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| PSB Gold v PSB silveri I've owned the PSB Stratus Silver i's and I've heard the Gold's, as well.First, let me preface this by saying that both of these speakers offer outstanding bang for the buck.The Gold's have a deeper, stronger bass presence than the Silver's. The ... | |
| Budget Audiophile Looking For Amplifier Suggestions There are a lot of great choices mentioned, but I would add a McCormack DNA-1 to the list.Michael | |
| best network switch configuration for audio Your design seems very sound. In particular, I applaud your use of a POE-enabled switch and wireless access points; I truly wish more people would understand the substantial benefits from having a solid wired ethernet infrastructure that also supp... | |
| Music Server format? Congratulations on taking the steps to having a music server. This has the potential to open up your collection to entirely new ways of enjoyment, and allows for the discovery of hidden gems you forgot about. In addition, it might make carrying ... | |
| Best Small Floorstanding Speaker under $2K For small speakers (especially when deep bass is not a priority), I've always enjoyed the Totem Arro's. They have outstanding soundstaging and project a holographic sonic image. A very unique and captivating sound.Michael | |
| Do you rely on RAID as your NAS backup? tortilladc, I also use Crashplan for my cloud-based backups, and highly recommend it. I run all major operating systems (Linux, Mac, and Windows) in my house and Crashplan backs them all up. The amount of data is around 4TB total backed up so fa... | |
| Do you rely on RAID as your NAS backup? RAID is NOT a backup. RAID protects against hard drive failures. That's all.RAID (except RAID 1) also allows ganging multiple drives together for extra storage space, so that's another potential benefit, and maybe faster read times. Most consumer... | |
| Need a processor and matching amp for about $1k I think that at this price point you'd do much better with a home theater receiver rather than a pre/pro and separate multi-channel amp.Most modern HT receivers have built in calibration such as Audyssey, where you can locate the microphone at var... | |
| Recommendations please for good, affordable pre-amp for system? @donzi, you're all over the map here. My best recommendation would be to establish a relationship with a local dealer and borrow a variety of equipment so you can listen to the differences for yourself and best figure out what you tend to prefer ... | |
| Recommendations please for good, affordable pre-amp for system? I love the Thiels, although you're pairing speakers that could potentially be described as on the "lean and bright" side (at least that's how I recall hearing them), and an amp that definitely fits that description. You might look to a preamp tha... | |
| Need help with digital music setup for house As to whether DAC's need to be hardwired, I think it's optional provided that you have a robust wireless network. And this usually means that you've hard-wired access points throughout the house to allow for high-reliability wireless connections w... | |
| Need help with digital music setup for house I have a similar situation to you, so I'll pass on my experience and suggestions.I live in a 4-story rowhouse, and have three televisions / home theaters, a small stereo in my office downstairs, and my nice rig in the living room. They're all conn... | |
| Fast & open sounding amp with great imaging 2k Based on your listening preferences and desire to use a high-impedance speaker, you're a perfect candidate for an OTL amp.There's an Atmasphere M-60 classified on Audiogon right now at just under the $2K mark that might be a consideration. (I have... | |
| Suggested PC laptop models for computer audio Steakster, thanks for the info on Empirical Audio's suggestions. They do look a little dated, though, referring to XP and Vista and recommending computers with at least 4GB RAM (that's virtually EVERY laptop available now).If USB has problems with... | |
| Suggested PC laptop models for computer audio Since your current laptop is only one year old, and you like the results, what's wrong with simply keeping your current setup?I agree with Lewinskih01 in that you don't need much horsepower for your purposes. Even the most inexpensive laptop nowad... |