waxwaves
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| To DAC or not to DAC This an older thread but had to put in my 2cents...the only "budget" dac that I have found that can outperform the Emotiva XDA-1 is the PS Audio DL III. All other budget dacs that I have tried, including DacMagic, MF, Peachtree, and several others... | |
| Amp, On A Budget? The B&K ST-140 is such a sweet sounding amp, it sounds great imo. It is limited in the power and transparency department. But...the Emotiva UPA-2 is a powerfully good sounding amp and cannot be beat for $300 imo. I think the UPA-2 is a better ... | |
| Here’s my $1750…just tell me what to buy.. Another vote for the XPA-5. No affiliation with Emotiva. | |
| Here’s my $1750…just tell me what to buy.. I think you should try the Emotiva and spend the rest of your $$ on something else. You can not go wrong with the XPA-5 imo. I'm using Emotiva UPA-5 and it's truly a great sounding amp. You'll be amazed. | |
| NAD C165 vs Parasound 2100 vs Emotiva USP-1 I've been using the Emotiva USP-1 & XDA-1 with a McCormack DNA-1 and Hales Revelation 3 loudspeakers. Cables are Analysis Plus Oval Nine, Lat AC-2mkII, and Discovery Essence. This setup really allows this fantastic little preamp show it's stuf... | |
| McCormack DNA 1 & Hales Revelation 3...Good Match? Hey Ohlala, thanks alot. Previous amps I used with the Hales Rev. 3s include: Belles Model 200, B&K ST-140, & B&K Sonata M200 monoblocks. I was really impressed with the sound of the ST-140, but it was lacking power to really drive the... | |
| McCormack DNA 1 & Hales Revelation 3...Good Match? Went ahead with purchase of the DNA 1. This is and awesome amp/speaker combination!! Definately a good match in my system. | |
| Marantz sr 5005 setup question Nope, can only play video from digital coax or component and audio from digital coax at the same time in this case. The manual says I can't play hdmi video and another audio source. The Video Select option will allow selection of different video s... | |
| Marantz sr 5005 setup question Thanks Kennyt, each time I try to setup the source labeled TV with the HDMI from the Directv receiver as well as coax from Wadia, here is what happens. The hdmi input from Directv receiver is then removed from the original source labeled SAT in th... | |
| Cheapest way to ship large speakers? Can you ship these as freight to a commercial address? That will be cheaper and probably safer too. | |
| Under $2000 speaker for McIntosh MA6500 Thanks for the good response fellows. In response to Bjesien, an example of a speaker that I don't like would be Polk LSI9. This speaker is sounding like it is playing thru a fog, the bass is overemphasised and muddled, and high frequency seems to... | |
| seeking turntable recommendations I like the Systemdek IIX 900 with acrylic platter if can find one. Add an Incognito wired RB-250 tonearm w/Michell Technoweight, Dynavector 10x5, and a decent phono stage. This is a great sounding "budget" turntable setup within your price range. ... | |
| Favorite Female vocals that give you goose bumps Has anyone mentioned Neko Case? Goose bumps aplenty. I think she is our modern day Patsy Cline. Great songs, beautiful and powerful voice, check her out! | |
| Wadia 170iTransport and Cambridge DacMagic OK, you wanted opinions on the pair up of 170i and DacMagic. I have both in my system, so I can give my 2cents. First of all, I use Analysis Plus Digital Oval in between the two and Solo Crystal Oval out to my McIntosh MA6500. I think the cabling ... | |
| Power supply for dacmagic I have a Little Pinkie power supply from Scotland that I use with my DacMagic as well as MF X-CANv2. This powersupply was created for use with Musical Fidelity components but also works with DacMagic. I think it is an improvement over the walwart,... |