325xi;356147 Wrote:
While I agree on your A5 assessment, I'm not entirely sure that
integrated amp you'll be able to get on what's left after Fostex will
result in any better sound then of A5.
Maybe I'm misunderstanding, but I was referring to the active Fostex's.
The smallest ones are
bhaagensen;356189 Wrote:
The point is that it is a piece of cake to find much better stuff at the
same price. ...
It took me 5 min. to find the following. A pair of Dali 450 (which are
excelent, I have owned a pair), here listed at ~86USD
muski;356180 Wrote:
What about something from dynaudio accoustics? These are near to
mid-field -- maybe big enough to fill a small room:
http://www.dynaudioacoustics.com/Default.asp?Id=279
(I am considering a pair of BM 6A MkII for my desktop.)
muski
I thought the Dynaudio BM5A /
Phil Leigh;356276 Wrote:
Having spent a happy few hours now playing about with this test rig I've
come to some interesting conlusions:
Phil,
I did a similar test between a Transporter and SB3 with my TacT a year
ago and have a couple of suggestions.
1) Plug the SB3 stock power supply into
I have now setup two sb3's side by side, connected digitally to my TACT
which has input select via remote, making a/b testing easy to do.
The two stock SB3's are configured as follows:
1) wi-fi SB3, connected via ethernet, Kimber D-60 1 metre coax, linear
PSU
2) wired-only SB3 connected via
NewBuyer;356218 Wrote:
I thought the Dynaudio BM5A / BM6A MKII's sounded *great*, but they have
no volume control.
Ithe end I couldn't live with the hiss they made when powered on (and
which unfortunately is audible in the near/mid-field when no music is
playing)...
Interesting. I was
Listener;356210 Wrote:
We touched a nerve for bhaagensen. We seemed to have blasphemed by
using the word audiophile in vain.
Not at all, I'm just trying to provide some advice for the OP who wants
good room filling speakers in the price range of the A5. If that is the
goal, the A5's are
krochat;356294 Wrote:
Phil,
I did a similar test between a Transporter and SB3 with my TacT a year
ago and have a couple of suggestions.
1) Plug the SB3 stock power supply into a switchable power strip and
switch it off when listening to the second SB3. There's a good chance
that the
bhaagensen;356231 Wrote:
That's a flawed argument. Yes, if they do shake and rattle they're
probably pretty bad. However the opposite case does not give any
guarentees about the sound. Of course the manufacturers are aware of
this pseudo argument and can easily build cabinents which are
Phil Leigh;356276 Wrote:
Having spent a happy few hours now playing about with this test rig I've
come to some interesting conlusions:
(what follows is highly subjective, based on my gear, my ears and my
preferences - YMMV)
1) stock SMPS vs Linear PSU - no audible difference at all to
Phil Leigh;356276 Wrote:
Having spent a happy few hours now playing about with this test rig I've
come to some interesting conlusions:
(what follows is highly subjective, based on my gear, my ears and my
preferences - YMMV)
1) stock SMPS vs Linear PSU - no audible difference at all to
NewBuyer;356218 Wrote:
Ithe end I couldn't live with the hiss they made when powered on (and
which unfortunately is audible in the near/mid-field when no music is
playing)...
I have two pair of the BM5a's and no hiss at all. Maybe you should
check further up the line toward the source or
I apologise if this has already been covered in another thread. I was
flicking through the current issue of HiFi World or HiFi News (I don't
remember which) at my local newsagent and I saw a review of the Linn
Sneaky DS. The reviewer says he owns a Transporter, but because the
analog output does
Pair of these would be nice.
http://www.meridian-audio.com/media/13960/dsp5200_c_ds_scr.pdf
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russelk wrote:
The reviewer says he owns a Transporter, but because the
analog output does not meet audiophile standards (so he claims), he
uses the digital out into an Arcam AV receiver.
Do you take seriously the opinion of someone who uses an AV Receiver and
talks about audiophile quality?
CPC;356443 Wrote:
TacT treats all SPDIF RCA digital inputs the same. They're all
transformer coupled.
Phil's TACT adds high (and easily audible, I'm pretty sure) levels of
harmonic distortion to digital squarewaves in bypass mode. That either
indicates the unit is defective or the design
bhaagensen;356189 Wrote:
It's not about the A5's being cheap. The point is that it is a piece of
cake to find much better stuff at the same price. You might have to go
with used stuff, but if sound-quality is the target, then that will be
the best solution. ...
QUOTE]
I agree you can
bhaagensen;356192 Wrote:
Also search on these very forums for comparisons of the audioengines and
the boom. I think you will find that most grade the boom as sounding
better. ...
I won 2 Booms and love them. I frequent the Boom forum. But I have not
read one person make such a claim, and
In all cases, the sb's are wired to the router and the router is wired
to the PC.
I'm ordering some more BJ cables as there do seem to be some RFI issues
that need more investigation.
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You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it
ain't what you'd call
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