kthomas
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| Buying HiFi at credit, anyone? There have been several threads of this nature over the course of time, and they always turn into lectures about the evil nature of credit. I'm never sure what the question really is, nor why it always turns into a debate about the nature of credi... | |
| I'd love some help/opinions Mike - Any insight you could give us on your preferences would get you better advice. What environment are you set up in? What kinds of music do you listen to? etc.Kirk | |
| A bit confused, Dynaudio 1.3SE power, music and HT The easiest thing would be if the Arcam had pre-outs for any / all channels - then you could put them out to dedicated amps for any / all channels. I'm assuming the Arcam doesn't have these, but if you haven't looked and it does, the problem is ea... | |
| Best Concert Film Not to everybody's taste, I'm sure, but Nine Inch Nails "All That Could Have Been" is the best recording on a concert DVD that I've heard. I love the music, and from the moment the first electric guitars start up, with the subterranean bass, it's ... | |
| Transparency: What speakers have it in spades? I had a recommendation to make, but then I realized I was thinking of continuousness, not transparency. My bad. | |
| B&W 803D or Dynaudio C2's I own a pair of C2's. I've never seriously listened to a pair of B&W's, the 803D or otherwise, so I can't add anything to the "which is better" question.I had my C2's in a 14x18x8 room until recently. I have a Velodyne DD-15 which I sometimes ... | |
| How far would you drive to audition a component? Not very. I did make my first trip to an audio show (RMAF) this past October and would do that again in a heartbeat. Although not ideal conditions, you can hear a lot of gear and get a sense of the sound, sometimes a great sense. If I could narrow... | |
| HiFi lacking social recognition? So many more things calling for our disposable income, or even the lines of credit people can line up. Some people want to buy an excellent version of everything, most pick and choose. I never have any trouble finding something that a friend who t... | |
| Another Zu Thread This is good stuff - thanks!The Zu website doesn't really detail the Def Pros much - am I missing something, or does a potential purchaser just discuss it with them on the phone? | |
| Another Zu Thread Thanks very much to several of the insightful posts, Ron and Phil in particular. I know there is no substitute for auditioning in one's own room, but some of the details have really helped me believe that the Definitions would work great in my roo... | |
| Another Zu Thread Aktchi - no, I don't have the speakers. I am considering taking the 60-day test drive, but would avoid even that if something about my situation and those speakers would make it an obvious misfit.I have no problem with the 10 foot distance minimum... | |
| Should I repair or replace Lexicon DC-1? You could get an MC-12 for less than $3K, which would be a major upgrade while preserving everything you like about the DC-1 for movies. The MC-12 comes in many different configurations, and you'd have to get a v2.0 or earlier to get in under the ... | |
| Thinking about selling my CD collection = MP3 Assuming you take care with a music server - dedicated machine, don't run other programs on it, plenty of disk space, etc. - you should easily be able to put all your music on the server, have a backup strategy that fully protects you, and be able... | |
| Digital stream to a computer via Toslink or coax As much as I love seeing these music servers starting to become mainstream, if you're going to have a PC in the path, you might as well just have the PC be the source, with music server software on it. It's much cheaper than something like the Oli... | |
| Digital stream to a computer via Toslink or coax Sure - you just need a sound card for the PC that has that interface. Many manufacturers support this interface now. I have used an M-Audio 2496 Audiophile sound card for a few years in a music server - it has coax input and output, as well as ana... |