sfar
Responses from sfar
| ACTIVE LOUDSPEAKERS Please clarify. The MacBook Pro doesn't have any Lightning inputs. Depending on the model it has Thunderbolt and/or various versions of USB input. The iPhone and iPad have Lightning ports. | |
| Can anyone recommend a good streamer/DAC? I have the Cambridge CXC transport, which I'm very happy with, and have been researching a streamer to pair with it. If you haven't watched the John Darko video on the Cambridge CXN I would recommend it. It's a very hands-on explanation of what it... | |
| Spade vs. banana plug I don't have a preference in terms of the effect on the sound but do prefer the Z-plug or BFA style banana connectors. They provide a large contact area and the ability to slightly alter the diameter to fit what are often slightly inconsistent siz... | |
| So, as always, I am listening to music, through my main system, and I...... When I was in my twenties visiting a friend in Dallas in the summer we had a fine time sitting in his back yard in a couple of lawn chairs, drinking beer and shooting BB guns at the cicadas in the trees along his back fence. His little mutt of a d... | |
| Newbie to the awesome audiophile world It's going to take time and effort to sort through the possibilities and one of the difficult parts is sorting out the good information from the bad on forums like this. Go slowly, read as much as possible of the often conflicting information and ... | |
| Streaming Thru the Cambridge Audio Azur 840C DAC The primary difference between the two approaches, besides the large difference in cost, is that you'd be sending the signal to the Bluesound via Wifi rather than Bluetooth. There is some compression with Bluetooth but whether or not you can hear ... | |
| You know you are an Audiophile when: If, when you see a listing for a piece of gear you might be interested in, you look at the picture of the back of the piece first. | |
| LowFi: Denon Home 250 or Bluesound Pulse Mini The Peachtree Audio deepblue Sky is a good bet. I have the predecessor, the DeepBlue 3, as do one of my daughters and a couple of friends. Great sound and flexibility, built in WiFi, DAC analog input and remote control.https://www.amazon.com/Peach... | |
| Gender bender Another toss up but..."Sudden Stop"by Percy Sledge or Lou Ann Barton | |
| Streaming Thru the Cambridge Audio Azur 840C DAC If your iPhone is old enough that the jack on it accepts a stereo mini jack rather than the 'Lightning' plug of new phones the signal coming from it is analog, not digital, so it can't be plugged into a digital input on the Cambridge. Here's some ... | |
| Favorite song to demo or test drive speakers? Alison Krauss - "It Doesn't Matter" | |
| Gender bender Leonard’s Cohen’s "Alexandra Leaving" done solo by his long-time collaborator Sharon RobinsonThis one is a close call but Holly Cole’s "I Want You" is about dead even with Tom Waits’ original. | |
| Desktop Audio Setup with Passive Speakers I recently got a pair of Paradigm Atom v7 speakers for my office desktop system and am extremely happy with them, replacing a pair of NHT speakers. I haven't tried them in my main system but considering how they sound in my office I have no doubt ... | |
| Questions on utilizing optical and rca digital outputs I agree with eric's recommendation of the W4S Remedy Reclocker. I have one between the optical output of an iMac and my Pro-Ject DAC and it makes a substantial difference. | |
| Questions on utilizing optical and rca digital outputs I'm not sure what you're asking but, first, there is no RCA optical output or cable that I'm aware of. Optical cables on today's devices have either a glass or plastic cable with a Toslink connector or mini-Toslink connector at each end. A digital... |