smeyers
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| Control cable supplier other than RadShack? www.haveinc.com.They make all kinds of high quality custom cables. I've used them, and was very pleased. | |
| DAC to Amps bypassing preamp: Opinions please Thanks for the responses. What I'm not sure I understand, is since a DAC outputs an analog signal, isn't there already a certain amount of 'pre-amplification' being done already at that point? If this is the case, why don't more manufacturers prov... | |
| DAC to Amps bypassing preamp: Opinions please I meant to say: 'What about compatability issues with going from DAC right to AMPS?' | |
| Any GREAT "sleeper" amps? Niles Audio SI-245. I was using this as a surround amp for the back two channels of a home theater setup, but now using it as a main amp for a 2nd system. Very powerful for its 45w/ch rating, very clean non-fatiguing sound, very well built (large ... | |
| any Sopranophiles here? Great... didn't know that! Tired of watching reruns. | |
| Request to hear Zu speakers Joe,I don't have the Druids or Definitions, but have the Tones, which incidentally I purchased through Quest for Sound. I've had major tonality issues with the speakers (which I've discussed here and on Audio Asylum), which I've corrected through ... | |
| Grizzly Man I really liked this movie. I did not agree with all the behavior of this man, but I did find it very interesting. There was some added significance, as I've had some contact with Grizzlies myself, and have been to the Arctic. | |
| American Idol, the fems I didn't have the patience to sit through the entire show, but there did seem to be some impressive talent... that's good to know. | |
| Most neutral speaker cable for less than $5 a foot I use DH Labs T14 with good results, although I find it a bit light in the bass. Better if you bi-wire with this cable. I've also used this cable: http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/pshowdetl.cfm?&PartNumber=100-155&DID=7 in another system, al... | |
| Good musical sub under $500 I bought a pair of Entec SW-5 subs (servo controlled) here on Audiogon for $700. Entec went out of business some time ago, but their subs were (and still are) very highly regarded. There were considered one of the few subs that were fast enough to... | |
| Which is Best loudspeaker in the $1000-1200 range? Are you looking to just buy new, or would used be Ok also? There's a big difference between what you can get new and what you can get say second hand here on Audiogon. | |
| are all power conditioners noisy? I use a Panamax Max 5500 ACRegenerator that uses a large transformer to decouple wall AC from AC provided to equipment... my ear has to be practically right up to the unit to hear any noise at all... and even then it's extremely low in volume. | |
| What is purpose of a cd transport? There is another big reason that hasn't been mentioned yet. With digital processors, such as digital EQ and upsampling, or processors built into to surround processors (such as room correction and surround processing), you're better off keeping th... | |
| what conditioner to use with tubes Phil,I just received the older Panamax 5500, which is similar to the newer 5510. Do you have your preamp connected to it? If so, which bank is it connected to? I currently have it connected to 'medium' filtered bank, but might try connecting it to... | |
| DAC for $1800 or less? The Muse 296 is another possibility. I acquired one here recently on Audiogon for just over $1k. It is true 24 bit, built like a tank, is a true balanced design (multiple DACS), has both XLR and RCA inputs/outputs, and was Stereophile class A+ (if... |