soix
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| Unusual TAS bomb Agree with Dougmc that Roc2id's comment was just intended as a pretty funny joke. Also point taken about the BDA-1. Although it was just a sentence or so it's amazing a TAS writer would not refer to just one but two other competitive products. Sho... | |
| Eggleston spkr owners - which SS or hybrid amp ... I've had the Rogue Medusa and Fountaine Signatures in my system at different times, and I'd really like to hear what they sound like together. I think the clean detail the Medusas provide up top combined with the Fountaine's refined treble would m... | |
| Power supply for bel canto The VBS works very differenly from more traditional power supplies in an effort to provide battery-like power (maintains DC power if memory serves), which is I think quite a bit different from more traditional power supplies. I had the opportunity... | |
| Well Tempered Amadeus turntable, giant killer? Rumpole, are you saying the Simplex and Amadeus sound similar? Could you provide more thoughts on the differences between the two? Thanks. | |
| WHICH ONE TO BUY? Not sure of the specs on your speakers, but sounds like you need an amp with a decent power supply to handle a relatively low impedance load. Like Internetmin I'd be suspect that an AVR can handle it, or handle it and sound good, unless you spend ... | |
| Hate this, I need an AV receiver. Help me choose "Sounds like a cheap DAC with toslink might be the best way to go."When I see "cheap" but someone still wants something somewhat decent I automatically think Monoprice. Given your situation for $25 or so this might just do the trick...http://www.m... | |
| PC or Mac? So, so far what I'm hearing is that Mac and PC sound quality is pretty similar when well executed. If that's the case I'd lean toward a Mac/Mini-based system for relative ease of use/setup advantages. Am I missing something here? Thanks for all th... | |
| PC or Mac? Nonoise, that's actually what finally got me to write this thread (I also found the TAS series on computer-based systems interesting as well, and they too found JPlay to be outstanding). How close is the relatively easier Mac Mini setup in sound t... | |
| What is the best vintage TT for new audiophile? Not sure what your price range is, but I'd look at a Well Tempered Classic if I was "only doing this once." Good luck with that delusional concept by the way. Heh heh. | |
| Hate this, I need an AV receiver. Help me choose "Using the speakers in the TV as a quasi center channel so to speak." Ugh. If the front L/R speakers are half way decent I'd think using a phantom or no center would be much preferable with proper setup unless you're sitting well off center (and i... | |
| PC or Mac? Thanks Steve. Would something like this be the right thing to start, and is the price in the right ballpark?http://www.ebay.com/itm/Apple-Mac-Mini-Desktop-MC238LL-A-October-2009-/230839768736?pt=Apple_Desktops&hash=item35bf1f56a0Am I gonna nee... | |
| PC or Mac? I hear ya loud & clear Sidssp. I'm thinking if I do go the PC route I'm going to buy a laptop to use exclusively with my audio system to minimize all the other stuff I need to put/keep on it and hopefully make it a little more stable and possi... | |
| Unusual TAS bomb I'll start by saying I'm not a fan of TAS reviews. Not only do they frequently not compare the piece under review to anything else -- which I almost always find to be the most helpful section of any review -- but in the associated equipment area t... | |
| PC or Mac? Thanks guys. You pretty much just summed up my problem. I'm attracted to the relative simplicity of a Mac Mini system and I'm sure it will sound very good and that I'd be happy with it, but how much better can the sound get with a PC-based system ... | |
| CD player or DAC for Luxman with harbeth? Agree with Vic. If you don't say what you're trying to change/achieve in the overall sonic characteristics of your system, what you did not like about the PS Audio DAC, your current CDP/transport/DAC, etc., you're going to get a bunch of uninforme... |