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| Arcam partial buyback Oops - I just noticed that you are probably running multichannel, so Ayre would be an entirely different cost point. Hope Arcam comes through for you, please post your results. | |
| Arcam partial buyback I've owned Arcam gear in the past, so can appreciate what sonics you are likely seeking. I presently am using Ayre amplification with Triangle ESW's and highly recommend the combination as an alternative to consider. | |
| what would cause volume to sudden ramp up to full? "when operating my little remote indoor helicoptor...I've had the helicoptor hovering in its gyro mode"...while playing the soundtrack to Apocalypse Now? Awesome. | |
| What is the function/pupose of music plyr/streamer Steve,"ALL lossy compressed formats compromise sound quality IME"Don't disagree with your point, but want to clarify that FLAC is not lossy but a lossless compressed format that can be converted to WAV or other lossless uncompressed formats with f... | |
| taller than average ceilings Hopefully your ceilings are tall and flat. Mine are cathedrals and I'm convinced this is one of the worst configurations possible to manage for great audio. The RMAF website has videos of an interesting dialog on the subject with Jim Smith (Get Be... | |
| Can a rogue audio Cronus be used just as a preamp? StoryM,You're quite welcome... please post how this turns out for you, as the Rogue Audio Titan series is an interesting line of gear, esp. at this price range. | |
| Can a rogue audio Cronus be used just as a preamp? Rogue Audio also offers an upgrade of the Cronus to the Magnum for a very reasonable price of $650. Along with other sonic advantages, this would almost double output from 55 WPC to 90 WPC. It would be tough to get a comparable second external amp... | |
| Digital cable upgrade? Can you tell a difference? Agree that it's worth trying, but improvements may not be on the same scale experienced with your other cable upgrades. | |
| Berning ZH-270 Grill / Cover Check to see if this is not a Torx-headed screw, for maybe a T20 or T25 wrench. | |
| Is ripping from a laptop as good as a desktop? "no difference if the CD is perfect. If the CD is imperfect a poorer drive will have a harder time of error correction for imperfections" As 123Go indicated, this doesn't distinguish between either desktop or laptop. And even with an imperfect CD,... | |
| Is ripping from a laptop as good as a desktop? No difference if you're ripping digital-to-digital. dbPoweramp displays reliability of your transfers and will let you know if there is a problem.If you're considering A-D or D-A, some of the better solutions involve add-in cards that require a de... | |
| how to wire NHTST4 with Marantz SR8000 First, double-check to make sure that your Marantz settings are correctly configured for 2.0 (stereo) speaker output.Main speaker setting should be: Front speakers = LargeAll other speakers = Off.Also experiment with different speaker placements t... | |
| Name 3 under appreciated pop/rock drummers Gotta add Matt Cameron of Soundgarden and Pearl Jam. Not only a great drummer, but also songwriter. | |
| Can I "double-wire" speakers? Gentlemen, It's great to generalize, but this speaker crosses over at 6kHz. It's also efficient enough for both treble and midrange to be easily driven by a 15 watt SET amp. Just curious, specifically which frequency range are you recommending tha... | |
| Triangle Antal es vs. ex Hi Musicrover,I have no experience with Vandy's except having heard the 5A's which are amazing but beyond my price range and room size.However, I own a pair of the Triangle Antal ESW's, and like Griffith said, they are keepers! If you can afford i... |