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Is the most efficient speaker the best speaker? This is an assanine thread	187
Is this the END of DAYS for the high end CD player Cappuccino, what is the price of an 069? One might make an argument it is the best digital source out there, so does is it not like saying digital is not as good as reel-reel	140
New amp being touted as among the best ever...... This is right up there with the DREI poster or whatever that was. Is something going on in Western Europe that they want to advertise all this crap on Audiogon Forums? I . . .	79
Best undiscovered speakers on the market today ? Clearwaveloudspeaker	69
WAV versus FLAC You need to rip using the right ripper (dbpoweramp). There is absolutely no difference between WAV and FLAC. I purposely bought a large hard drive to rip everything in WAV as I . . .	67
Best high-efficiency speaker under 10K I would suggest building your own, I just did it and could not be happier. There is a designer and a cabinet builder I can put you in touch with. Here is the designers site, mine. . .	54
Who has found happiness giving up cd player? I had the X03 and loved it like you, I found my nirvana with PC audio using a GNSC modded Wadia 521 DAC running direct to my amp. Running Jriver and ASIO drivers	52
Squeze Box Question I would say let's slow down on saying a hard drive equals or exceeds the world's best transports. I just took the plunge into PC audio and am having trouble equaling the . . .	43
Best speaker in the $5-10K range. Details below. Audiogon in their infinite wisdom removed the ability to email people directly. Check these out, I would gladly put up against anything under $15-$20k. http://www.. . .	34
WAV vs. AIFF I have done extensive listening tests on rippers, ripping specs and options and playback software comparing WAV vs. AIFF vs. FLAC......hours of testing....hours upon hours as I was. . .	34
SS integrated amp that has tube like qualities Pretty easy, Pass Labs INT-30	33
Impossible? Small towers, efficient, musical, loud I have been looking for the same thing, one word: PROAC.....really any model. Using with 30 watts solid state and they kick a**. Try Studio 140s to knowck your socks off, small . . .	29
Nordost Frey vs Audience Au24e interconnect I have owned both the Frey and the AU24, as well as the Nordost TYR, the Morrow Audio MA4 beats em both easily. See my review in the reviews section	28
Morrow MA4 Vs JPS SC3? Dont know the JPS, but you read my review of the MA4 and MA6 on the reviews section. Enjoy	27
best class a amp for a grand? Pass Labs Aleph 30 or a Parasound	27
Help with final choice of efficient speakers Audiokinesis are anything but compact and unassuming. I too was looking at something like the poster and everyone says Audiokinesis, then you look at the things and they are huge . . .	27
Smallest speakers that ROCK I am floored every time this type of question comes up. Some of those others there, and in my opinion especially the Dynaudios, are too polite and smooth for Rock. I find Proacs . . .	26
Best Used Speaker Under $4,000 w/ Respectable Lows When I read your description it fits my tastes exactly. I would recommend Proac Studio 140s or the D18s	26
Ripping 700 CD's to HD using FLAC-How much space? many programs will read FLAC so you dont have to convert it. If you need to convert, check out dbpoweramp.....it is an incredible program. You may have to re-load artwork, but . . .	26
Speakers and glue...... Why not just put air tight bags over the equipment when you are not there? That is why in shipping all the equipment is always sealed, to prevent moisture coming in. Just get . . .	25
pc vs mac, eac vs itunes EAC is a pain in the butt and offers no advantage whatsoever over DBpoweramp which uses the identical error correction program which is what makes EAC so good. DBpoweramp is very . . .	25
Pass X150.5 vs. X250.5 Where the meter sits is completely arbitrary, some sit at 12, some sit at 11, others wherever. What matters is if it moves. If it sits and does not move, then there is no leaving. . .	23
Speaker cable suggestion for Pass Labs XA30.5 I have had the heimdall and the TYRs, the Morrow Audios blow both away. I also have the XA30.5, give them a try	22
Speakers for 3K I don't mean to start a debate, but I must say I owned the Tyler's before and found them dynamically compressed and overly polite sounding. Fit and finish was very poor as well. . . .	21
Esoteric . . . your thoughts please If you want the snappy, quick bass and control of the Esoteric D05 along with a smoother, more musical presentation you need to look at a Wadia 521 GNSC. I owned both the 521 (. . .	21
Clearwave Speakers? I have these exact speakers, I run them with a Pass XA30.5 with a whopping 30 watts and these speakers have incredible bass, best I have ever had in my system. The high efficiency. . .	17
