soix
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| Replace Cambridge Audio D500 or add DAC? The EVS Millennium DAC II may also be a good choice(read reviews on audioreview.com and a review of the previous DAC 1 on stereotimes.com as well as past posts on Audiogon). It's $1050 from www.tweakaudio.com and you can return it in 30 days if yo... | |
| soliloquy 5.3 or 5.0 w/sub? I own the 5.3s and if you have at least a medium sized room and flexibility to place the speakers at least 3-4 ft from the back wall you might want to go that route to avoid dealing with a sub. Given a big enough room and proper placement they can... | |
| McCormack DNA .5 - No Sound - Help I had the same problem as you with my 0.5 Rev. A and Steve talked me through replacing the fuse(super nice guy). He told me to use the Radio Shack fuses(which I did) so I assume they're fine. By the way, I haven't had a problem after 6 months of n... | |
| Need help with cable mess My guess is that the Bel Canto DAC, which is reputed if anything to be a little on the smooth side, combined with the Golden Cross(also reputed to be on the laid back side) may be in large part responsible softening some detail. I would think repl... | |
| Help me with a digital Font end In answer to your question...NO. I had the opportunity to compare a DC-1 with a couple other pre/pros that I would not put in the same league sonically as the GFP-750, and the DC-1 unanymously came in dead last even in that comparison(it was a bli... | |
| Best DB-25 to 6-RCA Cable I've got a relatively old Rotel pre/pro that lacks a Dolby Digital processor, so I'm using the DD processing from my Pioneer DVD player(mainly used as a tranport to a DAC for 2-channel). Had a hard time finding any, but I eventually found one from... | |
| Help me with a digital Font end Here's what I'd do, for what it's worth. The Cambridge should make a very good transport, so I'd recommend an Electronic Visionary Systems Millennium DAC II($1050, www.tweakaudio.com) that will be very tough to match for any used $1k CDP. You can ... | |
| Tube Pre into HT system? You can also look at Conrad-Johnson, PSE, and Rogue that all offer an HT pass-through feature--much better than having to mess with matching volume levels and having another volume control in the circuit, especially if other people use your system... | |
| Looking to upgrade from Sololiquy 6.3 I've heard lots of speakers, and frankly Soliloquy does a pretty first rate job of soundstage width, depth, etc. Have you tried pulling the speakers further out into the room(I find Soliloquys in particular need breathing room to image/soundstage ... | |
| Opinions on a hi-end ? portable mini system I really like the Denon DM3/DM5(I think they've changed model numbers recently). The key selling point is it comes with a neat little pair of Mission speakers that outclass most everything near the price, and the electronics are good enough to coa... | |
| What's new since the MSB Link DAC III? I had a modified Link DAC and tried an Electronic Visionary Systems Millennium DAC(www.tweakaudio.com). I sold the MSB immediately and haven't looked back. Significant improvements in transparency, dynamics, and soundstage. Try the Millennium DAC ... | |
| Budget DAC I'm currently using a Pioneer DVD player into an Electronic Visionary Sytems Millennium DAC. I had previously been using a modified Link DAC, and the EVS DAC is clearly at another level in terms of dynamics, imaging, soundstage, and transparency. ... | |
| Your thoughts on Rotel Amps I have great respect for Rotel amps, but for a few bucks more I'd step up to something like a McCormack DNA-125 or preferably a used DNA-0.5 Rev. A. Demo one in your system if you can, and then you'll know if the Rotel is a keeper or not.Tim | |
| Your advice on a good cable Cables are so damn system dependent I have a hard time recommending cables to anyone. That said, in my system the Acoustic Zen cables/interconnects have really added life to the music. They seem to reach down and grab the subtle harmonic structure... | |
| What do you know about Sim Audio amps? If stereo is more important to you, why not just get the W-5 for the L/R fronts and continue to use the Parasound for the center/rears? My guess is that the performance for HT using this configuration will be fine.I don't know the architecture of ... |