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Am I nuts or what? Apple TV

By sheer luck, I have been given the opportunity to acquire an unbelievable system on a barter deal. I am getting Martin Logan Summit speakers, Jeff Rowland Model 312 amp, BAT Rex preamp, Shunyata Hydra 8 power conditioner, and an assortment of Nordost Valhalla interconnects and power cords. Since I am totally new to the audiophile scene, I'm not sure I understand just how good this system may be. I assume that all the components would be termed "Class A" under a Stereophile type rating.

I need to buy a transport system. I have purchased an Apple TV and am considering the Eastern Electric Tube DAC. Am I just stupid to try and use those components with the above described system?

Thanks for your input.
rickschell
esmith3671
30 posts
 
Trebejo, if you ask those same electrical engineers if there is any difference at all between one CD player and another, one amp and another, etc ... they will almost always tell you the same thing as what you're implying about the cables...

Rickschell, if you take Trebejo's advice, make sure you ask those same engineers if they have ever heard a real hi fi system and ask them what it was composed of ...

In the end, it doesn't matter what someone else thinks Rick, just trust your own ears because no one can listen to your hi fi system for you.
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geared4me
219 posts
 
Being new to the hobby and starting out with such a great system is incredible! Set-up will be one of the most important aspects to getting great sound. With my first system it took me about two months of daily shifting to get my chair and speakers in just the right spot so be patient and enjoy the journey.
grege
47 posts
 
Great system. The Apple TV will not be a bottleneck. 99% of audiophile opinion is based on BELIEFS, not facts.
rwwear
2,873 posts
 
Apple has cut the price of the Apple TV due to heavy competition and poor sales and reviews. It will be interesting to see how they have improved it and how well it will compare with Google TV.
http://www.google.com/tv/
sugith
39 posts
 
As long as you are happy with iTunes and the 16/44 is really the only "limitation", (though not for me), Apple TV is an excellent device to connect to your stereo. However, remember you also need to connect either an HD TV so you can view what songs to play or use the free Remote app with an iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad to control playback.

Use a good DAC, (my budget allowed for a Cambridge DacMagic which mates very well, especially as it has a digital pass thru unlike any other DAC I found, so you can still get the 5.1 sound decoded if you wished), and a half-decent cable and you're set.
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