jax2
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| First Steps into Computer Audio However, inexpensive USB audio sucks, in my experience. If you have a good system, products like the Keces, HagUsb, and the USB input on many otherwise good DACs are complete non-starters compared to playing a CD via a transport.I tried the HAGUSB... | |
| First Steps into Computer Audio Cerrot - thanks for explaining that a bit. I did a search but could not come up with much at all. Would you point out some URL's that expand more on this as applied to DACs? As I understand it USB is much easier to implement than Firewire and cert... | |
| What is the best analog sounding CD player $2000 One question, nine different answers so far. Go figure. Plenty of good players in that range. I'll give you another definitive vote for your considering going the Server/DAC direction, the better implementations of which sound better than any play... | |
| Favorite Female vocals that give you goose bumps Oh brother, it's going downhill fast! :-) Now if only Natalie Portman could sing........Albert?.... | |
| First Steps into Computer Audio Tok2000 - I haven't seen your posts here in ages! My friend has been working with Steve on getting his PaceCar and Northstar modified DAC to work out for him. His been mightily impressed by the Pacecar in demo. Seems like beyond the budget of what... | |
| Favorite Female vocals that give you goose bumps Regarding classical performers. It seems like those recordings are not recorded the same way, with as much care, with a good mic. I don't listen to much classical for that reason. You need to get out more :-) I'd refer you back to my earliest sugg... | |
| Favorite Female vocals that give you goose bumps Sorry, missed that Gawdbless. Tori Amos is a favorite of mine too, Mosin - there's a cut off her, "Strange Little Girls" titled, "97 Bonnie and Clyde" that's kind of hot-miked, and largely whispered...definitely goosebump rendering and really cree... | |
| Favorite Female vocals that give you goose bumps Almarg - I'm a bit surprised as well, although looking back over some of the suggestions I'd say that most were not in the conventional, poorly engineered 'pop' category (though certainly some are). In the spirit of your post I'll add four I haven... | |
| First Steps into Computer Audio Get the DAC out of the noisy electronic environment of the computer....definitely will make an improvement. I don't know what your budget is, but based on what you've done so far I'll hazard a guess and recommend an MHDT Labs Paradisea DAC..You ca... | |
| Favorite Female vocals that give you goose bumps Yes, Antony sings, "If It Be Your Will" in the Cohen film. Great film and soundtrack, BTW. Thanks for the tip on the "I'm not There" soundtrack - I'll check that out. | |
| How to treat room acoustics? Retail sources? I just did some photographs for Modwright over at CES. Dan shared his room with Audio Machina (great speakers) and Art and Acoustics which are acoustic panels designed by Pacific Northwest artist Stephen Yates. He has a variety of designs that I'd... | |
| If you lost your stereo system would you still ??? Music, or the love of music, is the raison d'etre for the system, not the other way around. Of course I'd still listen on whatever means available. I cannot imagine life without music. | |
| Favorite Female vocals that give you goose bumps Antony for sure: Gorgeous voice. In the biological sense, isn't Antony Hegarty still a man? His/her voice is certainly that of a woman. I think Antony is channeling Nina Simone! Great call, regardless. Definitely gives me goosebumps. I'm particula... | |
| Modded CD Player or Stock CD Player? I've owned a couple of Dan Wright's (Modwright) modified Sony players, one, a 9000ES, with only the SS mods he did retaining and beefing up the stock power supply, the other a Platinum Signature modded 999ES with tube rectified external supply. I'... | |
| CES update 2009 I'd have to agree on the MBL's at CES: I was very impressed with their room at RMAF '07 - that system was just breathtaking in that room. This year I was not wowed by them, and certainly the volume was more limited during the time I spent listenin... |