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can i improve my system with a better cd player?
Another vote for the Oppo BDP-93 universal player. I have the BDP-83 and it sounds good and is well built. 
How To Route Streaming Music From iPad 2 to DAC?
I don't think you need to be overly concerned about the 48khz conversion of the Apple TV of the main use is streaming subscription based music. 
Jamming with JAMO?
You will not be disappointed with the Linkwitz Orion. I would have them if I needed more bass and loudness, but apartment living makes that impossible so I have Quad 2805.Prices very depending on whether you can do any work yourself, but even the ... 
Help: Managing Apple Music Files
Connect to backup drive to the laptop (I assume it is USB) and import all the files. iTunes will with the correct setting not copy the files to the laptop, it will just show that they can be played. This means that they will show up in iTunes even... 
Help: Managing Apple Music Files
This is really simple. Import all the full resolution files to your laptop making sure that the the settings are such that you don't copy on import (last tab). This is relatively fast You then select all the tracks in iTunes and ask it to convert ... 
Best Late Night Low Volume Speaker
I have Quads (2805) precisely because I live in an apartment where low level detail is much more important than high SPL and deep bass. I think any ESL will do but the newer Quads are a lot easier to use.Tubes are often recommended but I prefer my... 
Computer system
why don't you use Mac Mini remote?Hard to see what you are doing if the Mac doesn't have a screen attached (or one that is off when not used). 
Good $10K systems
Picking the Magnepans is a great start though not everybody have a room where they can be placed properly.I would ditch LP records unless you have a large collection. I would instead focus on a computer setup that can do better than 16/44 (and MP3... 
which bang for the buck DAC?
I have the Benchmark and it works really well in my system (as a pre-amp with a Pass amp and Quad 2805), but I am not sure it will work well with the Krell if that sounds like the KAV300i that I had some years ago. The Benchmark is precise/lean an... 
With $20,000 in your hand, what speaker would you
I noticed that the speakers was lost because I put them in the title: Linkwitz Orion. 
With $20,000 in your hand, what speaker would you
Should combine the virtues of dipole and being more dynamic than the typical panel speaker. It would be my second choice (auditioned at an owner in MY) to my 2805s, the compromises of the Quads are better suited to apartment living (can't play lou... 
Rip This, Tag That, Save it This way...What the...
AIFF: Apples Uncompressed formatALAC: Apples Lossless Compression FormatPick any format that saves the metadata in the files itself and which doesn't lose data. You will always be able to find a program that can convert to another such format sinc... 
Rip This, Tag That, Save it This way...What the...
Do NOT use WAV. There is no standard for how to store the metadata (title, categody, bitmaps, ...) so this is typically stored separately. Many people have experienced losing this data in connection with backup restores or move between systems.I u... 
How are bit rates related to sample rates?
I would highly recommend that you use AIFF instead of WAV in the iTunes environment. They are both uncompressed, but AIFF includes track information and album art in the file itself rather than putting it somewhere else.This doesn't make a differe... 
can a tube-o-phile be happy with ss?
Yes, it is possible. I went from tubes to a Pass Aleph (with Quad 2805) and is very happy. But a real class A amp like that doesn't exactly give much of a heat/electricity advantage over tubes!