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How to Play iTunes Through My HiFi
i started out with your exact same question and an even smaller budget, and after trying various unsatisfying solutions ended up buying a logitech transporter which i really like. i also got an ipod touch running ipeng as a wifi remote control. i ... 
How good of a DAC is the Logitech Transporter
i have had my transporter for about 3 weeks now. it is replacing a linn genki in my aktiv two lk-140 bi-amped ninkas linn system.the transporter makes even the genki sound warm and fuzzy by comparison. the detail is a step up, the noise floor invi... 
Mac to DAC thats comparable to Linn CDP?
Linn DS: I like this idea, but I've read the interfaces aren't good compared to, say the Transporter, and I believe it. With millions of tracks available through the box, I have to say the interface becomes more important than with a CD player.Doe... 
Mac to DAC thats comparable to Linn CDP?
Thanks for all the replies.I am running OSX on my Dell Mini 9, which is connected to my Linn system. No Firewire or optical. The music is served off a Mac Mini in another room. I see now that Linn made a DAC called the Numerik.Off to do some more ... 
Mac to DAC thats comparable to Linn CDP?
Tried a Behringer DAC I borrowed from a coworker, and more expensive one he bought (about $100) which I don't recall the brand, and the DAC in the Blue Circle Thingee which is the USB to SPDIF convertor I mentioned. That's apparently some garden v... 
linn passive to aktiv, confused
after getting more used to it, or maybe it has been burning in, but my system sounds great. my reaction might have been somewhat that i was really tuned in to that sound, which is extremely good. there is nothing subtle about the change from passi... 
linn passive to aktiv, confused
thanks all.i have 2 lk140's, one with a ninka treble card and one with a ninka bass card. the treble card has a potentiometer style external adjustment. these are wired into the ninkas with bi wire linn cable. the cards on the back of the ninkas a... 
linn speaker ninka- active vs passive
update: installed my aktiv cards yesterday for my LK140/ninka combo and immediately heard the difference. now the bass is effortless, but more interestingly, the whole sound is a little different. almost like they are different speakers. this isnt...