audiofreak32
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| What is your take on Def Tech XTR60's? I own Def Techs for theater setup... I have never heard any sound good enough for dedicated 2-ch music. | |
| When is digital going to get the soul of music? MY LINN Akurate DS already has the soul of the music... | |
| Stand alone dac vs built in dac what's the better What Tmsorosk said about "keeping the noise away..." is the main reason to ditch the CD transport or CD player alltogether. A LINN DS unit will simply trash most CD players under $15k on the planet. I have heard it. Use DbPoweramp to rip your exis... | |
| Ayre DAC vs Auralic vs Metrum vs Bel Canto Not a LINN dealer at all, just a fan of DS. | |
| CD player to compete with my vinyl rig? With $1,000... you are not going to find even a used CD player that will compete. | |
| Ayre DAC vs Auralic vs Metrum vs Bel Canto And the LINN Akurate DS would sound better than any of those units... | |
| Berkeley Audio Alpha DAC Series II and Alpha USB You are doing your hi-res files a disservice using a USB connection at all. What does this unit cost? A LINN Akurate DS would be a better choice I think. | |
| Subwoofer questions -- music only JohnkNot true... depends on the setup and the subs. | |
| Subwoofer questions -- music only I am using PrimaLuna momo blocks, and run each REL Storm III as "RIGHT" and "LEFT" trus stereo. You could hook them up normally (as defined by REL) and just join the wires at the same terminal. | |
| One sub or two? I owned a single REL Storm III, then added another and hooked up as true stereo. I like this setup. And I have owned several other REL subs - they are all awesome, but I definitely prefer the "ST" series over many of the newer models... I LIKE DOW... | |
| what is the best sounding speakers for under 5000. Used Sonus Faber Cremona | |
| A reasonably priced CD player with volume control I can understand that... that is a lot of CD's. I am curious how you catalog them so you can find the CD you want to listen to? | |
| Is the Mark Levinson 390S still a reference player TmsoroskHave you compared? A current version Akurate DS will beat out most CD players under $20k. If you eliminate the disc, the laser pickup, the transport and all other issues that have to do with a typical CD player, you have gained a lot in te... | |
| A reasonably priced CD player with volume control BTW... a pre-owned LINN Genki would be a nice choice - however... you cannot ever get service from LINN on it, even if you offer to pay... they are not supporting any of their CD players any more (even the Ikemi, which I also owned). They stopped ... | |
| A reasonably priced CD player with volume control You do not play CD's on a DS, it is a DAC - just a box (no moving parts), which is part of why it sounds so good. You would rip your entire collection into hard drives via a program called dbPoweramp (free I think, or maybe like $10, cannot rememb... |