mikewoodkozar

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Classe's New CP-800 Pre-amp/DAC. Impressions?
How much is it going to cost? 
New DAC or Speakers? What will put airy-ness in?
Okay so i have really upgraded the setup and i think i am finally almost "there" if there is such a thing...I now am running a Classe CP-45 preampB&K ST2140 amplifier connected via balanced XLRs to Classe preRevel Concerta M12 bookshelf monito... 
New DAC or Speakers? What will put airy-ness in?
Yeah i am shooting for under $1000, and i do not care if it is tubes or solid state, though i really do like the solid bass of solid state stuff, i will look into the Almarro 
New DAC or Speakers? What will put airy-ness in?
Or could some one recommend a good integrated amp? 
New DAC or Speakers? What will put airy-ness in?
Do you think that a Classe CAP101 integrated will get me there? 
New DAC or Speakers? What will put airy-ness in?
Haha sounds like the opinions are all over the place! I really would like a different set of music makers, have no idea what to look for, any suggestions for a decent under rated used speaker?And what would be a good preamp to start with? I think ... 
Best used DAC around $500
What about the Bel Canto DAC2 or the North Star DAC, any thoughts on those two? 
creating slideshow on PC from itunes album art
it will do a crazy artwork screensaver too. Remember the itunes commercial with all the album artwork in blocks going up and down like a sky scraper? Not like that lol, i wish, but it will do like a tile pattern and randomly change album art. 
Primer on Music Servers?
Check out my virtual system, i have added my MAC media center into my main listening room and i could not be happier! It is a total stand alone remote controlled component. I love it. 
creating slideshow on PC from itunes album art
Actually i just updated my pics in my virtual system. You should find what you are looking for there. 
Best sounding cd in your collection
Elvis Costello - Painted from Memory 
creating slideshow on PC from itunes album art
email me and i will send you pics of it in action. 
creating slideshow on PC from itunes album art
Macs can do it. I am a PC idiot. 
New CDP vs. older used and more expensive player
This is such a good question. Having the used market on Audiogon, you dont really loose that much if you buy a used piece of equipment. If you dont like it, you can turn around and usually get almost what you paid for.I was just traveling down the... 
Is USB overrated as decent digital source?
FWIW i am using a external dac made by M-Audio called "firewire audiophile." I like it because it is a great stand alone dac for my G4 cube and it has coaxial digital outputs. Sounds great as is, but down the road i will probably add an external d...