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| need help moving to NAS and RAID One more thing... I agree that a UPS isn't a bad idea, but they aren't all that great as surge protectors. Get yourself surge protectors made by Belkin.http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000JE9LD4?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_search_d... | |
| need help moving to NAS and RAID I have yet to find an inexpensive commercial NAS which I feel has acceptable performance. I run Ubuntu Linux on my laptop instead of Windows. I popped for a new 1TB drive for it as I have only about 1/2 TB of flac music files.I run a nightly cro... | |
| Why do people that are Into rap and hip-hop even want a high-end audio system I live in the city of Alameda, which is an island in San Francisco Bay, right next to Oakland. A while ago, when I pulled off the freeway in Oakland on my way home, I saw a truck in front of me for an auto stereo installer with a sign that read:"... | |
| Audio - Post Divorce Being an audiophile came naturally to me as I'm also a trumpet player and an engineer (Linux systems). Been doing audio since Nixon was prez. I married a professional violinist. The bow we bought her a few years ago cost $12,000. Not the violi... | |
| How many use Vintage Hi-Fi systems? One of the most musical systems I've ever heard consisted of a Thorens TD160 table, Mac C22 preamp, Marantz 8B power amp and KEF Calinda loudspeakers. Absolutely wonderful! I think the KEF's were the most important part of it. If you can find '... | |
| What's the greatest bargain in audio racks these days? The very best value in an audio rack is to build it yourself. Buy some rack rails from the link below and construct whatever size rack you need. Put rollers on it and that’ll make it easy to get to the back of your gear as needed. Use a turntable ... | |
| Is high end audio to snooty for its own good? Without "snooty" hi-end audio folks, who would you sell all that audio snake-oil to? Cable supports?!?! Room resonators? And let's not forget one of the all-time pieces of insanity, the Tice clock! | |
| UPGRADE TIME!! Preamp vs. Speakers??? To me it's always the loudspeakers which have the very most impact on what you're hearing, but there are limits as to how much better you can get. And with loudspeakers there's always the issue with how compatible they are with your room, where ... | |
| Amps which are Great, but either Unknown or Underpriced To me the real question is "What amplifiers give you the most audio value for your dollar?" I think there are very few audio buyers who don't care about value. You make a purchase because you need something you don't currently have. You careful... | |
| W4S Music Server I vs II??? I see you're a Linkwitz fan. So am I. I've had a set of Orion loudspeakers for about 8 years now.I run an old HP laptop with Ubuntu Linux and the free open source Banshee music server. It's also available free for Windows and Mac.Russ | |
| With $20,000 in your hand, what speaker would you I'm going to echo bassdude's post about the Linkwitz systems. I fell in love with the big Avalon loudspeakers years ago when I first heard them. Terrific loudspeaker, but at $35k/pair at the time, something I couldn't begin to imagine ever ownin... | |
| ARE YOU A " TRUE EXPERT AUDIOPHILE " ( T E A ) ??? To me an audiophile is someone who loves listening to music and always wants to hear it better if he/she can. The vast majority of us have limited financial means and so cannot afford the stratospheric prices of many things sold here on Audiomart.... | |
| "Polyamping" A Look to the Future or Fancy Fad? Linkwitz doesn't require that you run the ATI amp to drivehis Orion loudspeaker system. What he requires is that youuse 8 identical channels of amplification. His bass drivers are mounted on an open baffle, so they can't handlea lot of power. 60 w... | |
| Speakers for Home Theater/Audio for 8K I've been to the home of Siegfried Linkwitz and have heardhis Orion loudspeakers. I came away a real fan. They'rejust about the only dynamic loudspeaker I've ever heardwhich compared to my X-Static EC-X curved diaphram electrostatic loudspeakers. ... | |
| Electrostat question I'm in agreement with Plato. The tweaks associated withpower cables and even speaker cables, are grossly overrated.I've been running a pair of X-Static EC-X loudspeakers for9 years. I think what's much more important is what ampyou're driving your... |