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| Help ref Oppo 105 with Marantz AV7005 set up I guess it all depends on what you normally listen to and how you listen.What - do you listen to a lot of surround music or just surround movies, or stereo musicHow - do you use Pure Direct mode or do you engage Audyssey EQ?If you engage any bass ... | |
| DACS that don't do DSD - obsolete? I got a Teac UD501 a while back which handles up to 2xDSD and DXD a while back.In my system with a Mac Mini (QC 2.6GHz, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD) Audirvana Plus in Integer/Direct mode, I found it wasn't quite as resolving as my (pricier) Bel Canto DAC3... | |
| Meitner versus Playback designs I have both a MPS5 and an XDS1.They are quite similar.The MPS5 sacrifices a bit of detail in the low end for a slightly more pronounced mid-bass reproduction which I quite like while the XDS-1 feels more detailed and neutral. I prefer the XDS1's s... | |
| Best music server for the money Ripping CDs IMHO is a non issue. Even the new Minis don't have an optical drive anymore.As for back ups, I agree that it could be an issue. But the Sony does provide an app for you to make back ups of the music library. I personally like the abili... | |
| Best music server for the money Sony HAP Z1ES. Computer Audio without the computer. Also available modified by Modwright or RedWineAudio if you wish. | |
| Playback designs MPD-3 vs Ayon Skylla Yes. The designer feels DSD2x sounds better and you design the analog section to only filter for DSD - simpler and sounds better.You'll find that EMM Labs and now PS Audio are also on to the same thing. | |
| Electronics to go with KEF LS 50 I like the LS50 but in your case, you might want to try something different - say the KEF X300 active speakers. That gets rid of the need to power the speakers. It's not exactly an LS50 but it is a pretty good alternative.Then you just need a sour... | |
| Multicore CPUs: Any risk to audio quality? I recently built a quiet quad core Haswell 4771 based machine with a fanless PSU, fanless CPU heatsink and onboard graphics. There's only one fan in the system - a large 180mm intake fan that blows unimpeded across the CPU heatsink.PSU - Seasonic ... | |
| Adding a SACD player The Oppo can output HR music (PCM) over SPDIF if the media it's playing does not have copy protection. So that means it can stream 24/192 files from a USB HDD and can send that to the Bel Canto. So you only really need to do this with SACDs and Bl... | |
| Adding a SACD player Yes, I've been buying a whole lot of SACDs recently as well.Next one on my list is Belafonte at Carnegie which is due for a re-release. Finally!! I also have that vinyl on order. | |
| New Firmware for Playback Designs MPS-5 There's a new email out today Jeff. There's apparently a bug in the last #27. A new one's out today. | |
| Adding a SACD player Not quite.Check that your power amps really have dual inputs. Very few do.In most cases, the XLR and RCA are connected directly to the same input on the power amp - the switch merely changes the way ground is connected. If that's the case, having ... | |
| Adding a SACD player I haven't heard the C5XEMP but I have demo-ed the DX5 in my system and IMHO the SACD shows a good improvement over CDs in that system. I'm not dismissing CDs of course. And I also go for good pressings/mastering CDs which sometimes can cost more t... | |
| Adding a SACD player I don't know what Stingreen's system is but I have had similar sentiments in the past - I remember borrowing a few SACDs from friends when I got the PS3 and to be honest, I didn't know what the fuss was about.Fast forward a couple of years later a... | |
| Adding a SACD player I recall that Bel Canto DAC3.5's analog input is actually converted to digital internally which is how it can also handle volume control (all digital). (yeap just checked.. I was right)http://www.belcantodesign.com/Belcanto_DAC3_5_Digital_Audio_Co... |