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| Prima Luna Prolog 1 and ipod How are you getting a digital signal out of the ipod? There are a few iPod docks that will take a digital signal from the iPod and pass it on to a DAC but as far as I know you can get only an analog signal using just a cable from either the dock c... | |
| Tube recommendations for AES AE-3 Preamp I had the AE-3 DJH for awhile and had good luck with vintage Sylvania VT-231 and Tung-Sol 6SN7 tubes but was also happy with the reissue Tung-Sol and that might be a good fit if you're on a budget.Best advice I could give would be to email Jim McS... | |
| Dielectric grease and tubes Dielectric grease is used on non-conducting parts of electrical assemblies to block stray current. The pins of tubes need the best possible contact with the tube socket and dielectric grease couldn't do anything but hinder that. | |
| Dielectric grease and tubes I wouldn't think you'd want to use dielectric grease since its sole purpose is to prevent the conductance of electricity. | |
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| Remote For Denon DRA-345R Receiver An easy fix would be to buy a refurbished Logitech Harmony universal remote from ecost.com and download the commands from the Logitech site. The least expensive remote there controls three devices and is $15, I have one and it works fine. | |
| Has anyone heard the Audioquest Dragonfly? Interesting device, and unfortunate that they would use a picture of a damselfly rather than a dragonfly as the logo in their literature. | |
| More recordings like "The Trinity Sessions"? A very different kind of music but "A Meeting By The River" by Ry Cooder and Vishwa Mohan Bhatt was recorded an hour after the two first met and reportedly was almost completely improvised. A remarkable recording. | |
| Simple Wireless Computer Audio Setup One simple solution is to get a DAC with optical input rather than the Halide which has only USB. The Airport Express has optical output so the setup would be MacBook > Airport Express > DAC with optical input > Speakers. There are lots o... | |
| Help with computer... If you are going to use a computer as the source an inexpensive DAC with USB input would do it for you. There are dozens of them between $150 and $500. A few I've used are the original Musical Fidelity V-DAC, Valab, Beresford, Aune and the Audioen... | |
| What Songs Do You Have Several Renditions Of? -"Faded Love" - favorites are Delaney Bramlett and Doug Sahm's."Iko Iko" - The Dixie Cups, Cyndi Lauper and Dr. John are standouts"Bach Cello Suites" - All good but the Martin Zeller and Zuill Bailey are current favorites- | |
| Suggestions for a single source tube preamp. The AES AE-3 built by Cary Audio Designs in North Carolina is really nicely built with all point-to-point wiring. It has three inputs. The DJH Signature version is tube rectified and had the option of remote control. | |
| need help selecting the right preamp Using the headphone jack output on an iMac into the analog inputs of a preamp isn't going to sound very good, as you've discovered. Doing that means you're getting a signal that has already passed through the low-quality digital to analog converte... | |
| What is the best loudspeaker for a small room? The DeVore Fidelity speakers are remarkable and designed to work well in modest spaces. John DeVore is a Manhattan apartment dweller and tests his speakers in real living spaces in the city. I highly recommend his designs, I've owned the 8's and S... | |
| $500 sub for Quad 11L2s I had an HSU STF-2 and liked it a lot. They're available on the HSU site now for $319.Another one to consider, especially if you would prefer something physically smaller than the HSU, is the Mirage Omni S8 or S10. I replaced the HSU with the S8 a... |