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| preventing usb bus overload. "04-04-15: YioryosCerrotAre you suggesting to connect a NAS with Ethernet cable to the macmini. I thought a NAS drive connects wireless, and to be honest I don't like WiFi all that much.Thought?George"You can do it either way. The hard drives need... | |
| Any comments on Synergistic Research Atmosphere I don't think I understand what you're asking for here. You liked the SR's enough to give them 5 stars. Why not just go with them? | |
| Audiophile or Videophile Sata cable by Sanctus Don't spend that kind of money on internal computer cables. Just get a good modular power supply and make the cables yourself. Its not hard to do. | |
| 2 runs of wires or 1 run w/ jumpers "I'm curious Zd542 if you are comparing apples with apples. By this I mean are you comparing (2) $1000 cables to (1) $2000 cables?"Sorry. I didn't see your question.I used my Tara The 2 as the expensive cables. If I remember correctly, they were p... | |
| Does HiRez really sound better? "04-02-15: GeoffkaitActually, as I understand it cassette tape has higher resolution than Redbook CD. That would probably help explain my preference, but also the sheer musicality, you know, things like sweetness, warmth and air."There's really no... | |
| Can't get Acoustic Zen Adagios to sound smooth "04-02-15: SunnyjimTo Mmeysarosh, Your comment exactly described what I am hearing and have heard over the last 4 years. It is not been painful, just overall disappointing."What kind of cables are you using in the system? With gear that has a lot ... | |
| Another UPS Horror Story "Actually, the normal claim process you cannot take the box to UPS/FedEx and ship it back. They have to send an agent to your home to inspect it and pick it up. I had this happen just about two months ago. The seller made arrangements for FedEx to... | |
| Can't get Acoustic Zen Adagios to sound smooth "04-03-15: ShakeydealUh oh, Jl35. You've done it now. Shame on you......Shakeydeal (System | Threads | Answers | This Thread)"You're not still mad at me, are you Shakey? I've seen a few comments like this from you recently and can't help but think... | |
| Electrostatic speakers and low volume resolution "04-02-15: MapmanNot be heretic about it but our ears do not have flat frequency response to start with, hear differently at different volumes, and become less sensitive over time as noted. So digital signal processing or equalization may be all t... | |
| Amp pairing for Nad m51 and focal 816w speakers I had an A5. Depending on your taste, it may work, but I wouldn't even consider it unless I could try it in my system first. | |
| Is revealing always good? "Once you replace the offending electronics & convert to a time-coherent speaker (which is minimum phase over most of the audio bandwidth. When I say most i mean something like 200Hz - 8 or 10KHz) all your CDs will become listenable once again... | |
| Another UPS Horror Story "04-01-15: Jmcgrogan2Zd542, yes, the buyer should certainly help out the seller process his claim, and I have done that. However, the shipping company does not pick up the package and take it away until I have my money back. "I didn't know you cou... | |
| Does HiRez really sound better? "04-01-15: EscritorjuanQuote: "I paid to have an honor student to write my papers, just like the rest of you."I never paid anyone to write my papers in college.And, as far as the differences, I've noticed some between DSD and CD.Escritorjuan (Revi... | |
| Best upgradable system components for under $6K "Zd: that makes a lot of sense. I think the speakers will be my main focus. So with that in mind do I need to make sure the amp is a class B (if I do go with the Quatros to match the built in amp)?"If you want to get the most out of the Vanderstee... | |
| BI WIRE EXPERIENCE DARK SIDE "The way to go is actually good single amp matching speakers with good single wire. The rest is either joke or just toys.Czarivey (System | Threads | Answers | This Thread)"In many cases that will be true. But the results you get from bi wiring ca... |