cfluxa
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| Experience with Mach2 Music Server? Tvad - you're quite right, of course, and I have no interest in an argument here. My plug and play comment was more in reference to the experience of using the setup once the kinks are all worked out. But IMHO, all the pain in suffering of dealing... | |
| Experience with Mach2 Music Server? Tvad - you shouldn't need to re-enter a password to reconnect to screen sharing, either. Have you checked the status of your Mini's preferences under "sharing"? Again, one would theoretically hope Apple tech support could help with this. | |
| Experience with Mach2 Music Server? Tvad - go to Network Preferences and hit advanced and see whether the box "remember networks this computer has joined" is checked. If it isn't checked, check it and see whether that fixes your problem. To answer your question, my network is passwo... | |
| Experience with Mach2 Music Server? Tvad - there's no reason you should be having to re-enter passwords every time the Mini goes to sleep, that's simply a matter of changing your network settings. Also no reason for playback to stop after the first song - a matter of iTunes settings... | |
| Speakers after GMA Europas Daimbert - I have compared Devores with GMAs and to my ears the GMAs are a much more satisfying speaker if you're looking for transparency to the source, pinpoint imaging, 3-D sound stage, neutral response, dynamics and non-fatiguing sound. It's t... | |
| Speakers after GMA Europas I agree that some more info is needed about the OP's room, as well as his priorities when it comes to sound. I'm with Shakeydeal - while the Vandys are great speakers for the money, I think they're outclassed by GMAs. In my experience, the first-o... | |
| Rega Electronics and Devore Fidelity Ryder - thanks for the clarification - I had heard that the Rega Elicit shared characteristics with the LFD III but I guess that wasn't necessarily accurate. In any case, I'd suspect Ryder is correct about pairing the Elicit with more forward-soun... | |
| Rega Electronics and Devore Fidelity No, but I have heard Gibbon 8's paired with an LFD III - a close cousin of the Rega Elicit, one might argue. Was a very nice combo - more of a concrete, detailed sound than the much-ballyhooed pairing of LFD with Harbeth, and with firmer bass, alt... | |
| Experience with Mach2 Music Server? Tvad - I assume you mean USB to s/pdif - I haven't heard the M2Tech HiFace, although I know they it appeared to have some performance issues when it was initially rolled out. I've heard very good things about the Blue Circle USB Thingee when used ... | |
| Speakers after GMA Europas How about upgrading to a used pair of GMA Callistos or Rios, which can be usually had for $1500 or thereabouts, and pairing them with a used Blue Circle CS, which can be had for $700 or so? That would be a killer combo. | |
| Experience with Mach2 Music Server? Tvad - no need for a monitor and keyboard to control the Mini. Just switch the Mini on and then control it via screen sharing with the Macbook Pro - this is what I do in my system, and it's easy as pie. Far more enjoyable IMO than using an iPod To... | |
| Full-range/horn loaded on a budget? Sakahara - congrats, and do keep us posted! Will you be pairing them with those 300B monoblocks? If so, that's the only thing that gives me pause, given the recent experience of a friend I related in my above post - he ended up selling his Masters... | |
| Closest DAC to Vinyl Sound? Sirotseta - great review on the Tranquility, and gives me a warm fuzzy feeling to know it can punch with the Weiss 202! Your description of "decent vinyl" playback mirrors my own opinions - for me, the unique thing about vinyl has nothing to do wi... | |
| Closest DAC to Vinyl Sound? The new Tranquility Signature DAC does a pretty darn good job of delivering a sound with a lot of vinyl-like characteristics, IMO - extremely smooth, lush, detailed, nice dynamics and presence. Doesn't necessarily deliver the sheer weight, momentu... | |
| Full-range/horn loaded on a budget? Finsup - we are talking glorious, immediate, scary-dynamic, hyper-vivid, lightning-fast, life-changing music. They've earned kind of a cult following amongst some very experienced audiophiles, and most folks who have owned a pair will tell you the... |