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| MHDT dac...and which streamer/server? I want a MHDT DAC so bad. NOS, R2R, a Tube! Missed an Istanbul on AC for $600. Damn | |
| Seems like a lot of folks are putting their Primaluna amps for sale... In 2007 I jumped into tubes (and a much nicer stereo) with a used Primaluna PL2. Wow very different from a cheap Yamaha receiver. Had great support form Kevin Deal even though I bought it used.After a few years heard a 2 watt tube amp (Grommes ... | |
| Best high sensitivity rated monitor speakers from $1200-1500 OmegaRef 3A de Capos used 92dbKlipschZu Omem Bookshelf?Focal Chorus 706Triangle Comete ES/EZ/EXParadigm Prestige 15B or one of the others in the line | |
| Best Klipsch floor standing speaker Well I love my Crites upgraded Quartets. Only $400 w/ the boxes. | |
| What can I expect to hear from a decent analog FM Tuner? I have a cabin in the mountains in Colorado. No internet so at the mercy of the airwaves. We have several great public and community stations in the NoCo area. Love listening to FM all day long via a tunerAt home have 2 McIntosh tube tuners but ha... | |
| To horn or not to horn I have had some Ref 3A de Capos in my main system for 10 years. stand mount 2 way speakers no crossover. Love the sound.A few years ago we bought a cabin in the mountains and i needed to put a second system together. I had just bought a 2/6 watt t... | |
| Need help on a CD player @jcipale Glad to hear it. loving the cd's but also love streaming hi res music using the built in DAC. and yes built like a tankgood price. better than mine :) | |
| Need help on a CD player I'll second the Emotiva ERC4, i got mine about 2 months ago and love it. the built in DAC is pretty good and convenient for a small systemits built like a tank. very solid | |
| Best DAC for my system? Spend a bit more for a MHDT DAC, R2R, non over-sampling, no digital filter, no op-amp with a Tube :) | |
| Streaming Music through my home stereo Are you going out of the ipad into a DAC? | |
| ways to store your records I have been working on a straight grained douglas fir record rack like the LP Bin in the article except with an extra bottom shelf.Just got to do the dado cuts. My house, built in 1900, has Doug fir mouldings. | |
| Do any still use an older high end tuner from the past?.... I love radio, have a Mac MR71, 67, 74. The 71 and 67 sound the best but with the hassle of finding someone to do repair work on them i ended up with an alternative. And I live in an area (Northern Colorado) that has at least 7-8 very good station... | |
| Emotiva not so good Can't speak about the amps but the new Emotiva ERC-4 CDP/DAC sounds rich and full in my system. | |
| Which is better. check out the Emotiva ERC-4. has a built in dac (coax and optical) so you can run into itrich full sound | |
| does MacBook Pro need a DAC? I use a dac with my macbook. Makes a huge difference, even a cheap DAC makes a big difference. |