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| CD player, audio out, discrete vs. op-amps..? "I recently read an article about the Pono player and that Charles Hansen did the electronic design. The audio circuitry is fully discrete, meaning there are no integrated circuit chips of the sort used in every other portable music player. It's a... | |
| CD player, audio out, discrete vs. op-amps..? "I have not liked the sound of players using op-amps for the audio output stage. Am I wrong that discrete components in the output stage are better than op-amps, or are there exceptions to that thought?"I would prefer no op-amps, but there are so ... | |
| Ways to connect subwoofer? "1. XLR to amps and RCA to sub from DAC2."That should work, but will the DAC let you run both Balanced and SE outputs at the same time? | |
| best stereo amp 1000 for polk sda1B What are your goals? An upgrade could mean almost anything. | |
| Ways to connect subwoofer? Probably the easiest way would be to run a cheap pair of speakers cables from the binding posts on your speakers to the binding posts on the sub. Its a very common way to connect a sub. | |
| Please advise on second amp for my B&W 801 S2 Are you thinking of doing this to deal with the harshness in the high frequencies, or is there no problem and you just want to play your music louder? | |
| new interface/front-end for audiophile system "08-05-14: Garbothanks. i might try pure music etc., but initially they seem to me like snake oil, like most things that purport to act before the DAC."Its good to be cautious, but you still have to learn. If you make a division yourself, based on... | |
| How to power down a Nuforce DAC-9 by remote? Its probably meant to be left on all the time. Its very common to leave things like CD players, dac's, SS preamps....., powered up for long periods of time. If you're not sure, just ask NuForce. They may even mention this in your owners manual. | |
| How to power down a Nuforce DAC-9 by remote? Throw the remote at the power switch. That should do it (if you have a good aim). | |
| what will be the best old CLASSIC amp to rebuild. "Do you think a rebuild classic power amp will offer bettermoney return than a modern power amp??? $1200 is just abudget reference as i know some power amp are very expensive. Hope it more clear..."I think it would be best to just get a current pr... | |
| JVC XRCD 24 from Hong Kong If its a copy, you should be able to tell from looking at the disc. Original CD's are pressed and copies are burned. If your CD looks like a CD-R then its probably fake.Another thing you can try is to put the cd in a computer and let whatever you ... | |
| Thread Size of Spikes for Revel F206 If all else fails, go to a store like Home Depot and buy a few different threaded bolts that look about the right size. Try them one by one and see which one works. Also, make sure you get both metric and sae bolts. | |
| Tweeters for Vienna Acoustics BBG Speakers Are you sure its the tweeter? Sometimes a bad recording can trick you into thinking you have a blown tweeter. Also, take the cable that runs to the left speaker and connect it to the right one. Then take the right speaker cable and put it on the l... | |
| cirrus vs volent vs the clue "08-03-14: Paul29The mccormack are monoblocks.Thinking about changing them out for oddysey stratos mono's.I have just been thinkin about a standmount. What I have been reading about the 3 I mentioned has been very good reviews."I know all of those... | |
| Speaker Sensitivity Question... "Also my anthem powers my Fronts center and rear channels. I do not bi amp or anything of the sort."No confusion there. That's how I thought your system was setup. I just meant that if you were able to free up 2 more channels on the Anthem, you ca... |