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| Digital inputs in high end 2-channel preamps Part of the reluctance on the part of manufacturers to build, and consumers to buy, a single box with both preamp and DAC might be that DAC technology is changing so quickly. Keeping them separate has the same advantages as other separate componen... | |
| Single Driver Recommendations + amp Qs, Omega? Another speaker to consider is the JohnBlue JB3. I'm using a pair with a 10-watt tube amp in a nearfield setup in my office. I love them.I can't advise about your amp question, I've used the JB3's only with fairly low power SS and tube amps. | |
| Maybe Apple TV will allow bit perfect streaming so I'm certainly not an expert about this but all the discussion I've read about dealing with jitter, regardless of whether it's an Airport Express, Squeezebox, CD transport or other device, has focused on using an external DAC that reclocks the sign... | |
| Maybe Apple TV will allow bit perfect streaming so Just substitute 'airport express' for 'appletv' in the URL Aberyclark provided, http://www.apple.com/feedback/airportexpress.html | |
| Can you recommend some classical CD's for me? I would second Tobias' recommendation of the Bach Cello Suites by Martin Zeller. If I had to start someone off with just one CD of classical music performance that would be it. | |
| Has your HiFi changed your musical tastes Like several of you, having a revealing system hasn't expanded my taste into new genres as much as it has expanded the number of performers I listen to and appreciate. What I've noticed is that I can now hear much more clearly what the musician in... | |
| Middle Eastern, North African music these days? Another great place for sampling is [url]http://www.grooveshark.com[/url]. They don't have everything but you'll be astonished at what is available for listening - complete songs, not just samples as on emusic or amazon. I just did a search for Ch... | |
| Middle Eastern, North African music these days? I'm sure everyone else has been listening to him for a very long time but he was new to me and I've lately been spending a lot of time with the music of Hamza El Din, the Nubian oud player. It's the most interesting mix of unaffected, intuitive mu... | |
| magnetic shielding...how important is it? Elizabeth's advice is right on. There is no scenario where the speaker magnets are going to be close enough to your iPod to cause any issues with it. | |
| HD music downloads to iPod? Another consideration is file size. The Dvorak Symphony No. 7 in a CD-quality FLAC file at 16/44.1 is 242 Mb. At 24/96 it is 1,190 Mb and at 24/192 it is 3,550 Mb. (Thanks to 6 moons for the figures.)It doesn't take many tunes at that resolution t... | |
| HRT music streamer & Airport Extreme The USB port on the Airport Extreme and the Airport Express is the same. On both of them, the USB connection is for a printer or USB drive only. There is no audio output.Here is the language from the specifications page for the Airport Extreme on ... | |
| HRT music streamer & Airport Extreme Magfan, I'm sure you're right about the measured jitter from the Airport Express but with a good DAC the AE is sonically excellent and in situations where it provides convenience and accessibility to music it works really well. | |
| good rca y-adapter From your description of what you're trying to accomplish I think what you need is an adapter that is 2 female, 1 male, like the one Ericjcabrera offered.An alternative to a cable Y adapter is this kind of splitter. It gives you a direct connectio... | |
| HRT music streamer & Airport Extreme -Buff - I think you should check the specifications of the Airport Express. The USB port on it is for printer output only, the only audio output available is from 1/8 stereo mini jack, either optical via a Toslink cable or analog with a 1/8 mini p... | |
| Bargain Basement, Giant Killing DACs for PC Audio Yes, the Nuforce uDAC is a great device for what you describe, it really improves the sound from a laptop while traveling and it takes up almost no space. As a DAC, I wouldn't describe it as a giant killer but it is a real bargain, either as a DAC... |