Expertise
Wireless Audio: Great Sound Solutions with Ayre & Linn
Can You Get Good Sound with Wireless Music? In General, no. Wireless sent music is ok, but not great. Not glorious. Not Magnificent. Not heart rendering. It’s OK. A bit like a burger. So the sound is not so, so insanely great shall we say…… Read More »
Ripping CD’s, what iTunes format?
When you start out ripping your cd’s, you go to Apple iTunes Preferences and you see this big hurkin list of possible formats to store your precious life soundtrack to. You have 500 cd’s, it take 2-3 minutes per, so a couple days/weeks of work…. Read More »
iTunes and FLAC and &*(#%!!
Yeah…. You clicked on this because you’ve run into what we all have: iTunes won’t play FLAC Files! Bummer. Why? Rumors and speculation have attenuated this to a certain celebraty’s megalomaniac exigency to acquire sufficient fundage to ensure purchase of the entire planetary supply of… Read More »
Decibel OSX 64 bit Music Player!
The great iTunes solution!
Finally, somebody listened. For the last few years I’ve been asking the manufactures to give us digital inputs on their CD player or integrated amps and preamps so that we could plug in our itunes and such and take advantage of higher quality digital conversion…. Read More »
Computer Music Ripping Software: Ripping the Right Way!
Are all Computer Ripping Engines the Same? If you’re an audiophile and wish to rip your CD collection in order to listen to your music through some sort of music server or itunes you should be aware that not all ripping engines are alike. I… Read More »
Ayre & Dynaudio Confidence – 23K
Ayre QB-9 24/192 USB Dac $2750 Ayre K-5xe Preamplifier $3500 Ayre V-5 Amplifier $4950 Nordost Shiva Power Cords (3) $1000 Nordost Heimdal Interconnects (2) $1400 Nordost Heimdal Speaker Cables $1900 Amarra Mini Software $400 Audioquest Carbon USB $110 Dynaudio C1 Loudspeakers w/Stands $7400 Total=$23,410 The… Read More »
McIntosh Tubes & Dynaudio – 13K
McIntosh MCD301 CD/SACD Player w/Volume Control $4500 McIntosh MC275 Tube Amplifier $4500 Dynaudio Focus 140 Speakers w/Stands $2250 Blue Heaven Interconnects $200 Blue Heaven Speaker Wire $600 Nordost Shiva Power Cords (2) $660 Total=$12,710. This system is all about tube warmth and low level detail…. Read More »
McIntosh & Kef Reference – 15K
McIntosh MA6300 Amplifier $4000 Ayre QB-9 DAC $2750. Kef Reference 201 Loudspeakers $6000 Kef Reference Stands $800 Nordost Blue Heaven Speaker Wire $600 Nordost Blue Heaven Interconnect $200 Nordost Shiva Power Cords (2) $660 Audioquest Carbon USB Cable $110 Total=$15120 There is something mysteriously synergistic… Read More »
Ayre AX7/QB9 & Vandersteen $9500
Ayre AX-7 Integrated Amplifier $3500 Ayre QB-9 24/192 USB DAC $2750 Amarra Mini Software $400 Vandersteen Model 2 Speakers $2350 Audioquest Carbon USB Cable $110 Audioquest Rocket 44 bi-wire Speaker Cables $250 Audioquest Diamondback 1M Balanced Interconnect $150 Total ~ 9500 This system combines Ayre’s… Read More »
Linn DS-I/Majik 109 Speakers $7000
Linn DS-I $4200 Linn Majik 109 Speakers $1590 Linn Stands $260 Nordost Blue Heaven Speaker Cable $590 QNAP 110 NAS Drive $300 Total ~7000 A network based music system that you control from your laptop or iphone, this plays music up to studio master 24/192… Read More »
Arcam Solo Mini w/Kef Q300′s $2000
Arcam Solo Mini $999 Arcam iPod Dock $285 Kef Q300 Loudspeakers $599 Cables ~100. Total = $2000 Excellent and small all in one system that features an AM/FM tuner, built in CD player, and an optional iPod dock that you can control from your Arcam’s… Read More »
Wireless Audio: Great Sound Solutions with Ayre & Linn
Can You Get Good Sound with Wireless Music? In General, no. Wireless sent music is ok, but not great. Not glorious. Not Magnificent. Not heart rendering. It’s OK. A bit like a burger. So the sound is not so, so insanely great shall we say…… Read More »
Ripping CD’s, what iTunes format?
