devilboy

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The CD player is dead.......
I finally receive a reason for not going the computer route. The majority of you seem to be afraid of crashes. Rightfully so as they can and do happen. However, since backing up your music to an external hard drive is not difficult to do, what's t... 
The CD player is dead.......
Knownothing: Yes, my hard drive going to my dac sounds better than my $6,000 cdp ever did. No, I don't care about having physical media in my hand and yes, it's all on the shelf if I need to read somethng. No, I don't worry about hard drive crashi... 
Pure Music Question
Bbopman: By "app", are you refering to the "remote" app. for the itouch? 
Who has found happiness giving up cd player?
Camelboy: Never is a long time. 
Pure Music Question
One more thing.....I "reset" Pure Music and selected it again. I can now change tracks and fast-forward again. It seems to me they have more issues to work out. Worth $130? Yeah I guess, considering all the money I've spent on this stuff, what's a... 
Pure Music Question
Installed Pure Music last night. Sounds better than standard itunes with Memory "on" IMO, but I had problems using the itouch remote. Every time I selected a song, I had to press "play" where before it just started playing. Also, I couldn't fast-f... 
Pure Vinyl/Amarra
To Liz, and others who agree with her: The OP asked for "any thoughts on the two". (Pure Vinyl vs Amarra). If someone reading that had no clue whatsoever what Pure Vinyl or Amarra were, then I guess they wouldn't have any thoughts on the two.Glory... 
Who has found happiness giving up cd player?
Went to a Weis Minerva being fed via firewire from a Mac Mini. Can't believe I had a cd player for so long. Blah! 
Who has found happiness giving up on DACs?
As I stated in a similar post: I'm STILL waiting for someone to prove to me the superiority of a CDP vs a computer/dac solution. Yes, Robertbrown, I too have heard a friend's ilink receiving audio from his MSB modified ipod. It was some of the bes... 
Mac Mini Power Supply
Could you tell me how I can go about upgrading the power supply for my Mini? I am not skilled on computers at all. 
To all tube lovers.......
Lapierre: LOL! Good to chat again friend. Yes, Mcintosh is on my list. So is Pass, and dare I say, Nuforce?!? What I forgot to mention on my thread is that the amp I currently have is kind of a pain to bias. Also, it's the whole maintenance thing ... 
Where does your user name come from?
Alter ego. 
cheap usb converter making awful pops, help please
I ran into a similar problem when I went the server route. I don't know what computer you're using, but it could be this: I purchased an Apple Mini. I also heard artifacts, or "distortion". Turns out, my EQ was turned on on the computer. Worse sti... 
Power cord heiarchy
How about this question: What if you're using a voltage regulator/regenerator which corrects the waveform to 120v 6o hz? Theoretically, it wouldn't matter if you used a two dollar cord or a two thousand dollar cord. 
What to replace Nordost speaker cable?
Crimson.