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I am still in the process of building up my system & an reasonably happy with it, the ultimate will get there!
todays question is :-
1) what digital interconnects do people recommend & does it make...

Whilst enquiring today I find that unless you pay loads USB will only transfer 16 bit!! & seeing my "Air" has only usb I'm stuck with that I rang Pro-Ject the DAC I was sent & they said its capable...

Audirvana brought me back to HiFi again, no matter what it does it sounds good, it pleases me & my ears, nothing is as good as the original band, orchestra, player. after all it is just an...

thanks so far! I see that USB is the way to go (lucky 'cos I found the MacBook Air doesn't have optical??)
in the past cables were very important, digital USBI assume isn't so intolerant but is...

I must be not all here? I dont see the connection between my questions & the piece you direccted me too?? maybe its age !

hiya I'm back with new questions:peace::peace:
My equipment is being delivered next week (was supposed to be today?) ah well they have my money now!!
anyways! I want to use my Mac book Air as a...

I said:-
I....I havent seen one & I dont want to see one.......???
Stumpy said:-
"....Im not familiar with the sound of either amp or speakers, and to be honest I'm not ever likely to be....".
My...

Thank you most for your mostly practical reply, I took advice & rang Ming Da importers, who rang me back & we were discussing the Amp for an hour & a half!!... we discussed transformers & he assured...

your answers!?
a) lot of rated power from not much glass?
with valve u dont need loads of tubes unlike transistors??
whats wrong with chinese mains transformers?? as we know most of electrical is...

today i went out & completely emptied every coffer i have -- I bought :-

MC368-BSE Ming Da Valve amp
A pair of Cabasse java speakers
together they sound out of this world!!

I still have :- ...

Today I went out for a HiFi "dem" I'm trying to get my hobby back again & it's Spring! a few days back It was recommended I try the Primare integ. amp so as HiFi shops are always willing to "show...

The Krell makes a great roast!

They look ok built in the right era! have a max of 80w, that Krell is mean with speakers it once turned a cheap paair of tdl's inside out!!! there is a pair on e-bay collection only worse luck!
is...

the speakers i used to have i bought in Australia "Linier Design" floor standing all paper coned 10" bass 4" mid * 2x 2" tweeter "all made by Rola - an aus company, the xover had a potentiometer on...

The TDL's i think have had it! the foam inside has rotted & they are not man enough for the Krell...... & the only trouble with the Krell is it's so bl...dy heavy ,
I am now decrepit with 1 arm &...

When you're my age you tend to come & go & forget where you've been, but i've always liked this forum is is def active & good to be amongst "like minded people..."" whoops what does that mean??

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i think i fooled myself in 2010, i went back into decline & the house fell silent for another year or more...:zzz:
about 6mths ago I in a buying spree bought a B&W Zeppelin& used it every now &...

:)the Duet has WiFi & Ethernet i/p Coax, Optical & analog o/p will play apple, FLAC,wav,mp3 etc is controlled by a superb remote control with 2.4" display shows what is playing etc. this can control...

Stratmangler recommended i look@ these? but as I read confusion increases? the wooden baffles act as a sound isolator & of course are not reflective!? how they fire the sound forward properly...

My Power source is A Krell KSA100 in Class A wth hopefully a wide freq res, what would it do to the open baffle Speakers??? would be fascinating to hear a pair!

In my original training we all had to build a 2 valve amp, including bending & making the mountings from sheet aluminum, so much more satisfying than a pcb & transistors & I.C's, the sound wasn't...

The one speaker i was really impressed with was a horn speaker i saw in the bristol hifi show many years ago it sounded really sweet with a good bass end too running in abut 4w (amazing) they tried...

looks interesting! But cone speakers need a "back" to them to throw I: think, the higher freq as in magneplaners seem to just need vibration to fire but Bass speakers like a cannon need a recoil...

this computer room is 7'6" x 9'6" with draped curtaining on all 4 walls
The future "Krell room" is 16' x 18'
Ceilings of 9'6"

Stan's DAC is quite subtle - the separation is great & now it's settled positioning is stable. Valve is warm & I am impressed by the Duet!there is betterment to be had, but sitting back listening to...