When you start out ripping your cd’s, you go to Apple iTunes Preferences and you see this big hurkin list of possible formats to store your precious life soundtrack to. You have 500 cd’s, it take 2-3 minutes per, so a couple days/weeks of work…. Read More »
iTunes and FLAC and &*(#%!!
Yeah…. You clicked on this because you’ve run into what we all have: iTunes won’t play FLAC Files! Bummer. Why? Rumors and speculation have attenuated this to a certain celebraty’s megalomaniac exigency to acquire sufficient fundage to ensure purchase of the entire planetary supply of… Read More »
Decibel OSX 64 bit Music Player!
Sbooth have released Decibel Music player for OSX 10.5 and above. Decibel features include FLAC Playback, memory playback, automatic sample rate change, and a ‘Hog Mode’. Hog Mode allocates all USB resources for Hog Heaven sound quality! Bacon Sandwich = Happiness Decibel
The great iTunes solution!
Finally, somebody listened. For the last few years I’ve been asking the manufactures to give us digital inputs on their CD player or integrated amps and preamps so that we could plug in our itunes and such and take advantage of higher quality digital conversion…. Read More »
Computer Music Ripping Software: Ripping the Right Way!
Are all Computer Ripping Engines the Same? If you’re an audiophile and wish to rip your CD collection in order to listen to your music through some sort of music server or itunes you should be aware that not all ripping engines are alike. I… Read More »
Ayre & Dynaudio Confidence – 23K
Ayre QB-9 24/192 USB Dac $2750 Ayre K-5xe Preamplifier $3500 Ayre V-5 Amplifier $4950 Nordost Shiva Power Cords (3) $1000 Nordost Heimdal Interconnects (2) $1400 Nordost Heimdal Speaker Cables $1900 Amarra Mini Software $400 Audioquest Carbon USB $110 Dynaudio C1 Loudspeakers w/Stands $7400 Total=$23,410 The… Read More »
McIntosh Tubes & Dynaudio – 13K
McIntosh MCD301 CD/SACD Player w/Volume Control $4500 McIntosh MC275 Tube Amplifier $4500 Dynaudio Focus 140 Speakers w/Stands $2250 Blue Heaven Interconnects $200 Blue Heaven Speaker Wire $600 Nordost Shiva Power Cords (2) $660 Total=$12,710. This system is all about tube warmth and low level detail…. Read More »
McIntosh & Kef Reference – 15K
McIntosh MA6300 Amplifier $4000 Ayre QB-9 DAC $2750. Kef Reference 201 Loudspeakers $6000 Kef Reference Stands $800 Nordost Blue Heaven Speaker Wire $600 Nordost Blue Heaven Interconnect $200 Nordost Shiva Power Cords (2) $660 Audioquest Carbon USB Cable $110 Total=$15120 There is something mysteriously synergistic… Read More »
Ayre AX7/QB9 & Vandersteen $9500
Ayre AX-7 Integrated Amplifier $3500 Ayre QB-9 24/192 USB DAC $2750 Amarra Mini Software $400 Vandersteen Model 2 Speakers $2350 Audioquest Carbon USB Cable $110 Audioquest Rocket 44 bi-wire Speaker Cables $250 Audioquest Diamondback 1M Balanced Interconnect $150 Total ~ 9500 This system combines Ayre’s… Read More »
Linn DS-I/Majik 109 Speakers $7000
Linn DS-I $4200 Linn Majik 109 Speakers $1590 Linn Stands $260 Nordost Blue Heaven Speaker Cable $590 QNAP 110 NAS Drive $300 Total ~7000 A network based music system that you control from your laptop or iphone, this plays music up to studio master 24/192… Read More »
Arcam Solo Mini w/Kef Q300′s $2000
Arcam Solo Mini $999 Arcam iPod Dock $285 Kef Q300 Loudspeakers $599 Cables ~100. Total = $2000 Excellent and small all in one system that features an AM/FM tuner, built in CD player, and an optional iPod dock that you can control from your Arcam’s… Read More »