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| Best DAC for under $500 I'll third the EVS Millennium DAC. Top notch parts quality and implementation at a ridiculously low price. Transparency and dynamics in spades. Disclaimer: I've got one but won't sell it, so this isn't self-serving at all. Best of luck. | |
| Separate DAC vs. A/V Receiver DAC Hi Bournnw,Sounds like you answered your own question for the most part. To decode multi-channel digital information you'll have to use the DACs in your receiver (i.e. bypass the Theta entirely, since that's only for stereo digital sources), so I ... | |
| Recommend a good Monitor for my existing system Don't know how far Raleigh is from Charlotte, but Soliloquy makes some nice speakers there, and their 5.0 monitors have tons of midrange magic and expressiveness if that's what you're after. They should be right in your price range too. | |
| Marsh A400S vs. Classe CA-200 or CA-201? Quite frankly I think you're doing this backwards. If you're thinking about upgrading your speakers too, I'd recommend buying them first and then buy an amp that mates well with the speakers. I know people argue this both ways, but I've found buil... | |
| Recommend a DAC for my system....please. Sounds like you're trying to make the speakers sound better for music by using a DAC and cables as bandaids -- a very expensive and often frustrating proposition. If you're looking at spending that much money you might be better served to buy new ... | |
| I can't make up My Mind Please Help... I'm gonna back up what sidssp and forever were saying. You'll get better 2-channel performance, better value, and more flexibility going with a better stereo pre and a decent pre/pro. This way, you're putting more money into the 2-channel aspect o... | |
| Help me tame the brightness of my Triangles I'll piggyback off Sean and Philojet. Like Tellig, Srajan Ebean is very familiar with Triangle speakers(he uses Triangle's Ventis in one of his reference systems). His sight is sixmoons.com and he may prove to be very helpful.I'd also recommend th... | |
| Best transport for USD500 I'd definitely go with the Bel Canto over the MSB. Don't recall if the 1.1 has jitter reduction, but if it does you may be able to get very good results using a cheap DVD player as a transport(you can always upgrade to a better transport later). A... | |
| Amps, preamps, and home theater Oops, forgot to mention an integrated will work too. I'm not too familiar with integrateds so I don't know of any that have HT passthroughs or three channels of amplification. Either way you're definitely limiting your choices severely and may ver... | |
| Amps, preamps, and home theater If you want really good 2-channel performance you'll have to get the Denon outta there as both the preamp and amp sections will both significantly limit your system's potential. But the good news is you can keep the Denon to do surround processing... | |
| BelCanto DACs vs transport/IC quality If it were me I'd start by trying different digital cables. Maybe something from Acoustic Zen, HMS, or Zcable to start. Given the DAC2 reclocks the signal I'd bet you'll get a much bigger bang for your buck doing that, at least initially. I've fou... | |
| TACT digital corrections preamps? Despite my very high level of respect for TacT's room correction I guess I'm not convinced this is the right preamp for my tastes/system. Personally if I were going to use the TacT I'd probably use it only for room correction and continue to use m... | |
| Thiel cs 2.3 or B&W N803,804? What was missing for me with the 803s was life in the midrange. Those Kevlar midrange drivers sound a little dry and sterile to my ears, and maybe that's what was missing for you too. Haven't heard the 2.3s, but unless you're willing to do what it... | |
| Linn's Ninka speaker: Anyone heard it?? People either love Linn speakers or not -- there's very little in between. People who place high value on pace, rhythm, and timing(PRaT) tend to love these speakers, while people who value things such as three-dimensional imaging and soundstage wi... | |
| Graphic equilizers? I wouldn't recommend a graphic equalizer. You'd be better off saving that money and putting it toward a new purchase that eliminates the problem at the source rather than covering it up artificially. In addition, you'd be adding another set of cab... |