zd542
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| Importance of Amplifier versus Preamp? "02-01-15: MaplegrovemusicHere is the answer .what came first ? The chicken ? or the egg ?"Neither. Its a trick question. The cables came first. | |
| Avalon Eidolon matching speaker cables and IC Go to fatwyre.com. They are the biggest cable retailer there is, and they have a program where they lend you any cables that you want to try, first. It removes all the risk of buying cables. If you don't live in the US and cant use them for some r... | |
| Best integrated up to $6000 He's right. I really shouldn't have made that recommendation without more info on you room and system. It's a great amp, but it may not be the right amp for you. | |
| The end of pono? "Conversion by Codex is not the same a native playing a high res recording. That is like having a stereo record playing on a monaural system. It plays all the music but it is not in Stereo.The iphone-6 uses the DAC chip make by Cirrus Logic 338212... | |
| what do i power my thiel 3.6 with I don't think you took my post the right way. Up to this point, all of your information has been coming from outside sources. At the very least, until you are able to listen to the 3.6's, you have absolutely no idea if you are going to love them o... | |
| What speakers for 10k? "01-26-15: After_hrsZd542,I happily stand up for good people who are deserving... The owner of Wavetouch is such a person."The owner of the company is confident that his speakers will outperform my VA Mozart's and I wont return them."lol.This is a... | |
| Cary Xciter DAC : USB input hit by lightning "02-01-15: MeschAn outboard USB/SPDIF converter is the best option. Likely would improve the sonics over the supplied USB input."That's what the Hiface2 is. | |
| what do i power my thiel 3.6 with "all I have done my last 2-12 hour days at work is read up on these speakers and what other people have to run them. "You really can't trust info like that. If you don't listen to the speakers yourself, as well as the different gear you may want t... | |
| Importance of Amplifier versus Preamp? I don't disagree with your overall point Al, but I think this thread may be of more use to the OP than you may think. If the OP wants to get into high end audio, he might as well see what it is first hand. We all disagree on issues, sometimes grea... | |
| what do i power my thiel 3.6 with Its only a good deal if you like the way the speakers sound. Also, the 3.6's are very revealing speakers, so if you don't put some careful consideration into the rest of the system, the results will most likely fall short of expectations. | |
| great dynamics at a med-low volume? You're whole system has to contribute to this. Its not something that can happen by just getting a new pair of speakers. | |
| Best integrated up to $6000 VAC Avatar | |
| Equalizers - Graphiic, Parametric & Channel Balance "In reading some of the descriptions of its operation I realize that there'll be a bit of acclimation involved but I'll get DEQ2496 and let you know how it works out."It looks hard to use at first, but once you get used to the menus, it all makes ... | |
| Cary Xciter DAC : USB input hit by lightning "Will reverting to M2tech Hiface 2 + a new digital RCA cable connected to SPdif input of the DAC provide better sound from my PC than a High End USB cable connected to USB input of the DAC ?"Yes. The Highface is designed to designed to reduce jitt... | |
| Retired audiophile? I wasn't being completely serious in my last post. By the way, who's the reviewer you know? |