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| Stereophile Rated the Sqeezebox Touch Class D I liked J.A.'s reply, and I agree with him. When used through its internal DAC and analog outs, the Touch is a darned good $300 device, but it's nowhere near the world's best components when used that way. When used as a digital transport feeding ... | |
| Parasound halo jc2 and A-21 Dali helicons 800 II Have you checked the other thread you started on the same topic? A few comments were offered for you there:http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?aamps&1282593766&&&/Amp-match-for-dali-Helicons-800-Mk-II | |
| Amp match for dali Helicons 800 Mk II What don't you like about the sound you're getting? I owned the 400s and much preferred them with tubes in the chain somewhere; I found them a bit "hot" otherwise. A friend now owns them and is using a Plinius amp with a Cary pre-amp and it's quit... | |
| Ayon CD2 is AMAZING According to the Ayon website, the CD-2s has two digital inputs, a 75 Ω S/PDIF (RCA), and a USB... | |
| Squeezebox Duet + inexpensive stand alone server For audio only, essentially the only program you'll be running is Squeezebox Server, so I suspect the basic hardware configuration (entry level CPU, 2 or 3 MB RAM, HD of your choice) will be more than up to the task. Salvage an abandoned monitor a... | |
| Squeezebox Duet + inexpensive stand alone server Hi Clarets2.You have many options, so I will report only what I chose. I started out thinking I needed a NAS, but in the end I just went with a PC. I am glad that I did because the added CPU power relative to a NAS helps Squeezebox Server run smoo... | |
| Eastern Electric's new tube DAC using ESS Sabre?? Joaco, I apologize if I sounded annoyed, I wasn't. I should have made clear that I've reconfigured my main system, so I don't expect to have the Cary back in anytime soon. Indeed, I should have tried it as a transport when I had the chance, I just... | |
| Eastern Electric's new tube DAC using ESS Sabre?? Joaco, I answered that question in my last reply (just look up a few posts). The answer is that I did not. | |
| Eastern Electric's new tube DAC using ESS Sabre?? Good question. Remarkably, I am sorry to say, I never compared them. My pathetic excuse is that at the time I was swapping amps and preamps and sources and cables and... oh my.If I ever have them together in the same rig again, I'll be sure to do ... | |
| Eastern Electric's new tube DAC using ESS Sabre?? I too own the EE DAC and I think NJS describes it pretty well. It's nicely made and its presentation is detailed and dynamic; it responds pretty well to tube rolling too.The other day I compared it to the Cary Xciter DAC, and these are different a... | |
| Dynaudio C1 with more impact Jibbonacci,I think you owe it to yourself to try an amp with more power amp. I am certain that you will be able to tell the difference between amps easily. I have never owned the C1s, but I own the Contour 3.4s, and they reflect changes in the dow... | |
| Which 6sn7 tubes for Rogue Magnum 99 I'll assume you're interested in NOS tubes (and you should be if you're not!). I don't know which 2 of the 4 matter most, so when I owned the 99 I swapped sets of 4 that I bought on eBay from reputable sellers.In the realm of reasonably priced tub... | |
| Amp for Dynaudios For me, some of the same texture and body I get from tube guitar amps I also get from tube audio amps. I use a Rogue 90 to drive Contour 3.4s. It gives up some in bass "tightness" to higher powered SS amps, but really does pretty darned well overall. | |
| Bel Canto eVo2i Gen II vs. S300i I can't compare these a I've never heard the Gen II, but I own the S300i and I think your description "amps on the..." fits it pretty well.Is it the last word in amplification? Nope, but I think it's a nice piece, and provides good value for money. | |
| Cary MB CAD 500 amp Is this its replacement?http://www.caryaudio.com/press/news.htmlThe new Model 1.600 is a mono power amplifier rated at 600 watts into an 8 ohm load. With a 1500VA universal voltage dual primary transformer, there are four independent power supplie... |