photonman
Responses from photonman
| Lightspeed Attenuator - Best Preamp Ever? cable question: should the cable pair with the lower capacitance go between the LSA and Amp or the Source and LSA or does it not matter?I just upgraded my cables but the more expensive cables have twice the capacitance as my cheaper Blue Jeans.Bot... | |
| DAC Recommendation around 2.5K Chordette QuteHD with upgraded linear PS(I have the Channel Island 12V) | |
| If you were setting up a music server today ... I would say as long as the music player caches the music before playback, wifi to connect storage to music server should be fine. so get a server with plenty of ram.I am in the process of setting up a music server too. I am borrowing a 2010 mac mi... | |
| what is the theory behind maple stands and racks? hi,well I got them and have them set up but I was doing two things at once as far as changes to the system so I cannot really say how the sound was specifically effected.I recently went to a mac mini based pc audio set up and added a QuteHD dac an... | |
| USB Cable with No Power hmmm...okay, that makes sense. Thanks.Gosh, talk about over thinking things.[shaking my head at myself] | |
| Lightspeed attenuator lithium battery pack how many hours of listening do you end up getting with the 3800mah battery?do you notice difference in sound? | |
| Sony XA5400ES vs Rega Saturn:Which sounds better?? if you had more of a budget, The Cyrus SE 6 or 8 players would be a great choice for redbook cd play. | |
| Mapleshade boards under speakers I used them under my monitors and they do give the speakers a good sound, albeit a maple coloring. The sound was much better than sitting on the tile floors.the mapleshade stuff is swamp maple I think which accounts for all that black striations.I... | |
| Sony XA5400ES vs Rega Saturn:Which sounds better?? having used a Sony S9000ES for over 10 years, I can imagine the 5400ES to sound even better and the build quality of the Sony's are top notchactually just today, I decommissioned the sony from my system as the computer has taking over its duties :... | |
| PSU for QuteHD KngI went for the CI VDC12 kit and am very impressed tooThe build quality is excellent and was just what I wanted.Hooked it up to my QuteHD, and wow, it really does unlock the full potential of this DAC. It has definitely "smoothed" things out tak... | |
| Keep '09 MM or buy a new '13 MM I would wait for the new mm that will be released this fall as I am sure it will be chock full of novel stuff just as the new Mac Pro looks to be.When it comes to computer stuff, I tend to think newer is better and assures me a longer useful life ... | |
| PSU for QuteHD Hi,The QuteHD is 2V output but seems more based on my volume control. | |
| Computer audio, I am not convinced yet ...... I don't knowI think you need to give it more than 4 minutes.I ventured into pc based transport on Friday night as a major skeptic, and by Sunday night, I am convinced and no turning back.I had your initial thoughts too during my first playback of ... | |
| Your Computer Based Transport Setup I am loving this computer setup and feel stupid for not exploring pc transports sooner. I actually am beginning to like the sound better than my CDP at this point as I have been going back and forth all weekend between cdp and mini.Its almost one ... | |
| Your Computer Based Transport Setup Well I am up and running on my maiden voyage into the world of PC playback. I am doing a quick proof of concept test this weekend before I take a monetary plunge. So I borrowed a mini mac from work with OS 10.7, 2 GB ram with duo core processor.Ri... |