oldscott

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Tape input on preamp - Can I use for other sources
Vintage McIntosh C21 (tube), C22 (tube, C24 (ss) and C28 (ss) preamplifiers had both tape inputs and tape head inputs to accommodate their different equalization curves. A very small number of semi pro tape decks had separate tape head outputs bac... 
Can I have my cake and eat it too or not?
Maybe, I find that world wide there are only 10 dealers, with none in the U.S.  I can't get enough information to determine whether this would solve my problem, the price point, or really very much. Too bad, as it really looks like intriguing prod... 
Can I have my cake and eat it too or not?
I need something with both digital and analog inputs and outputs that will simultaneously control the gain of both. To my knowledge nothing like that exists although I seem to remember reading of  a French preamp/dac that possibly could, but at pr... 
Can I have my cake and eat it too or not?
Huh????  Not sure that's much of a solution. 
Player or Router Issue?
The new router solved things. Oddly the Qsonix diagnostics still says "connectivity unsuccessful" yet I am connected. Some strange bug I guess. Also I could not get the Qsonix to recognize a usb hard drive for backups, etc. I changed formats and e... 
Player or Router Issue?
I hate combo modems/routers - too much can go wrong on one or the other. The solution to this was to turn off the router function on the Viastat Gateway and add a Netgear Arbi. What a beauty! Virtually Installs itself, is blindly fast, and gives f... 
Roon (Nucleus+) Dilemma
djones - YOU ARE A GENIUS! I Had a heck of a time finding the Sony's IP but found it to be 192.168.1.139. So entering \\192.168.1.139\Hap_Internal did the trick!  
Roon (Nucleus+) Dilemma
To All,,. I did go to  community.roonlabs.com yesterday and the only response I have yet had is a request for a screen shot. I guess I am stuck on this. 
Roon (Nucleus+) Dilemma
Eric, you can move files to external storage but they are somehow compressed and only useful for reinstalling. You can" take them for for playing. Yet my DAC can see them, let me select albums, let me select titles, and play them, .  
Roon (Nucleus+) Dilemma
Eric, the Sony will let you add music files but won"t  let you take them out 
End of the World system
Blurnoin, I too had the same concerns when I was your age, But that was 34 years ago. LOL