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| Focal Aria 948 Question, No area to demo near me There's only one transaction record of the Focal Aria 948 in the audiogon bluebook, from about a year ago at $2814. There's no information about the age or condition. | |
| Goodbye iTunes for Mac I got the Catalina upgrade notice this morning but didn't click on the button because I don't feel I know enough about what sound like substantial changes. Please update with your experience as you sort things out. Thanks | |
| And yet another of our heroes passes into the night, RIP Ginger Baker! There's an obituary in the Washington Post today with a lot of historical information.https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/ginger-baker-rock-drumming-colossus-of-cream-dies-at-80/2019/10/06/f1aff9ae-e828-11e9-9c6d-436a0df4f31d_story.html | |
| iTiunes Music Files One more comment on your last question. You wouldn't gain anything by converting mp3 files to a higher resolution format like AIFF or WAV. The data was lost in the conversion process in the interest of a having a file that takes up less storage sp... | |
| iTiunes Music Files When you insert a CD into a drive attached to the computer in order to rip it to iTunes and choose "Import CD" you immediately get a dropdown menu that lets you choose the format, AAC, AIFF (the format that's on the CD), Apple Lossless, MP3 or WAV... | |
| Remotes The Harmony Remote code database contains a listing for the Mingda MC368-B90, meaning the remote codes for it can be downloaded to one of their universal remotes. Manufacturers often use the same codes for their various devices so there's a chanc... | |
| Apple Music/Mac If you're interested in improving the iMac's USB output I'd recommend looking at the Wyred4Sound Recovery USB Reclocker. I have no experience with it but did find the Wyred4Sound Remedy Reclocker made a substantial difference in the optical output... | |
| Integrated tube amp under $1000 / $2000 I owned a Cayin A-50T for awhile and was very impressed with the build quality and sonics, this after owning tube amps from Dynaco, Rogue, AES and Cary. The updated model, the Mark II, adds a remote and the ability to use KT88 tubes in addition to... | |
| < $3000 speaker recommendation for tube integrated amp? I agree that used Devore speakers aren't seen as often as higher volume brands but the Gibbon 8, Super 8 and 3XL all sell for around $2.5K used. | |
| < $3000 speaker recommendation for tube integrated amp? I’ve owned quite a few speaker and tube amp combinations over the last few decades.Dynaco, AES, Rogue, Cary, Cayin and now Raven Audio ampsProAc, Merlin, Devore, Soliloquy, Thiel, Monitor Audio and other speakers, and now Nola Boxer S1s.The two sp... | |
| Connecting mac osx laptop to denon avr3300W..no audio Open the System Preferences item under the Apple icon at the left end of the top menu bar. In the window that opens click on the "Sound" icon near the right end of second row. It will show you the available outputs for system sound. If there aren'... | |
| Hifi or no Hifi that is the question The only escapes from the misery of life are music and cats. - Albert Schweitzer | |
| USB B to anything else Since you've made the decision to buy the Musical Fidelity DAC you should contact Musical Fidelity directly for guidance. While there are Lightning to USB B cables the DAC you use has to have the internal chip required to access Apple devices dire... | |
| USB B to anything else Yes, there are Lightning to USB B cables. I haven't used one and can't comment on the performance of any but doing a search for "Lightning to USB B" will bring up a number of them. You'd want to do some research about the quality but here's one as... | |
| Analysis Plus Solo Crystal Oval 8...OMG!! I can't say my experience was a dramatic as yours but I'm very impressed and satisfied with the AP Oval 12 cables I switched to after trying many others. |