sfar
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| A clue for the clueless An addition peeve about pictures in ads -- why bother to take pictures and then post them without rotating them to the proper vertical or horizontal orientation? It seems to happen amazingly often so I should be used to it and yet every time I see... | |
| Hooking everything up for the first time You should be cautious about connecting from the 'Line out' outputs directly to the power amp. Generally, a line out output means it is not controlled by the volume control on the receiver, meaning you'd be sending the full-volume signal to the po... | |
| Streaming music comparisons and quality Rockyboy - I assume from your system description that you're using iTunes to control the music library and stream it to your downstairs listening room. With Mog and Pandora you would be using a browser or their desktop applications for access to t... | |
| Repair or Replace - Marantz CD63se I'm with Zd542 in this, there are plenty of excellent CD players out there at reasonable prices and it makes sense to have one both to play the CDs you have and to rip discs to a hard drive if you decide to go that way.Also agree with him about ha... | |
| Streaming music comparisons and quality I agree with Vhiner, the services aren't directly competitive, which you prefer depends on how you want to listen at any given moment and to some extent on what kind of music you listen to most. I subscribe to Mog, Pandora One and eMusic and have ... | |
| Using TV as Audio Hub? I don't have any experience that would help with your choice of the TV as the center of the system but another all-in-one unit to consider is the Onkyo A-5VL integrated with built-in Burr Brown 192 kHz/24-bit DAC. It's very nicely built, slim unit... | |
| Great Rock Tracks With Piano? Bill Payne of Little Feat Leon Russell. | |
| Streaming music comparisons and quality I listened to the Pandora premium service for a long time but have switched over almost completely to MOG. It's a well thought out interface that lets you control completely what you listen to but provides several ways to branch out to music you m... | |
| Do I really need a Dac? Donplatt - That your CD player just died is the perfect argument for getting a stand-alone DAC. The transports in CD players always die, usually just after the replacement laser assembly becomes no longer available, and unless the player has digit... | |
| Does my backup HD need to be the same model as No, as long as it's big enough to hold your data you're good. It can be a different brand, size, speed and interface, doesn't matter. | |
| How to clean gunky CDs Whatever you try, do it first on a blank CD or a CD you don't care about, particularly if you're going to try a solvent as powerful as Acetone.I, too, would have recommended Goo-Gone or one of the similar citrus based cleaners. WD-40 dissolves som... | |
| Do I really need a Dac? Like most questions on these forums, yours does not have a definitive answer. As Mrtennis said, if you have a CD player you already have a DAC. The questions then are whether the DAC you now have inside your CD player sounds as good to you as any ... | |
| Prima Luna Prolog 1 and ipod I don't have any experience with the Quad players but according to the owner's manual the CDP-S player does not have any digital inputs but the CDP-2 player has both optical and coax digital inputs. If you have the CDP-S you won't be able to use i... | |
| Prima Luna Prolog 1 and ipod No, it wasn't ignorant, figuring out the connection options among the universe of devices isn't easy or intuitive. But, if you do want to get a digital signal from the iPod so you can connect directly to the digital input of your player you'll nee... | |
| Tube recommendations for AES AE-3 Preamp I bought a pair of Sylvania GTB chrome domes from a well-regarded seller on Audio Asylum and in a Cary Sli-80 amp they are very quiet and sound superb. Good choice. |