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| Are DAC's overpriced? OK, I'll try to provide a little less rant-ish reply ;_) (although i stand by what i said).If your question is really "what should I do about my digital?" - that's a very different question. let me first emphasize truths that have been stated her... | |
| Some components too old now? Oh, one interesting caveat. We had a group listn to two old DACs - that were eye -popping whne they came out 20-25 years ago, and one new one, a schiit BiFrost Multibit. Long story short the 1994 Theta DSPro hung on with the Schiit - and was gen... | |
| Some components too old now? I dont know those specific components well, but in general i agree with Eric and others. The preamp is probably fine the DAC likely can be vastly bettered ( and Schiit is a great place to start). I can't speak for the Marantz, but bear in mind th... | |
| Are DAC's overpriced? without more data anyone who answered is ignorant. On what basis do you find DACs overpriced? what have you listened to? Do you even know what t takes to build a truly good, o great sounding DAC?The D--A process is fraught with complexity, some... | |
| What do you mean you “heard” the turntable bingo.You hear a system. With time and excprience you may be able to differentiate the individual contributions.I strain to understand each component when i match levels and use known components. And i design this sh!t. Its hard! people who cla... | |
| Threat of fire from audio equipment Wellll. lightning can do crazy things, with the unit on or off.But a) it should be fused so that the fiuse protects you. I under-fused all my products - they would not pas full power on a test bench the way we shipped them. But in real life, you c... | |
| Beware of SACD Transports -- they probably will not work with your favorite DAC OK, i have not researched this specifically. but here is my logic and belief. If your transport outputs S/PDIF as the digital signal to the DCA, that is a standard. I know of no encryption on S/PDIF since it must be backwards compatible. This ma... | |
| This question is aimed to TRUE Elec Engineers, not fuse or wire directionality believers. I’ve never put a relay int he signal path. But Omron made nice, reliable relays electro-mechanical relays that I used in many commercial products for soft turn-in. triggered by DC - just what you need. The relay chatter issue typically comes when ... | |
| My amp is toast i cannot imagine that you can't fix it for a few hundred $$. Compare that to new amps!When you say "went up in smoke" can you be a bit more detailed and precise?To one earlier comment - even if its "only a resistor" the question is "why?" (which ... | |
| RCA vs Phono cable the combination of DIN on one end (maybe, depends) and shielding (as noted by Chakster) is the answer. Phono outputs are tiny and therefore pick up noise easily since they are amplified greatly before they go into the regular preamp (line) stage.... | |
| Does It have to be loud? Several good comments above that deserve amplification. I dont know what the SPLs are at my chair but i do know that:1. the ear has a reduced sensitivity to extremes at low levels, so too low is not ideal2. Noise will mask low level detail if the... | |
| How to properly put audio equipment on top of an antique buffet cabinet? I'd consider either marble/whatever, or even glass, which would show off the woodwork. As noted, felt or similar is probably the best to protect the wood.G | |
| Looking for the best moving coil cart that is around $5K used Handyman-I want to comment on the speed/DD/strobe thing.I don't know how much technical knowledge you have about turntables and analog sound playback, but a strobe tells you very, very little. Its not speed accuracy that we need, it is consistenc... | |
| Entering the world of audio, help with first setup- speakers to pair with Peachtree 220SE Dont (initially) worry about matching to the Peachtree - rather match to your likes/dislikes and to your room, then filter by those that will work well with the Peachtree. In general, i would work the problem in reverse. Speakers, in addition to ... | |
| Looking for the best moving coil cart that is around $5K used I'll weigh in with a few terse comments:1. Setup is the weak link in the vast majority of turntables/Tonearms/cart.2. As used cartridge is an unknown, and at best has only a portion of its life left - not just the tip, the suspension3. I have not... |