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| help me build a system for $1200 There are lots of good choices. I've been putting together similar systems for friends, relatives and colleagues and the best bang-for-the-buck integrateds I've found are the Audio Refinement Complete and the Creek 4330R. The best small speaker fo... | |
| Need help moving from CDP to Mac Mini music server I didn't choose the Benchmark because of any knowledge that it was better, or worse, than a USB DAC. I picked it because it looked like a pretty attractive combination of several things I wanted. Because of the option for multiple inputs, I assume... | |
| 15A or 20A wall recepticles? If you have a 20 amp breaker you need both a 20 amp receptacle and wiring between the breaker and the receptacle that's rated for 20 amps. | |
| Need help moving from CDP to Mac Mini music server I understand the advantages of RAID technology for redundancy but I'm not sure it's necessarily the best solution in this use, at least for most people. The advantage is that you're constantly backing up your data so that there's no chance you'll ... | |
| Need help moving from CDP to Mac Mini music server MimbermanI haven't experienced any interference from either my cordless phone or microwave. I don't talk on the phone a lot and when I do I usually turn down the sound if music is playing. This morning I played some Satie through the system so tha... | |
| Need help moving from CDP to Mac Mini music server I'm using a setup with some of the elements that you're considering so I'll pass along some of my experience and observations.I have an iMac G5 and my music is in Apple Lossless format on an external Firewire drive. The music is streamed wirelessl... | |
| Mississippi John Hurt and Tom Waits I have a soft spot for Mississippi John Hurt, too. I don't think there are many who combined the grit, sweetness and virtuosity he did. I've always loved listening to him, as well, because everything about his voice, the accent, the lilting rhythm... | |
| wireless headphones I tired the Sennheiser wireless headphones and I wouldn't recommend it for anything other than lying in bed and listening to TV. There was always very audible background noise and even slight movement caused the signal to change. Under the best of... | |
| MP3 Player Opinions Quickstep192, MusicMatch is what I've got for the Archos Jukebox but it's not a very well designed piece of software compared to iTunes and, again, the real usability issue comes into play when you're navigating the music on your player. | |
| MP3 Player Opinions amplifier nut is right, there's nothing proprietary about the format of music for the iPod. It will handle AAC (16 to 320 Kbps), MP3 (16 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 2, 3 and 4), Apple Lossless, WAV and AIFF, which covers just about any... | |
| Import duties/taxes on a turntable to the usa I bought a pair of ProAc, UK built speakers in Canada and drove them across the border, myself, so I got to watch firsthand the U.S. customs process unfold. The customs agent correctly figured out, with my help, that duty needed to be paid since t... | |
| Help with Nakamichi CD Player remote The best place I've found for information on remotes and codes is http://remotecentral.com.I did a quick look and information for the Sony RM-VL900 universal remote says it is preprogrammed with information for Nakamichi cassette decks. I've got a... | |
| $100 Challenge: Build this system I found a three-piece Teac mini/office system that was on closeout at Fry's for $69, threw away the speakers that came with it, bought a pair of Polk R15's on craigslist for $30 and gave the setup to my daughter for use in her apartment. It actual... | |
| Make fun of me...I destroyed my amplifier. ID10T. JcargalWhen I set up a 'new' pair of used speakers and immediately blew out one channel of my amp because there was an internal short in one of the speakers, how did I start trying to figure out what was wrong? I plugged in another amp and, of cou... | |
| concerned with using two sets of spades at amp If the layout of the binding posts on the amp gives you room to bring the two cable to the terminal at something like a 45-90 degree angle to each other you should be able to stack the spades on top of each other and still get good pressure from t... |