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  1. Another thumbs-up for dirac, is what their software does for my desktop system using the small XTZ speakers and a simple Topping amp. They do compensate very well for speaker effects. I imagine that the room processing suite somebody referred to above would be outstanding.
  2. My more modest setup uses XTZ S-800 DSP speakers, fed from my mac using the Dirac-software and a small Topping TP 30 DAC/amplifier. Sounds quite nice in the office.
  3. Sorry, I can't really help you much. But, just out of curiosity, how much does the DDA-100 cost in HK?
  4. Not sure if of much help: I mostly listen to classical and jazz. However, Porcupine tree and Steven Wilsons albums (Rock) sound fantastic on my 1.6. Trust you own ears. Note that, the room and placement is very important. Thus, whatever you heard in the shop is only a partial indicator of how it would sound at home.
  5. I am really looking forward to reading a review of this dac/amp. A similar concept underlies the QLS QA-100, see Digital Audio Review » QLS introduce QA-100 digital integrated amplifier Unfortunately, I could not find any reviews of that dac/amp either.
  6. To import CDs, on my macbook air (new model),I use the stock-standard external Apple drive. It works perfectly well, better than the internal drive of my 2 year-old MacBookPro. With the latter and XLD I rarely manage to get "Accurate Rips" . With the external Apple drive, all my rips are "Accurate" now. Probably there are cheaper options around.
  7. Hi Yogui How about if you take parts of your gear to a shop and listen yourself whether upgrading something is worth it? Since you live in Sydney, I suggest that you go to McLeans in Gosford (not too far away) and listen to some Magnepan speakers. To my ears at least, they sound amazing. Cheers
  8. I was looking fro DVD-A Explorer for Mac OSX. Does anybody know where it can be downloaded from? Thanks
  9. I have now been using XLD for re-ripping my CD collection into my MacBook pro in FLAC format. It's a great program, especially since you can obtain Accurate rips. One thing I noticed though is that in some cases where CD reading incurs Jitter errors, iTunes avoids the sound artifacts associated with the jittering. I guess that for CDs in good condition, XLD gives more accurate rips, whereas iTunes is more robust and thereby may be more suited for CDs which are in worse conditions. Has anybody else experienced this as well? Can XLD by set so that, if jitter or reading errors occur, then it moves to "Robust mode"?
  10. Thanks for your detailed response, Paul. I also do not like how iTunes messes up by default with [Artist] vs [Album Artist], especially for classical CDs. One more thing: Currently, I have all my CDs as MP3s (including cover art) on my macbook pro - I know it's embarrassing, sorry for that. My plan is to slowly replace the MP3 with ALAC. Is there anything I should take care for in this situation? Before ripping lossless, shall I delete the corresponding mp3 directory? Or is it better to only delete the mp3 files and thereby keep the existing cover art files? Thanks again
  11. Hi, Sorry to hijack the thread. I am in a similar situation to the OP, but with a macbook pro. You mentioned that "a dozen or so settings" need to be set right on XLS before ripping to make easier. Could you please give more details? Thanks
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