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| Newbie question re: USB quality Scott I think we need to make a distinction between USB Hosts and USB Clients.A Host provides the "control" and is the master device controlling a USB Client. To put it in simpler terms when you hook a PC to a printer using a USB cable - the PC is... | |
| emmlabs cdsa-se vs esoteric 05 If you don't need SACD playback, I'd suggest listening to the Playback MPS-3. It's also a good foundation for a computer audio system - handling DSD2x and PCM 24/384 as well. I have the MPS-5 and it is very close to the EMM Labs XDS-1. The XDS-1 i... | |
| Need advice for HT LCR and HT Processor Upgrade I'd consider the Marantz AV8801 or the upcoming replacement the AV8802.You should see improvements with a dedicated pre/pro vs an AVR but more importantly, the Marantz incorporates Audyssey MultiEQ XT32 (and Pro compatible) which would improve the... | |
| OPPO 105; how to beat it and at what price? I guess there are a lot of questions that need to be answered first.Is it used for a stereo system only or for multichannel?Is it to be used for music or movies?What will the Oppo be hooked up to?What formats do you play? DVDA? SACDs? CDs? BDs?etc... | |
| Weiss Medus vs. EMM Labs DAC2X Is the Weiss also based on the Sabre32 chipset?I dunno about you, but I always find it hard to stomach the high prices for DACs built using off the shelf chips.I'd get the DAC2X mainly because I know EMM actually builds their DACs using discrete c... | |
| DAC significantly better than a w4s DAC2-DSDse? I haven't heard the PS Audio DS DAC in person yet but my friend has heard it and he's raving quite a fair bit :)This is against the Mytek DSD, the Bel Canto DAC3.5VB II, the Meitner MA-1 among others. | |
| OPPO BLU RAY PLAYERS I don't know about you but if I were a movie studio, I'd keep banking on the BluRay wagon for a bit longer.Most BR movies log in at about 40-50GB with special features and multiple languages. Even the smallest ones are about 25-30GB. In Australia,... | |
| Best music server for the money Yes I readyour post. But it wasn't immediately clear if you bought the components and assembled it yourself or got the seller to build it.If it is the former, it's IMHO not something I'd recommend a non computer savvy person to embark on. If it is... | |
| Best music server for the money That's why I recommended getting from companies such as silentpc or smallgreencomputers unless you are computer savvy enough to install. I guess you and I have different yardsticks :)FWIW The Zalman FX100 needed a super long screw driver that coul... | |
| KEF LS50 vs. Monitor Audio Silver2 I suspect the room is a little too large :) needs more coffee before I translate the feet into metres :)I am using the KEF LS50 in a 4x3m room. I did use it in my media room which is about 4.5x6.5m and I thought it lacked a bit of presence that my... | |
| Best music server for the money @PkoegzI don't know what you mean by computer savvy but if you built your fanless PC design, it probably excludes a large number of people. Most fanless CPU heatsinks are surprisingly difficult to install. I had a fair bit of trouble with my Zalma... | |
| Best music server for the money IMHO a proper music server isn't just a straight up computer.Care has to be taken when choosing the components. I've found a big improvement going from a regular PC to one where I have removed moving parts (fans and HDDs). And switching to a linea... | |
| KEF LS50 vs. Monitor Audio Silver2 I can't say I am a big fan of Monitor Audio gear but I do love my LS50s. I think it's telling that KEF puts the LS50 in its top tier of speakers (over the Qs the Rs etc)But it isn't the ideal speaker for large rooms. Where do you intend to use the... | |
| DK Design MKII to Bel Canto M300 upgrade? If you ask me, the M300s were the worst power amps in Bel Canto's line up - along with the S300. It's not Bel Canto's fault. It's really the ASP250 modules inside them.They simply couldn't measure up to the REF1000 and REF500 designs - and not jus... | |
| Why all the love for the TDA1541? There are in general, 2 different schools of design when it comes to DACs.The TDA1541 is from the former - more old skool design of DACs where 16 bits of data are interpreted DIRECTLY as 16 bits. These are sometimes known as R2R or ladder DACs - w... |