Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] DAC & studio monitors: please indulge me and read this...

2007-07-31 Thread pfarrell
brjoon1021;218047 Wrote: > Would you say that a professional turntable is not suitable for home > audio ? Pretty much my only real chance of getting anything to play a > record with is going to come from a professional gear/instrument > store. > > In fact, let's start that way, let's assume you

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] DAC & studio monitors: please indulge me and read this...

2007-07-31 Thread brjoon1021
Would you say that a professional turntable is not suitable for home audio ? Pretty much my only real chance of getting anything to play a record with is going to come from a professional gear/instrument store. In fact, let's start that way, let's assume you HAD to listen to your records with equ

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] DAC & studio monitors: please indulge me and read this...

2007-07-31 Thread brjoon1021
Does all of that mean that a professional turntable is not suitable for home audio ? Pretty much my only real chance of getting anything to play a record with is going to come from a professional gear/instrument store. In fact, let's start that way, let's assume you HAD to listen to your records

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] DAC & studio monitors: please indulge me and read this...

2007-07-30 Thread Videodrome
brjoon1021;217607 Wrote: > The only catch is that it has to come from a "Pro Audio" store rather > than a Hi-FI store - due to insurance reasons. There's an online outfit called Parts Connexion that sells the Benchmark. They are more of a DIYer source than a pure hifi retailer, so it may satis

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] DAC & studio monitors: please indulge me and read this...

2007-07-30 Thread TiredLegs
You might also consider a Grace m902 (http://www.gracedesign.com/products/m902/m902.htm). It has a useful feature that the Benchmark and Lavry DACs lack: analog inputs. Thus, if you have a tuner or some analog other source, you can use the m902 without a separate preamp. And, you can get it with a

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] DAC & studio monitors: please indulge me and read this...

2007-07-28 Thread pfarrell
brjoon1021;217607 Wrote: > 3. I have boxes of records that I bought for $5 at a church auction. All > pristine classical records and some good rock like the Police, the > Clash, etc... Yeah!. I don't have a record player. Can a "pro audio" > mixing turntable make a decent/good record player ? You

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] DAC & studio monitors: please indulge me and read this...

2007-07-28 Thread ErikM
Proac Studio 100 / Lavry DA10 -- ErikM ErikM's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7576 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=37168

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] DAC & studio monitors: please indulge me and read this...

2007-07-28 Thread tot
brjoon1021;217607 Wrote: > > 2. active and passive monitors for home audio. Also, these powered > monitors have XLR inputs, my preamp does not have that output. Have you > seen a decent cable or adapter that would allow me to run my pre-amp > into the powered monitors ? > Pro audio shops sell

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] DAC & studio monitors: please indulge me and read this...

2007-07-28 Thread brjoon1021
Due to a pretty cool windfall, I can get a nice DAC to connect to my SB3. The only catch is that it has to come from a "Pro Audio" store rather than a Hi-FI store - due to insurance reasons. So, I have enough money to get a Lavry or Benchmark or whatever. I have read good things here and elsewhe