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| W4S DAC2 vs Benchmark DAC1 my observation Try using USB and see if your results are the same... | |
| Beatles USB via Squeezebox Touch Did you check to see if the USB stick is formatted in Fat 32?I run a USB stick of Beatles FLAC in my Touch all the time. | |
| 2 Channel Dual Output Pre-Amp WITH Sub output?? A used Meridian 561 pre/pro will work. That's how I use it as a desktop preamp. It's 2.1 configuration allows for different crossover settings and output levels. | |
| Remote Access of iTunes library through AppleTV The Apple TV will have the exact same music as on your iTunes music library if it is linked and synched to that library.If you have more than one library on more than one computer the Apple TV will only access one library so you will have to choos... | |
| How to eliminate FM RF coming thru turntable? I would try to shield as much of the phono leads as possible.In some cases this may be as easy as replacing an unshielded wire with a properly shielded one or as difficult as trying to wrap delicate leads from your cartridge with shielding. It cou... | |
| Considering referb on Harman Kardon A230 tube amp The Citation series were designed by Stu Hegeman. The other tube HK gear was not. The Citation series can sound wonderful, the other HK gear far less so.Worth refurbing? If it has sentimental value, maybe. | |
| USB drive vs NAS for storage/streaming/back-up With NAS drives, you can attache them to any of your Sonos units via their Ethernet connections, but I STRONGLY recommend putting your NAS drive in a separate room from your listening room. Many NAS drives have fans and do generate some amount of ... | |
| USB drive vs NAS for storage/streaming/back-up With a NAS drive you won't need to keep your computer on. Don't get an NDAS drive - that WILL require your computer to be on.That is why you want/need an NAS drive. | |
| Anyone own a Monster AVS 2000 ? If your power is constant or fluctuates only gradually the AVs 2000 will remain spot-on. If your power fluctuates rapidly or flutters it may have problems keeping up. I use mine with my projector to protect the bulb. For this application it works ... | |
| Red Wine RWA 30.2 integrated vs Bel Canto Ref1000 These are very different amps.The Bel Cantos will drive anything, even difficult impedance loads, the Red Wine, not so much.If you have highly efficient speakers the first watt of the Red wines will be practically all you need however.Your speaker... | |
| Lossless Downloads Try HDtracks.They have many labels available in Wav files with PDFs of the cover art. | |
| Remotes: Who needs 'em? I used to "hate" auto transmissions till I ruptured my achilles tendon and I couldn't drive my car for 100 days.I laughed at blue-toothed cell phones till I got one of those too.Luddites deserve what they don't get :) | |
| Quad 57's stacked with Gradient sub woofer As long as you understand that the Gradients are WOOFERS not subwoofers you'll be satisfied by their performance.They were designed to be used as bases and work very nicely that way for a single pair of Quads.Stacked Quads? You may get better perf... | |
| Dunlavy SC VI? I've owned my pair for almost ten years. I use them now in a home theater set-up with a Sig IVA as the center.Tubes? Mmmm, I don't know if tubes will give you enough damping to control four 15" drivers. I've used Pass X-150 and Bel Canto Evo II an... | |
| I Need a Power Amp for my Studio Monitors Bryston amps are the only amp I know of that has a ten year warranty.I have some Powerpack 120s (which are among the smallest and least powerful amps Bryston makes) that are over 11 years old, had regular use in a variety of systems and have never... |