marakanetz

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Class D amps
There are class T(TriPath) that I personally prefer over the class D.Being a studio tech hobbyist, got used to clinical and clean sound to evaluate a recording quality. Learned to appreciate Sunfire class T amps for these abilities of thin details... 
RCA or XLR Between Digital Separates?
Please consider this post more general with any DAC with digital balanced inputs than particular to Antelope Zodiac. Which digital interconnect would sound better balanced or RCA? 
what is the proper loading
You must've got a great phono.Sweep through the whole range. You will less likely fall outside of it. 
Comparable product to Logitech Transporter?
I'd like to limp to this one. I have overloaded HDD on my Lenovo which I want to unload. Will I be albe to push out some gigs out of my PC HDD to squeezebox?THANKS! 
Have I mismatched my preamp/amp?
Unsound,Just to make you aware that Nelson Pass publishes his obsolete designs so the followers would still build components based on his design. Consumers will purchase the "cloned" products that match their budget. So having respect to Nelson Pa... 
Tube amps with Apogee Scintilla's your thoughts ?
Although VTLs have pretty good load handling, I would not recommend to continue using them. The best case scenario will be frequently blown B+ fuse, but the worst case can lead to fried PCB. 
Interconnect question
I found totally opposite to Soix. Small signal domain has substantially larger demand in wire quality. 
Have I mismatched my preamp/amp?
I would be surprised that Aleph series would have such low input impedance. If that's the case you'll have dynamic headroom limitations. Since your sound is sound than enjoy the music! 
Digital cable upgrade? Can you tell a difference?
Sandstone's controversal statement would imply that it's much better to invest in components and non-digital cables, but the best, if overall performance is great, is to invest into media. 
Which dac with this system?
Antelope that I've ordered has volume control and headphone amp...Not for $500 though. 
Which dac with this system?
Cambridge DACMagic. Affraid that very soon you'll realise you'll need something better...I'm awaiting my new $1295 toy Antelope Audio Zodiac purchased from sweetwater.com new for the price of used for three monthgly payments YUMMY! 
what is the proper loading
I'd start from 50Ohms. 
Wow, everything posted for sale is ''light use''??
Schubert,So far I kept Totem Forest speakers over 10 years.Can't say anything about light use though. 
Wow, everything posted for sale is ''light use''??
Huh especially used phono cartridges. Without going into deep details, multiply low-hundreds of hours by 10 to get the actuals.I only buy new or retip contenders. 
Biwiring zu wax speaker cables
Before surgery decision read bellow:You can also buy thinner speaker wire from VanDenHul (Chris is extreamly knowlegable in these kinds of set ups to recommend the proper gauge and termination if important) for your HF binding posts and run two ca...