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| Transport for Bel Canto DAC2 Your Bel Canto ought to be taking care of most of the errors any transport might be sending it but I guess it's possible a really bad transport might be screwing things up.In your price range a reasonable thing to try would be to find a good used ... | |
| Which speaker binding posts? Less expensive than Cardas or WBT but still very nice binding posts are available from Vampire. I've used them in some DIY projects and been happy with them. Available from Michael Percy Audio, takefiveaudio.com and probably lots of other places. | |
| Help please How to remove stripped screw ? Kentchai, you've received good advice about the various ways to try to get the screw out but if all you're trying to do is satisfy your curiosity about what's inside the box, I'd leave it alone. Any of the methods described present some risk of sc... | |
| Best path to upgrade my source Capt369, you asked about the soundstage of the DAC Ah. It's very good and an improvement over what I've heard in the four or five mid-priced ($300-600) CD or DVD players I've compared it to and tried with it as transports.In my first post I did co... | |
| Best path to upgrade my source I own both the Benchmark DAC-1 and the LiTe DAC Ah and the Benchmark is certainly better, particularly in the smoothness of the treble, but it's pretty damn close, closer than you want to admit if you've paid $995 for the Benchmark. You couldn't g... | |
| Quick Monitor Question I'm running a Creek 4330R with a pair of Soliloquy 5.0's in a medium-size room and find it a wonderful combination. The Soliloquys sound bigger than their physical size and are a very easy speaker to listen to. | |
| Music Hall cd25.2 player. Average? or Upgrade? I don't have any experience with the newer version but did own the CD25 for a couple of years and thought it was very, very good, better than anything else I tried in that price range. One of the advantages is the easy upgrade path from places lik... | |
| Totem vs B&W I have a pair of Usher S-520's that I'm very happy with for a small monitor at a reasonable price. They are front-ported so the would likely work well against a wall. The resolution is wonderful and the bass is remarkable for such a small speaker.... | |
| recording from itunes Yes, there is a degradation in quality. Whether you can hear the difference depends on the equipment you're using to play the music and the environment in which it's played. The music you buy from iTunes is in a compressed format that does not ret... | |
| Inexpensive DVD deck with good sound? You can get a new Denon 2910 for between $400 and $500 if you look around online and a used one would be less, of course. If you're willing to buy used, a well-kept Philips 963 would be a good option. | |
| NAD C542 vs Audio refinement Alpha complete CDP? Another piece I'd recommend you investigate is the Music Hall CD25.2. I owned the previous version, the CD25, for a couple of years and it was the best player I heard in that price range. The newer version is supposed to be even better. There are ... | |
| Upgrade receiver for B&W CDM7 NTs? The Rotel is a fine receiver at the price, I owned the RX-1050 and thought it was a very nicely built receiver that sounded great and had a lot of versatility.I would second the recommendation of the Music Hall integrated if you really don't need ... | |
| who surprised and who disappointed Agree completely with Marco about how Benaroya Hall in Seattle can ruin the best of concerts. I went to see Emmylou Harris there with Buddy and Julie Miller as the opening act. You could only get a sense of what they were capable of because the ov... | |
| Audio Server Newbie...Does This Make Sense? Fishbone, no, the stuff you buy from iTunes is compressed. That's what most people want for portable players because the storage space on them is limited and it takes less time to download them. That's not to say you won't enjoy the music from tho... | |
| Audio Server Newbie...Does This Make Sense? Yes, you're on the right track. The setup you're considering is essentially the same as mine and it works great.There are a couple of things to think about. If you want to use the Music Hall as a one-box CD player you don't need to worry about the... |