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| Looking for new (to me) Speakers for Leben CS300XS---Devore, Harbeth, or Reference 3A? I’m using a 20-watt Raven Audio Blackhawk with the Reference 3A de Capo i speakers and it has considerably more than power than I need for anything in the wide range of music I listen to in a medium size living room.I owned the DeVore Super 8 spea... | |
| North Star 192 transport: Need remote The Harmony Remote database lists the North Star 192 as being supported by their universal remotes. You plug their remote into your computer and download the commands to it from their site.https://support.myharmony.com/en-us/compatibility | |
| Raven Audio Nighthawk I have the Raven Blackhawk LE with Reference 3A MM de Capo i speakers and it is a perfect amp for those wonderful speakers. Exceptional build quality and the best sonics of any of probably 20 amps I've owned over the last several decades. Exceptio... | |
| From Canada to USA - buying used stereo from private sale I agree, Canada is not trouble, my post about the tariff rules was only to give a simplified explanation of the process. I've bought and sold lots of items without problems to and from Canada through FedEx, UPS and Canada Post as well as driving t... | |
| From Canada to USA - buying used stereo from private sale As audio2design said, what matters is where the gear was made. Last I dealt with it, gear built in the countries that are partners with the U.S. in the NAFTA free trade agreement, Mexico and Canada, is duty free. So a pair of Paradigm speakers bui... | |
| McCORMACK DNA-1 You should be able to reach Steve at https://smcaudio.net/ | |
| Help teach an old dog new tricks Go for it. I'm 74 and, remarkably, have hearing my audiologist says is better than most 30-year-olds. Starting at age 19 I've gone through most every change in audio reproduction, vinyl, FM radio, reel-to-reel, cassette, CD and now streaming. Not ... | |
| Which mac mini to get for Dirac 3 Good advice from mikem. The combination of the new M1 chip architecture and new Big Sur operating system that will be installed on a new Mini mean almost every software application other than those that are Apple native will have to be updated to ... | |
| Original Nola Boxer Replacement, Maybe? I've had both the original Boxers and the S1 upgraded version and both were better than anything I had previously. The only serious competition among those others I've owned has come from DeVore and Reference 3A. | |
| What made you put together your first 2nd system? Three systems, one in each of the places in my house where I spend a good deal of time, living room, office and garage workshop. All of them are tied together by WiFi so that I can move from place to place without any interruption in what's playing. | |
| Roots, ie: how did your music/sound/audio life/listening begin? My experience was very similar to yours. I got a Sylvania transistor radio when I was around 12 years old, @1958, and sleeping in a room that was detached from the rest of the house so my listening was completely unsupervised. We lived on the Sout... | |
| How can music be sad? All these thoughtful responses have made me think about the question a bit more. Does our emotional reaction to music come from the same place as our reaction to the tone of someone's voice? Even when we can't see someone's face, as when we're tal... | |
| USB compatability I've owned three Wyred4Sound devices and their customer support is among the best I've encountered. support@wyred4sound.com | |
| programming universal remote (to operate DAC ) The Harmony Remote database, https://support.myharmony.com/en-us/compatibility, lists the Wadia 270 as compatible with their universal remotes and according to a Stereophile review the 27 and 270 use the same remote. So, in theory, one of their re... | |
| MacBook Pro streamer If you haven't already done this, go to "System Preferences" under the apple symbol at the left end of the top menu bar on the Macbook. When that window opens click on "Sound" in the third row of icons and choose USB as the digital output choice. |