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| Experience with Mach2 Music Server? Alex, are you running the MacMini into your APL DAC? | |
| Help with DAC Going nuts Have you considered a used Modwright Transporter? Seems to perfectly fit your criteria. | |
| pre for Pass xa60.5 I apologize for my abrupt response above, its just that I dont like to make recommendations unless Ive personally owned the component or tried it in my system.In the $3300 used price range, I owned an Audio Research REF3 preamp, which I do not ... | |
| pre for Pass xa60.5 03-05-11: IcoremTvad - which one will you choose for 3.3k ?I don't have a specific recommendation. The point is to allocate your funds toward the electronics rather than power cords for the XA-60.5 amps.will I hear any difference if not going bala... | |
| Can you hear matched power cables? The longer I've been at this the more embarrassed I become at the marketing and claims.I'm a Shunyata owner. | |
| Favorite 300B: Sophia vs KR 03-04-11: Charles1dadHello Tvad,I thought you were using the push-pull Wright 2A3 amps.I do own those. However, for the past year and a half I have been using Audio Note Conquest Silver 300B Parallel SET amps. | |
| Favorite 300B: Sophia vs KR 03-04-11: BsimpsonOne common thing I found, however, is that the TJ/Sophia brand (mesh and carbon) is not as reliable. It's actual tube life is also 30% - 40% less than advertised, depending on who you buy from.Even if yours is a unique experience... | |
| pre for Pass xa60.5 BTW...I would suggest that spending the $800 that you plan to spend on power cords for your XA-60.5 amps would be probably better spent by increasing your preamp budget to $3300.FWIW... | |
| pre for Pass xa60.5 I would recommend placing the requirement of fully differential balanced circuitry at the top of your preamp feature list. Balanced pays dividends with these amps. | |
| To mod or not to mod a Sony SCD1 Complete waste of money at this stage of the game.You'd be better off buying a new Sony 5400ES, IMO. | |
| What Product Did You Overspend On? I'm lucky. I'm of the opinion that I haven't overspent for anything, and that every component and every speaker that has come through my system has been worth the price paid if for no other reason than the learning experience it offered. | |
| Voice. Most powerful and natural instrument. Emotionally powerful? Yes.Natural...well, that goes without saying. A primary goal of musicians, particularly players of wind instruments and strings, is to replicate the emotion of the human voice in their playing. | |
| what speakers demand high end electronics I think Alan Shaw's comments are primarily intended to encourage potential Harbeth buyers to write the check when they might be hesitating out of fear that they would also need to make another substantial investment in amplification.By stating tha... | |
| Damn Apple..a fence sitter's dilemma MacRumor's Buyer's Guide. Tells you where a Mac product is in it's cycle and if now is a good time to buy. | |
| Damn Apple..a fence sitter's dilemma The truth is that you can never catch up or hit the perfect nexus of newest computer technology and universal application. It just doesn't work that way in the real world.If you want the longest duration of compatibility, then buy the newest compu... |