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| Integrated tube amp with usb dac advice please I didn't mention in my earlier post that the reason I sold the Cayin amp was that I bought a Raven Audio Blackhawk LE. It's a spectacular amp, considerably better than the two Cary tube amps and the Rogue Cronus I have owned. It's in a different l... | |
| Integrated tube amp with usb dac advice please Yes, keeping the amp and DAC separate is a good idea. I've owned both Jolida and Cayin integrateds and both sound great, are well built and offer great value. The Cayin - A-50T MKII at $1,600. plus a high quality, versatile DAC like the Pro-Ject ... | |
| Cambridge CXC: Help finding a small, programmable remote? @ericsch - Yes, the Harmony database does have the CXC codes but when I downloaded them to one of my Harmony remotes some controls didn't work well so I went for a simple solution I could control manually and was familiar with. You probably could ... | |
| Cambridge CXC: Help finding a small, programmable remote? Agree with you completely about the stock CXC remote, it's almost useless. This is probably not exactly what you're looking for but for my CXC I use the "DVD" channel on an older Sony RM-VL700S programmable remote. It's considerably larger than a ... | |
| Slot, tray, or top load? I owned the top-loading McCormack Digital Drive SST-1 for quite awhile and while I have no idea if there’s any sonic advantage, the act of setting the CD into place, putting the magnetic puck on top and sliding the cover shut was a much more satis... | |
| Old Rockers never die, they just get more wrinkly? "We need to be thinking about what kind of world we're leaving for Keith Richards." | |
| Ive recieved an offer for my set of Aerial 7T speakers of $700.00. Should I accept? I think it would be worth your while to check the Audiogon bluebook for records of the couple of past transactions for the 7T. Or look over the list of sold Aerial 7Ts on HiFiShark.https://www.hifishark.com/search?q=Aerial+7T | |
| Sim Audio Moon 340i Something I forgot to mention about Simaudio is their warranty policy. Their 10-year extended warranty on new gear bought from an authorized dealer is exceptional. https://simaudio.com/en/warranty/?v=7516fd43adaa | |
| Help building first tube system. To your question about Cary, I owned two Cary amplifiers, an AES/Cary AE-25 and a Cary Sli-80 F1. I was very happy with both but replaced the Sli-80 with my Raven Audio Blackhawk LE. Cary was started by Dennis Had and he was responsible for how hi... | |
| Sim Audio Moon 340i Simaudio is, in my experience, one of the best audio companies out there. They are a Canadian company and have manufactured their components there for 39 years. I've owned five pieces of their gear and the build quality, sonics and resale value ar... | |
| Change input labels The only tape I have is 1/2 inch wide but when I select the smallest font size the letters are 1/8 inch high. | |
| Change input labels I have a Brother P-touch label maker, model PT-D210, that accepts label tape in 1/4, 3/8 and 1/2 inch widths and three font sizes. The tape is available in a wide variety of colors for both the tape and the print. Maybe either white or black print... | |
| Recent upgrade to Cronus Magnum arafiq - I have a Raven Audio Blackhawk LE, which was a limited edition of the original Blackhawk amp that was in the middle of the 'Avian' series. The current lineup is here - https://www.ravenaudio.com/product-category/amplifiers/avian-series/I'... | |
| Buying in Canada, bringing back to US If the gear is made in Canada, like Simaudio or Totem, there is no duty, or wasn't after the North American Free Trade Agreement was enacted. Considering the current volatility of trade and tariff agreements, though, check before you buy. | |
| Buying in Canada, bringing back to US My experience is that what you pay depends on the customs agent you get when you make your declaration. When I drove a used pair of made in England ProAc speakers back from Vancouver Island to Washington State the agent knew enough to investigate ... |