Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] B&W 805s

2007-11-15 Thread Nikhil
If you get a chance, you should audition the Wilson Benesch Square Ones http://www.wilson-benesch.com/Square/squareone.html I had a chance to hear them recently - very nice. They also are very compact, if space is an issue - and look very nice in the piano black finish -- Nikhil -

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] B&W 805s

2007-11-15 Thread Chinanico
I have a friend who has a pair of 805 signature and I had a chance to listen to them with several amps, the best results he got was with Electrocompaniet. For having listened to the 805 + Classe, franckly speaking I didn't like it, seems that the B&W + Classe match is more a marketing combination

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Transporter balanced analog

2007-11-15 Thread SuperQ
Everything is a factor.. IMHO all microscopic compared to good speakers, speaker placement, and room acoustics. Things like major impedance mismatches can be a huge problem, but I've never seen those types of problems myself. -- SuperQ --

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Transporter balanced analog

2007-11-15 Thread iPhone
My main system is balanced XLR all the way from Transporter to Amplifier Mono Blocks including the M5-HP crossovers for the Vandersteens. I know one thing, it can't hurt anything. At a minimum it would be the same as the unbalanced RCAs, but my opinion is it is almost always better. IMHO, go bala

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Transporter balanced analog

2007-11-15 Thread SuperQ
[EMAIL PROTECTED];242946 Wrote: > Will i get improved audio quality using the balanced analog versus > the unbalanced analog even if the preamp and not the amplifier has > balanced inputs? Some people say yes, some no. It wouldn't hurt, as it would eliminate one possible source of noise in the

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] A photo of your Squeezebox setup (please)

2007-11-15 Thread USAudio
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Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] A photo of your Squeezebox setup (please)

2007-11-15 Thread linuxtx
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Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] B&W 805s

2007-11-15 Thread linuxtx
I do like the B&W 805s, and they would be my first choice for my desktop update if I weren't willing to go for the Dynaudio C1s. I also run N804s in my HT. Personally I like B&W with Rotel on the cheaper side, or Musical Fidelity, McIntosh, or Classe on the higher end. You can pick up a used Mu

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Wanted: Upgraded Power supply...welborne, CI Audio...

2007-11-15 Thread donwalker
Do not order from welborne. It is likely you will not get what you ordered. At best it may be missing parts. I did get one, some how, and it hums badly. Also it did not improve the sound. -- donwalker donwalker's Pro

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] B&W 805s

2007-11-15 Thread bearotti
S2K;242878 Wrote: > I'm also a big 805 fan. I think it is one of the best monitor speakers. > The 805 is even better then it's more expensive brothers IMO (the 804 > and 803). However recently I've heard the Dynaudio Contour S1.4 monitor > and i'm even more impressed. I asked my dealer to make a

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] B&W 805s

2007-11-15 Thread yooper
LikeButtah;242773 Wrote: > About tubes though, what were some of those preamps at around ~$1000? You have some fantastic choices under for under $1000.00. In no particular order, here are a few very well regarded tubed pre's, especially for their price. Mapletree Audio sells "built to order"

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Hi-Fi critric reveals their limited vision

2007-11-15 Thread emilioforte
I've been wondering if this would happen. It's brilliant, really, and I'd go for it immediately. AndyC_772;239452 Wrote: > I read on The Register the other week about how trials are beginning of > selling music on USB sticks instead of CDs. > > In theory I think this could be great; freed from

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] B&W 805s

2007-11-15 Thread S2K
I'm also a big 805 fan. I think it is one of the best monitor speakers. The 805 is even better then it's more expensive brothers IMO (the 804 and 803). However recently I've heard the Dynaudio Contour S1.4 monitor and i'm even more impressed. I asked my dealer to make a setup with both the 805's a

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Hi-Fi critric reveals their limited vision

2007-11-15 Thread Braidy
I have an SB and NAS wireless set up and compared to most people am good at computers (though, like cars, I use them without knowing how they work). However, I found the set up of the system waaayyy beyond me. Ripcaster were very helpful to get me going on a basic level but, boy, was it frustrati

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Hi-Fi critric reveals their limited vision

2007-11-15 Thread Andrew L . Weekes
> This is why I built a PC for my parrents. It sits in their basement next > to the wifi router on the cable modem. It's quiet, and low power (used > old compaq biz desktop I salvaged) It runs linux so I can update it > remotely for them, has a Xvnc server running grip that auto-rips the > CD, tag