shawnparslow

Responses from shawnparslow

Is the Classe Cap-101 enough for Totem Arros?
I was over talking to my local dealer chatting yesterday (listening to some $15K Marten's he was breaking in) and he said in the best lower priced integrated he had/would recommend for Arros was a simaudio moon i-5 ...he only had Hawks/Forests whe... 
Is the Classe Cap-101 enough for Totem Arros?
Thanks folks, the Naim Nait 5i-2 is on my radar now. I used to have a system with the Jolida 302b and Arro's in my office but I really am gonna have a rough time with an exposed tube amp in the living room. Its all hot/glowing/not the safest looki... 
Is the Classe Cap-101 enough for Totem Arros?
Thanks, I'm actually looking at selling my panorama sound bar andmadding some funds to get a nice small 2.0 system since I listen to music 90% there and watch tv 5% and movies 5%.The sound bar is ok but I miss a 2.0 system after selling the powere... 
Very Small 2.0 Amp for Totem Dreamcatcher
I am also considering some of these smaller systems fore heavily.The NuForce Icon amp and the NuForce S-1 speakers as well as JohnBlue JB3One step "down" from that would be the A2/A5 option. 
Need help with my office system
My main problem is that I also want to be able to sit back on the couch not pictured on the opposite wall and sit and listen.I tried elevating the speakers, it cleared up a bit but didnt change much.I tried the opposite wall and it did get a nice ... 
Need help with my office system
Thats an interesting idea, only problem is that on the opposite wall I have a couch I want to be able to sit back on and listen to the speakers as well at times when I am not working. Perhaps I should just add a pair of bookshelve speakers up on t... 
Need help with my office system
I tried putting them on blocks which raise the speakers up about 1ft and I moved them closer to the wall and pointed them directly at my head.(sort of like studio monitors, but they are further apart)I get better detail but a shallow soundstage of... 
Can i do better for $700 than Grado RS-1?
Head over to Head-Fi.com for more info but the general consensus there is thatA large ammount of People listening to Rock/Blues/Jazz enjoy the Grado sound and the RS1 is the best they haveA large ammount of people listening to Classical/Jazz enjoy... 
ipod -VS - Mac-Mini
You can also just get a USB/Firewire device to get either a digital or optical out of your computer and then line that into an external DAC component (probably better quality and cost than an integrated computer usb/dac device).Also you can just b... 
A good inexpensive integrated for Totem Sttaf's
Well, I finally settled and am picking up a Musical Fidelity x-150 integrated. I was able to pick it up for under $700 delivered so I just decided to go for it. It is an amp i heard with totem Arro's and I really enjoyed it relative to my Integra.... 
Is my wireless setup as good as a decent CD Player
Great advice. I alsohave a Motu firewire recording interface that will allow me to use a digital out to go into the other input on the x-dacv3I had kind of been thinking that although the x-dac supposedly corrects timing issues, perhaps the wirele... 
A good inexpensive integrated for Totem Sttaf's
I see some of these suggestions are Solid-States around 50 Watts ...I don't think that sounds like enough power for the totems but I could be wrong.I sort of am thinking I need to stay around 100 Watts transformer based or around 50 watts tube to ... 
How do I easily add surround to my 2 channel setup
The music is all Lossless, transmitted losless over itunes-Airport. I run a toslink cable into the Musical Fidelity x-dac v3 at my system. The reviews say the x-dac v3 takes care of re-timing the data so I don't much of the timing-jitter issues to... 
A good inexpensive integrated for Totem Sttaf's
Here is a floor plan of the condo we bought ...I am moving in a month (hence looking to get this amp purchased now):http://68.58.96.135/packard/IMG_3253.jpgThe speakers ould be placed on the wall to the right of (facing) the fireplace 
Plugging an Int Rec Pre-Out into another receiver?
Thanks guys ...I'll have to find a good level and use it when I listen to theater. I am moving to a place that has in-ceiling surrounds that I wouldnt mind using for sports/movies but I didnt want to have to work real hard to work them into my rig...