ejlif
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| Replace my Usher be718 ? In the 3000 range you might find a set of Dynaudio C1s used those sound pretty good. | |
| Speaker recommendation Need to know the size of the room | |
| audiophile rockers I was at a festival in a big ampitheatre years ago and the sound was just crap all day so muddy in the bass and shrill in the highs you couldn't understand the lyrics. Tom petty and Neil young were the last to play. Somehow magically the whole PA ... | |
| AudioEngine A5 hook-up question AE with analog out sounds pretty bad to me. If you ran out of the AE optical into a DAC then it will greatly improve the sound. Otherwise the USB DAC should be a lot better. I think AE and Apple TV both sound great via optical cable into a DAC so ... | |
| Upgrade from Proac D15 I found Dynaudio Audience 42 as well as the Revel M20s to be preferable in my small bedroom system powered by a creek destiny amp. | |
| iPod to iTunes I use a program called iPod liberator and it works great | |
| Wavelength Proton or Mhdt Havana I have owned the Cosecant V3, Havana and Paradisea +. I had the Cosecant and Paradisea + in the system at the same time and I thought the Paradisea at 1/5th the price beat out the Cosecant and the Havana I found to be slightly better than the Para... | |
| MC versus MM. Which to choose. I think the MC carts sound much better even the high output versions. MM carts always have sounded kind of heavy and boxy, they still sound pretty good but to me it always sounds like veils are lifted when you go to MC. I've had carts at quite a f... | |
| Complete newbie needing guidance/purchase advice I would spend that 1000 bucks on an integrated amp. My experience has been that without a decent amp you will not get decent sound. Something like a Naim 5i or creek destiny will be a solid backbone for a system you build. You could go with speake... | |
| Signal Cable - MagicPower Power Cord - need info Ok I measured and 12 is ideal but you could make it work with a minimum of 6 inches that would be with it pushing against the wall behind it. For what it's worth I didn't hear much with them either. I personally haven't had much luck with cheaper ... | |
| Signal Cable - MagicPower Power Cord - need info not terribly stiff, I'd say somewhere in the middle as far as that goes. 12 inches between the wall and the IEC ought to do it. | |
| Best optical cable from Apple TV to DAC I picked up an Audioquest Optilink 5 and it was remarkably better than whatever cheap feebie cable I was using at the time. I don't have to much to compare it to but an upgraded cable worked wonders for me. | |
| Cd player w/ digital input + volume control $2500 I say rather than agonize just get something cheaper like the Havana just to see how good sub 1k DACs can sound. I would much rather put a bigger chunk of the budget towards amplification. In my experience the amp dollars do more than the DAC doll... | |
| AU24e Interconnects - but warmer Tara labs cables would be a good choice. The air 1 is a pretty good sounding cable and right at your price range. | |
| Smooth/Musical Bookshelves upto $1500 - $2000 We need a lot more information, like your whole system listed. If you are just running straight from a PC with no DAC then that is a big problem and you should use some of your budget towards a DAC. |