swampwalker
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| Austin City Limits Its not a DVD, but the CD of the Delbert McClinton show rocks! | |
| Berning ZH270 vs 845 SET amp And that's why they make chocolate AND vanilla ;~) | |
| Does an integrated DAC/Headphone amp exist? Justin- did not understand your first post. Thought you wanted to use the Denon as your source. You have it correct. and here are many usb/dacs and some that are usb/dac/hp amp. For a really comprehensive run-down, check out head-fi.org. | |
| Berning ZH270 vs 845 SET amp Peter s- you are not alone. I never was "moved" by my ZH-270 even though many say it is a great match for my Merlins. I thought it was a bit dull, as in flat or emotionless. I have been told by Alan B that my choice of cabling and power conditioni... | |
| Todays vinyl packaging observations Why the change in quality? Easy- diff buyer, diff price class. LPs of yesteryear bought by kids for $2.79 or $3.49. Now its aging boomers (myself included) plunking down $30!!! and responding positively to packaging. | |
| What component to plug into my power conditioner? I would guess that the DAC might benefit most (as well as other components, IF the DAC is now on the same device as some of your analog components. Most digital products are reported to inject a noise back into the circuit they are plugged in to. | |
| Does an integrated DAC/Headphone amp exist? OK, if you have a decent player, why not go straight from the Denon to an hp amp? Use the $ you save to mod the player. | |
| Does an integrated DAC/Headphone amp exist? One of the Chinese gear importers has a tube usb dac/hp amp listed on a fairly regular basis. Never heard it, forget the name. Doubt it could drive speakers, but maybe high eff single drivers??? | |
| Vinyl records grading scale I would say that ebay seller typically visual grade only and even then, its often in a pretty dim light. I would consider most records to be overgraded by one grade. VG+ really is VG, etc. and M- IS the lowest I would go. Most importantly, if you ... | |
| joule electra vs. atma-sphere any input? Could not agree more, Siddh. IMO, you cannot go wrong with either line. | |
| Can I bi amp my B & W 603 S3 speakers with an Unless you can configure the processor portion to direct each side of the stereo signal to two of the amplificatin channels (unlikely), the anwer is no. | |
| Balanced in phono stages preamp? BAT comes immediately to mind. Never heard 'em. | |
| joule electra vs. atma-sphere any input? Based on my experience with products slightly lower down the food chain from these two manufacturers, i would agree with what's been said. My M-60s have better attack and are more dynamic than my VZN-80, but the Joule has better imaging, more harm... | |
| How to best isolate TT from vibration? Esox- this sounds (pun intended) like a diy version of the Gingko Cloud product. | |
| Receiver for headphone use only $100 sounds optomistic, but many report that the Fisher 400 series has a very good headphone section. check head-fi.org. |