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Pandora vs. Pandora One. Any audible difference?
Free Pandora streams at 128kbps, Pandora One streams at 192kbps - which is the highest any commercial streaming service goes (i.e. Rhapsody). There used to be a few that streamed at 256k, but recent legislation may have limited them all to max 192... 
has anyone tried PS Audio perfect wave duo
Touch Screens flickering: The screen on the units has a light sensor that tries to adjust the brightness of the screen to best match that of the room. I only notice it when I get in front of it to change something and I'm shading it from the light... 
has anyone tried PS Audio perfect wave duo
Jdoris - make sure to get a decent USB cable and try to avoid going over 15 feet (the length USB begins to drop data). Kimber makes a very good cable for about $50 U.S. (6 foot). I haven't listened to a lot, but I didn't really hear much differenc... 
Modded transporter vs stock with external DAC
Assuming you like the sonic signature of each, the benefits of having everything in a single box probably saves you space, performance, and $$$ over two units. I almost bought the ModWright Transporter last fall before learning of the PS Audio Per... 
How to fix my detailed, accurate but BRIGHT system
Greg,I've faced a very similar set of problems in my setup and room - an otherwise great sound that was just too bright. My room has wood floors and a tile lined fireplace/wall that I can't do much with. That said, I have two specific suggestions:... 
has anyone tried PS Audio perfect wave duo
others who use noisy computers with non-dedicated UBS port or Sonos as the source and compare to... other PS Audio DAC ( improved by Mr. Cullen or not) should be very clearly happy with his results, and its important and its useful.I should point ... 
need crash course in using digital music.
Earlier I noted Easy CD-DA for file conversion but forgot that it only supports Redbook format. Sorry for the bad post. If you are converting between wav and flac, the best tool is going to be the actual FLAC front end - get it here: http://flac.s... 
has anyone tried PS Audio perfect wave duo
Just got my PWD last night, and here are my initial impressions.I have two source connections, a Sony Viao laptop (via USB) for playing a small handful of hi rez files I have and a Cullen Circuits modified Sonos (via Coax) with a 96k upsampled out... 
need crash course in using digital music.
You made the right call with the PW duo - by far the best 'simple' and most versitile implementation available in my opinion. Your only real concern; be sure you are downloading music ONLY in full resolution lossless files (wav, flac, ALAC). HD Tr... 
has anyone tried PS Audio perfect wave duo
Best demo I've heard of the PWD: a decent CD player and the PW duo connected to the same pre/amp/speaker setup with two copies of the same album. We did some A/B listening flipping between the two and got a real sense of the differences. Much smoo... 
Critical elements for hi-rez music streaming?
Unless the internal AKM DAC of the Transporter simply out of the question, consider a ModWright Truth mod that adds a tube staged output. You can tweak the sound quite a bit by rolling tubes and shorten the signal path in the process. 
battery powered with 'vivid' sound
I do live in Phoenix, so a solar powered Hi-Fi would be a neat DIY project for me sometime. Of course, I'd still have to charge a battery for night listening. 
has anyone tried PS Audio perfect wave duo
no USB on the Sonos - so SPDIF it is. 
I need suggestions and ideas in picking a preamp.
Give this Sonic Flare article a read and see if it doesn't help you better understand what kind of sound you are after. Tubes and solid state have naturally different qualities, but there is wide variety and even crossover between them. Start with... 
has anyone tried PS Audio perfect wave duo
Paul M of PS Audio said he believes the price on the bridge will be in the $500 range. But that is subject to change if they change the design (which is possible given the current design lacks wireless - an unacceptable condition in my eyes).I'm s...