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| Sqeezebox 3, Apple Lossless or FLAC? Since you're planning on using iTunes as your server to the Squeezebox, then Apple Lossless will be best since iTunes doesn't support FLAC natively. As long as you stick with a lossless format (either Apple Lossless or FLAC) you can convert from o... | |
| DAC, preamp, amp - picking the right ones You've obviously done some research into the possibilities. I've never heard the Snell Type AIII, but the numbers you provide, with a 12" woofer and moderate-to-low sensitivity suggest that you're more than likely going to go with a solid state am... | |
| If you could do a blind shootout... Montana, VMPS, Totem, Merlin, Audio Physic, Audiokinesis, Martin Logan, JM LabMichael | |
| Looking to get a turntable. Just out of curiosity, why are you limiting yourself to belt-driven tables? Direct drive vs belt drive is one of those classic audiophile debates, like digital vs vinyl, tubes vs solid state, planers vs cones... Clearly there are plenty of people ... | |
| i-tunes and Vista iTunes works just fine for me with Vista 64, and I would assume Vista 32 as well. Vista supposedly has much better support for audio playback than XP.Do you have your RAID array in the XP computer now, or using a separate NAS/fileserver? If indeed... | |
| Looking to get a turntable. See also the Audiogon archives, as there is a lot of information from similar question.I believe your preamp has a phono stage. If so, you won't necessarily need a separate one. You didn't mention if your price range was for the turntable only, or... | |
| Budget floorstanders under $500 ? I just re-read your post, and noticed that you're driving the speakers with a Jolida 102b. That's a 25W amp.Given that, I would consider Coincident Triumph UHS (monitor speakers). They're available used on the high end of your budget, maybe slight... | |
| How about Parasound? Parasound is IMHO an underrated brand. I've heard a Parasound 5-channel amp and recall it sounding very good for the price. I was also very impressed with a Parasound Halo C3 preamp, but I have no experience with their processors.Michael | |
| Budget floorstanders under $500 ? I agree with considering a pair of bookshelf speakers (such as PSB Stratus Mini's or NHT Classic 3), but for floorstanders I would consider a Paradigm Studio 60 or PSB Stratus Bronze.Michael | |
| PC vs MAC laptop as music server From your two choices, I agree, definitely Mac.However, I question the use of a laptop for a music server. Laptops typically don't operate 24/7, which is a desirable quality in a music server. Additionally, internal hard drive space (which is abun... | |
| DAC vs. New CDP The primary difference is whether you want a one-box solution to play exclusively CD's, or whether you anticipate that you might want to play music files from the computer. In the latter case, the separate DAC provides you with that flexibility.Mi... | |
| Newbie Q Get the Squeezebox. It's significantly less money than the Transporter, but offers similar functionality particularly if you're planning on using an external DAC with it.Michael | |
| Looking for amplifier kits. If by kit you mean DIY assembly from the components, Bottlehead seams to have a good following. I haven't tried building one of their kits, but it's on my list of things to do. I think that Audio by Van Alstine might also have amp kits.Michael | |
| How do I listen to music on computer thru receiver OK, so you're going to need a Home Theater receiver, as it will be able to handle video switching and extracting and processing audio information from DVD's and Blu-Ray discs. In this case, the simplest solution is to hook a digital cable (either ... | |
| How do I listen to music on computer thru receiver I'm also confused as to what you mean by "SR receiver". And when you mention "50% HD and 50% my music library", does that mean that 50% of your music is on a hard drive, and 50% is on physical media (such as CD's)?Assuming you're trying to connect... |