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pc computer used under $500.00 for music only I am using an Asus 14 inch laptop with an Intel i3 processor, 4gb ram and a 1tb hard drive. I am using a Western Digital 2TB usb3 hard drive for all my music files. The laptop supports usb3 and is Windows 7. I use J River Media Center 19. Total ou... | |
Speaker cable for Nad 7050 and KEF LS50 My friend has his LS50 Speakers connected to a Peachtree Audio integrated. I think the amp was around 1K and is class D. He is using Wireworld Solstice 7 speaker cables that cost him less than 200.00 new. I have heard his system many times and I h... | |
Anything you can put between spikes and carpet? Adona makes some long sharp cones to go through the layers of padding and carpet. | |
Bifrost uber vs Wyred 4 Sound Dac-1 I have the Wyred Dac-1 and I am extremely satisfied with it. I have had it since January 2012 and have no desire to get a different one. I am using a Musical Fidelity V Link 192 usb/spdif converter as well. | |
Move from Analog to a Digital System The Sony Music Server has the built in dac. It also has a digital out in case you have a better dac you want to use. You are correct that you would need an integrated amp or amp and pre, and a set of speakers. | |
Help with a pair of Focal Aria 948 please I would personally change the speakers. Perhaps you could look into the Golden Ear series of speakers? They have gotten rave reviews and are great for high quality stereo and home theater. | |
Need Help with Speaker Cable ID. What are they? It certainly isn't an Audioquest cable. clueless myself. | |
Help fixing Receptacle Yes, what Peter said. You bought the wrong receptacle. You need one for 240 volts vs. the 120 volt one you bought. Best to get a licensed electrician to do the job. It may cost a bit, but you won't die from being zapped by lethal voltages, and if ... | |
Will power cables improve a VPI Classic 3 tt? I use a Shunyata Diamondback Platinum ac cable on my Scout ONLY because I had one hanging around and wasn't being used. Since my entire system is wired with Shunyata including two Hydra Power Conditioners, I figured what the heck. I too hear no di... | |
Need a good easy to use music manager for PC I use J Rivers Media Center 17 (older version) and I really like the software. It works very well and I can easily edit the Metadata and such. You can get ALL the information of editing the pictures, songs, etc. on their Wikipedia site. I found Me... | |
Replacing Blown Meadowlark Blue Heron 2 Tweeter So as not to damage the cabinet, I would remove the woofer and put my hand inside the cabinet and push the tweeter out. | |
AudioQuest Rocket 88 72v DBS Your Symphonic Line integrated is wired with Groneberg cable, why not call Odyssey Audio (no affiliation) and order a pair of their Quattro Reference cable? I bought a 20 foot pair for a grand about 3 years ago. I am using an Odyssey amp which is ... | |
Emotiva XPA - 1 mono blocks. Emotiva is very good value for the $$$. The components are manufactured in China to keep the costs down. I have never heard their amps, but I did own one of their dac's for a year and enjoyed it very much. My only gripe is they put too much money ... | |
Transparent Cables and Bi-wiring to Vandersteens I had Vandersteen 2ci and 2ce speakers for many years. I used them with double runs of Audioquest Indigo Blue speaker cables (long discontinued) and later on I tried a single run of MIT Terminator 2 speaker cables. Believe me, Richard Vandersteen ... | |
Walking Into A Brick & Mortar High End Audio Store This is for Lowrider57......I have gone into no less than 3 high end shops in the greater Boston area and at any one time or another, all the salesmen were hanging around the front desk engaged in idle chit chat with one another. How in the hell a... |