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| What cheap dacs are there with volume controls? Dgaylin - Sorry, I didn't mean to imply that the Benchmark isn't a great DAC, I had one for a couple of years and really enjoyed it. No doubt it's better than the Beresford in most systems but it's three times the price of the Beresford, either ne... | |
| Budget Speakers for a small living room I've owned a lot of 'budget' speakers over the last few years and by far the best of them are the Cambridge Audio S30's. I think they compare favorably with anything I've heard at two or three times the cost. Combined with a moderately priced DAC ... | |
| What cheap dacs are there with volume controls? Rar1 - I also have owned both the Benchmark and the Beresford, the Benchmark first. It's a wonderful, versatile DAC that seemed completely transparent in my system. I sold it in a fit of misguided frugality and later bought the Beresford on the re... | |
| What cheap dacs are there with volume controls? I suspect the Cambridge Dacmagic and Pangea power supply are a fine sounding combination at that price but there is no volume control so if that's a deal breaker you'd have to look elsewhere. | |
| What cheap dacs are there with volume controls? Second the recommendation of the Beresford DAC. I have the TC7520 and have been very happy with it. It has S/PDIF, optical and USB inputs, volume control and a good headphone amp. The one in the link has some upgrades beyond my unit and is in your... | |
| Any pleasant surprises because of guest appearance Going to the Armadillo World Headquarters in Austin to see Little Feat in the early 70's and having Linda Rondstadt sit in on the whole show. | |
| How do you test different tubes? While there aren't any tube lending libraries there are tube dealers whom people have learned to trust like Jim McShane, Kevin Deal, Brent Jesse and others. They can't tell you which tubes you would like in your equipment but they test the tubes, ... | |
| Cheap DAC w/ volume control for direct amp input? Another option is one of the variations of the Beresford 7520. The latest version has a number of upgrades from the original and has gone up in price a bit. I have the original but with upgraded opamps and it's a very good DAC for the money, with ... | |
| Upgrade my CD player or buy a DAC? There are a couple of good arguments for going with a separate DAC. One is that DAC technology is changing rapidly and having the flexibility to upgrade in the future may be an advantage. You'd also have the option of going to a better transport w... | |
| Replacement remote for Arcam CR80 According to the Logitech Harmony database their remotes do support your receiver. You can buy refurbished Harmony remotes from ecost.com at pretty reasonable prices, the cheapest one listed is $16. | |
| Make Internet Radio Sound "Better"? The limitation isn't usually your Internet connection or the equipment you have to reproduce the signal once you receive it, it's the resolution of the digital stream that's being sent, and that's not something you can do anything about. Most Inte... | |
| dac advice Another in your price range that is worth a listen is the Simaudio Moon 100D. It's really nicely built and I've been very impressed with the improvement it made over a modded Beresford DAC for not much more money. | |
| "Best" speakers new/used under $3,000? I agree with the Merlin recommendations, I owned the TSM's and really liked them but because of a repair issue with them I also had a pair of DeVore Fidelity 8's on hand for a few weeks of direct comparison with the TSM's. I kept the DeVores and t... | |
| Saw Emmylou Harris last night. I've seen her live several times but the best performance was at Benaroya Hall in Seattle with Buddy and Julie Miller. It was billed as an Emmylou Harris show and I'm sure a lot of the audience had never heard of Buddy Miller but he was clearly in... | |
| Does such a product exist ?? The Airport Express or an Apple TV device do just what you're describing, as long as you're using iTunes to manage your music files on either a PC or a Mac. You can use up to three Airport Express devices at once. I've got one in my living room an... |