HDMI confusion: Monoprice vs. Blue Jeans Saying some HDMIs look better than others is something I have never been able to tell. I have tried $5 monoprice cables versus some $200-$300 cables, and sory folks, no difference. . .	17
The 3 kings: Esoteric K01,EMM XDS1,Meridian 808.3 Silly thread	16
Doe's anyone have a Esoteric XO-3 cd player? Reb1208, How many 32bit machines are in existence? Not much to think about	14
Which music server to buy? Cerrot, I noticed you have an Esoteric X03SE in your system. I had one, it was my favorite player of all time. I am nervously entering into computer audio, do you think it is . . .	13
Help with Playing FLAC files dbpoweramp will convert to anything you want	12
ProAc 1 SC vs. ProAc D1 This is silly, the D1 is every bit better than the 1SC. It uses the same tweeter, upgraded driver, upgraded crossover, better proportioned encosure, new sound insulation lined . . .	12
best $200 blu-ray for streaming Netflix ditto the Sony, I have the 570 and it is very impressive and cheap	12
Forward Monitor with Detail Speed and liquid Highs Proac D1s fit your description exactly. You will not be disappointed	12
Audio Research Ref CD8 vs Esoteric X03SE If you want bottom end control and extension this is a no brainer.....Esoteric.....stop your search	12
Great sounding smallish DAC, balanced output, $3K Benchmark is way overrated, in my opinion. I would get a Bryston DAC	12
Krell KCT/FPB-300cx vs. Pass Labs X1/X250.0 Having owned all of these products at some point in time, with the exception of the KCT, I would say the Krell (no surprise) has that iron-fisted bass like no other. Pass is very . . .	11
Marantz SA-11 S1 vs Sony XA-5400es Mr Pennis thinks a dirty 8-track played through a speaker with no tweeters, only woofer and covered by a burlap bag is ruthlessly revealing. Come on	10
If I am buying a DAC, does my CD player matter? There has been countless discussions on this, do transports matter? Answer is a huge resounding YES. Sometimes I have heard them make as big a difference as the DAC. Best . . .	10
Clearwave Symphonia 72R Speakers I own the 72Rs, they are the best speaker I have heard with the exception of the $46k Proac Carbon 8s. They are that good	9
FLAC Solution rip dbpoweramp, playback Jriver media center	9
Replacement for RA Opus 21 CDP I was and still am a huge fan of the Opus 21, I owned it for about 4 years, loved it. I did want something more though and here is what I found to surpass it. Of course, if you . . .	8
ProAc Response D1 I have found the D2 to be more relaxed, or better defined as not as resolving. They simply did not have the transparency that the D1s have. I actually preferred the D1 to the D2 . . .	8
Pass XA versus Krell FPB Amps I thought of the bigger XA amps....I am running all XLRs. I like the XA more than the X series so far. Thanks	8
Hovland HP100 service? Thank you all. Phil, is the email from Steakster the right email? Brf, I tried new tubes, no luck. I did some research and it appears that this was common on the older units . . .	7
New Green Mountain Rios - has anyone heard them? I have always been intrigued by the GMA products and the reviews, then I go to their website and look at them and I just cannot get past their looks. They have to be one of the . . .	7
Bricasti M1 VS Wadia Where did you read about the updates	6
Firewire to Balanced XLR Bridge why not get a high end PCI audio card like a lynx or RME, then get a 9 pin to XLR out into your DAC	6
Review: Morrow MA6 Interconnect I traded in my old MA4 so it is hard to tell, but it was way below the retail cost. Morrow constantly runs 50% off, so I paid that minus my trade....so almost nothing for cables . . .	6
Wadia verses Meridian verses a Digital Server As an aside I did extensive listening to all the major software products out there to listen to PC music. Media Monkey was among the poorer ones, maybe because I could not get the. . .	6
Ideas for making a soundproof box for MacMini? Go here and build one of these: Fanless, only noise is from harddrive: http://www.logicsupply.com/products/systemga_l01	4
Replacement for Esoteric D70?	3
Shoot Out Between Esoteric X-03SE n WADIA 381 I have owned the X03SE and the Wadia 521 DAC, they are very similar, I am not sure one is better than the other. The Wadia is slightly more musical to my ears, a little more laid . . .	3
krell kav300 you betcha, the DAC is so so, but man the transport is incredible. Get the player and run it into a newer DAC and be blown away	2
KRELL KAV-300 CD PLAYER good value ? Incredible value. Transport is the VRDS from Esoteric. DAC section is ok, has some grain on the top end, but overall much better than many newer products. Especially as a . . .	2