only ... | |
| Amp for VA Beethoven Find an Ayre V-3, they go used for $1100 or so--sounds fantastic with Beethovens, I owned the combo for couple of years. | |
| Best Recording of Solo Tambourine Only instrument playing is a solo tambourine? Can't help you there. | |
| ProAc Studio 140's or Response D15's? I have the D15's, used to have the 1SC's, I'd say either will work in your room without a sub. You don't need one even with the 1SC. |