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Dummy Guide on What's Needed to hook up Mini Mac
Thanx Jax2,I'm not familiar with the terminology. I ment ripping my cd collection to the computer with apple lossless and then playing them from the computer. I had a typo also. I ment playing DVDs not DCDs from the computer.So I probably can get ... 
What's your profession? Age?
55 year old humble and lowly Painting Foreman for Davidson College, NCLikewise, humble and lowly $4K (retail prices) system To match my humble and lowly paycheckBut it good to my ears for the money spent. 
Dummy Guide on What's Needed to hook up Mini Mac
Gonzo1,You have a nice simple system that is the direction I would like to go except for the YBA amplification that I like very much - very musical.Now a few questions for anyone:1.) How convientient is the Mac Book for playing cds?2.) Can you pla... 
Dummy Guide on What's Needed to hook up Mini Mac
Tpk123,I did some looking at the Apple web site and saw the Mac Book laptop. It has it all. Does this seem like a good option? I can get a Mac Book laptop for $1099 and a PS Audio Link III USB DAC for $995. Is this a good option?Can I send a signa... 
Dummy Guide on What's Needed to hook up Mini Mac
Do I also need a keyboard and mouse? Say wireless units. 
Dummy Guide on What's Needed to hook up Mini Mac
Marco,Thanx!Let me recap.I need a MiniMac, back up HD, USB DAC, small flat monitor, 2 USB cables, 1 pair anologue cables, and I'm ready to go.Is this correct? 
Your ONE all time favorite love song?
"Angie" by The Rolling Stones 
Pass Labs Aleph Question - balanced vs unbalanced?
I have experienced a bit of hum using the RCA's on Pass Aleph amps that I have not experienced with other amps. My preamp had only RCA outputs so I never could run balanced, but I have read on many posts on other forums that an XLR input does infa... 
Your ONE all time favorite love song?
"How many more times" by the mighty Led ZeppelinPoor quality, cover song, but the chemistry. 
Amazing Solo Piano Recordings
Chic Corea "Himself" 
Any YBA Design YC201 Cd player users out there?
Thanks for your reply comparing the YBA Design (or called "Y" in Europe) to their Passion line. I am really enjoying my YA201 integrated. I find it better in a terms of a musical, listenable sound that I have ever had before. Not since the'70s any... 
Class-D amps - a different re view
How does PS Audio's amps fit into the mix? 
Cambridge Audio 840C
Smargo,I wasn't challenging you or anyone else about the 840's sound quality, and I'm glad you found the cdp that fits your system. I was just probing into people's psychology of buying and selling, trying to give an answer to those who posted que... 
Cambridge Audio 840C
Remember, many of the units sold used are re-sells. I think some users buy them used to see what all the hub bub is all about and resell them when they realize their existing cdp has better synergy in there system or realize the improvement is sub... 
Cary DVD 8 DVD player
I posted on this forum and Audio Asylum when I was asking questions about the DVD8 which lead me down the path of research that end with me buying the HD-970 (980 was not out yet). Others confirmed my findings. I expected Cary to do mods or add a ...