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| Looking for new universal player/Arcam DV137? If you like Sony, you may want to look at the DVP-NS9100ES. I have one and it is capable of upsampling to 1080i. I have a Sony "HD" crt tv with 720p resolution (I think). Anyway, the picture through component video is excellent and the player supp... | |
| linn active I've asked similar questions here on Audiogon about Linn preamps and amps to drive Ninka's aktively, so you may want to search the posts for some of the responses.Through those posts and some discussions with dealers, I think the LK85s are the bes... | |
| Linn Unidisk SC as DAC Thanks for the reply. I started down the road of getting my PC set up with JRiver and an Echo Gina sound card. I may still use that in a secondary system but I'm now thinking about the Squeezebox primarily to get the PC out of the listening room a... | |
| Best way to aktively drive Linn Ninkas Unfortunately cost is a constraint. I don't think I can afford Chakra amps, although I did see one recently used for 2K. The reason I was leaning toward a 5125 is that you can buy one for about the same price as a pair of LK140s. Of course with th... | |
| Best way to aktively drive Linn Ninkas Well thanks for the information. I think you rating scale is interesting, and if differs a little from what I've heard. I've seen posters here say that the 2250 is better than a Klout. The Klouts are still very expensive to the point of being a li... | |
| Who has the best plasma monitor these days Pioneer has announced that they will no longer manufacture plasma screens. I don't think that means they won't sell them anymore, just that they will transfer production of the panels to another company. Hopefully the screen technology will be mai... | |
| Looking for Pre/Pro with great 2 ch sound A little more background on this question: I have Linn Ninka speakers and I'm considering going to Linn amplifiers (Linn 5125 multichannel amp) to actively power the speakers. On other threads everyone says to pair Linn amps and speakers with Linn... | |
| Best affordable SACD player that does superb CD's The Sony DVP-NS9100ES plays averything but DVD-A, has a great picture and great sound on CD and SACD. It was well reviewed by TAS among others. I bought one used for around 425 USD. And it's a great looking piece. | |
| Sharing iTunes files between PC & Mac? In the original post you mention using iTunes on a PC and a MAC. You described the improvement directly attaching storage to the Mac vs wireless, but can you compare the sound quality of the PC vs the Mac?Everything I've read hear says that iTunes... | |
| How do I optimize J.River with quality sound card I finally downloaded the MC 12 version. In the player output options, it shows direct sound and ASIO as choices. Since I have not downloaded any other drivers such as ASIO4ALL I assume that must be the driver that came with the Echo.Also in the ou... | |
| Why buy a DAC when you have a high end pre/pro? I've been wondering about the same issue for a while. I haven't currently delved in, so my comments are based on reading.You can buy a used Proceed AVP or Theta CasaNova for less than 1000. Some commonly mentioned DACs are the Benchmark (around 10... | |
| How do I optimize J.River with quality sound card Thanks to everybody. I plan to download JRiver MC 12 then see if it recognizes an ASIO driver for my Echo card. I think the ASIO driver was included with the software.By the way, can anyone define ASIO? | |
| How do I spend $5000? A CD player or DAC for my De So how ourld you recommend isolating the 9000 from the rest of my system? For that matter, what's the best way to get into power isolation/protection? I currently have just a NAIM/Wiremold power strip. It's probably about time to invest in some po... | |
| How do I spend $5000? A CD player or DAC for my De The Cambridge 840C has a digital input. It's not quite in the 5K category but from all the buzz it's a great piece.How about DACs in pre-pros like the Proceed? | |
| How do I spend $5000? A CD player or DAC for my De The reason I am wondering about the seperate DAC vs a single box solution is the flexibility to use it with a music server and to improve the performance of your existing player. I currently have a Sony DVP-NS9100ES which is pretty nice. With that... |