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| Oppo BDP-95 sounds GREAT? The Ayre DX5 has a USB input which is an upgraded part of the QB9 USB DAC. | |
| Oppo BDP-95 sounds GREAT? I think there's a new flagship from Oppo coming that will include inputs to the DAC to make it an all-in-one media centre. A bit like the Ayre I guess | |
| Macbook Pro As CD Source This isn't strictly an Apples to Apples comparison but at a recent DAC shootout, I brought along my MBAir 13" 1.7GHz i5, 4GB of RAM, 128GB SSD while my friend brought along his MacMini Server (Quad Core i7 2GHz), 8GB of RAM and 120GB SSD.His is a ... | |
| Playback Designs MPD-3 So what did Ghasley sell the MPD3 to upgrade to? MPD5? :) | |
| Oppo BDP-95 Versus Bel Canto DAC 3.5 The Oppo 95 does not have a direct PC connection.The USB ports are USB-host, i.e. designed to connect the Oppo to HDD or flash drives, just like the eSATA.I've found that playing a CD rip on AIFF vs the same CD on the Oppo is vastly different. The... | |
| MacBook Pro to EMM XDS1 I use a FW-AES like Weiss INT202 | |
| Do Thiel dealers discount? I have used a pair of Bel Canto REF1000Ms with the Thiel 3.7s. Now with Electrocompaniet Nemo | |
| Thiel CS2.4 and suggestion on preamp I have used an Audio Research Reference 5 and now 5SE as well as an Ayon CD5S hooked up to my SS preamps driving the Thiels. Definitely a good combination.I've been told the LS27s are a bit of a bargain being very close to the Reference 5 that the... | |
| Subwoofer with Thiel 2.4s? The SS2s do sound amazingly well integrated with my old Thiel CS2.4SE and the Thiel CS3.7s.I have heard the JL Audio and it just seemed a tad slower off pace than the SS2s in the same dealer showroomThe SS2s don't call attention to themselves and ... | |
| bel canto dac 3 cd 2 owners I think I was thrown by the connector (looked different from the one in the Stereophile pic which looked larger) and also because of the 2 pin to barrel cable (which I was going to use on the CD2) because it didn't look thicker (from memory) than ... | |
| bel canto dac 3 cd 2 owners Just picked up the VB Ref cables for my DAC3.5VB II and the CD2. But am currently away from home so couldn't test them.When I opened the package, I was a little thrown because the cables don't look at all like the ones in the Stereophile CES 2011 ... | |
| Which DAC is better? I think by the word super, you meant "asynchronous"Not all USB interfaces are designed alike. Most are synchronous, with the PC acting as the master clock. As you can imagine, the PC clocks are not the most ideal for for high end digital audioAsyn... | |
| Audio Research ARC Ref 5 versions? Neal, do you live in the US?If not, you also need to factor in shipping. | |
| Recommend a Tube Pre & SS Amp Combo I will be using an Audio Research Reference 5SE with Electrocompaniet Nemo monoblocks. Was previously using Bel Canto REF1000Ms.Am also running a second system with an Ayon CD5S (CDP/DAC/tube pre) with a Plinius SA-Reference. | |
| Class A amplifiers - which are considered the best Didn't Nelson Pass create the sliding bias thingamabob?:)So does this sliding bias affect what George was talking about earlier when he said there was no way amplifiers could do 100s of watts of power in Class A mode? |