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  1. of course the old naim pieces had their own proprietary four and five pin ic's, or it was at least old school, other english makes used it too - naim is one of the last holdouts, as all the other audio makers have gone to rca or "balanced." i have some of that still, between the naim power supply and cdp, and also phone stage. now it's optional, and rca's are generally included, but if you're a hardcore naimer, you use the multipin interconnects. i actually tracked down a cable that went from 5-pin to balanced, but never bought it. fwiw, i view naim as being one-of-a-kind. but setting up w/ a full naim rig is gonna set you back some serious sheckles. "balanced" can mean different things; it's mostly related to the recording industry, where it is the standard, due to long runs in gigs and studios. not sure i could tell the difference on a 3' cable, all other things being equal .... "balanced" internal circuitry is a diff. story. it's not that easy to determine the level of "balancedness," to coin a word, there is a little bit of voodoo marketing going on w/ some of these units.
  2. anybody use mozy or one of the other online storage services to back up their music files, rather than a second h.d. system? good / bad experience, practical / impractical, cost?? please share with us ....
  3. yeah, i have a separate rig for listining to sacd. actually, a couple, an oppo and a couple of sonys. i love the format, it's really a shame that it is not the standard. i do have about 200 sacd's and enjoy them. sony really dropped the ball on sacd. they don't support it, but won't allow other crafters to make a dac. makes no sense. red book is not really adequate, in my view, but it's what we've got, and playback has improved a lot.
  4. well, bryston is canadian ... but it's true, the english equipment is great stuff. i have several pairs of spendor loudspeakers, have and have had sugden, exposure, and creek pieces, and i treasure my michell tt. however, that's not on point to this thread, so ...
  5. i'm not sure it's possible to really "audition" multiple digital pieces w/o actually comparing them in a setting in which everything else (room, amp, etc.) remains the same. however, i know from experience that as a practical matter this is usually not possible. i've had various good digital playback. the one that i hold in highest esteem is my naim cd5x, which i have set up w/ a flatcap 2x power supply. their standalone dac has come out, and i would be interested in listening to it, but it's pricey. i think component selection is, or should be, a matter of personal taste. listen as best you can to things in your budget and buy what you like.
  6. eloise: thank you for very much your comments. yes, it is a g4 unit. would this device work as the firewire to sdif interface, or am i off the mark?: M-Audio FireWire Solo specs: Features: 6 x 4 24 bit/96kHz audio interface front panel microphone in (XLR) with: phantom power, gain control, clip LED front panel guitar input (¼" unbalanced) with: gain control, clip LED 2 line inputs (¼" unbalanced) on rear panel front panel switch toggles front/rear inputs 2 line outputs (¼" TRS balanced/unbalanced) S/PDIF digital I/O (coax) with 2 channel PCM digital I/O also supports pass through of AC 3/DTS surround encoded content stereo head hone output (¼" TRS) with level control flexible software based routing/mixing with near zero latency monitoring dual FireWire ports for each device chaining FireWire bus powered (+12VDC power supply optional) ASIO2, WDM, GSIF2, MME and Core Audio compatibility rack mountable metal chassis Kensington lock port Mac and Windows compatible FireWire cables included Specifications: General Sample Rates: 44.1, 48, 88.2, and 96kHz Line Inputs Max Input +2.2dBV (1.3Vrms) Signal to Noise Ratio 102dB @ 48kHz (a weighted) Dynamic Range 102dB @ 48kHz (a weighted) THD + N 0.0061% ( 84 dB), 1kHz, 1dBFS @ 48kHz Frequency Response ±0.2dB, 20Hz to 20kHz @ 48kHz, ±0.3dB, 20Hz to 40kHz @ 96kHz Crosstalk 116dB, 1kHz, channel to channel Impedance 14k ohms Microphone Input Available Gain 40dB Input Range 42 to 2dBu (0.01 to 0.6Vrms) Signal to Noise Ratio (min gain) 101dB @ 48kHz (a weighted) Dynamic Range (min gain) 101dB @ 48kHz (a weighted) THD+N (min gain) 0.0049% ( 86 dB), 1kHz, 1dBFS @ 48kHz Frequency response (min gain) ±0.25dB, 20Hz to 20kHz @ 48kHz, ±0.3dB, 20Hz to 40kHz @ 96kHz Impedance 1.5k ohms Instrument Input Available Gain 40dB Input Range 28 to +12dBV (0.04 to 4.0Vrms) Signal to Noise Ratio (min gain) 101dB @ 48kHz (a weighted) Dynamic Range (min gain) 101dB @ 48kHz (a weighted) THD+N (min gain) 0.0079% ( 82 dB), 1kHz, 1dBFS @ 48kHz Frequency response (min gain) ±0.25dB, 20Hz to 20kHz @ 48kHz, ±0.3dB, 20Hz to 40kHz @ 96kHz Impedance 270k ohms Line Outputs Max Output (balanced) +10.2dBu (2.5Vrms) Max Output (unbalanced) +2.0dBV (1.26Vrms) Signal to Noise Ratio 10 dB @ 48kHz (a weighted) Dynamic Range 107dB @ 48kHz (a weighted) THD + N 0.0024% ( 92.5 dB), 1kHz, 1dBFS @ 48kHz Frequency Response ±0.2dB, 20Hz to 20kHz @ 48kHz, ±0.3dB, 20Hz to 40kHz @ 96kHz Crosstalk 118 dB, 1kHz, channel to channel Impedance (balanced) 300 ohms Impedance (unbalanced) 150 ohms Headphone Outputs Max Output 2.0dBV (0.8Vrms) into 32 ohms Signal to Noise Ratio 106dB @ 48kHz (a weighted) Dynamic Range 105dB @ 48kHz (a weighted) Frequency Response ±0.2dB, 20Hz to 20kHz @ 48kHz, ±0.3dB, 20Hz to 40kHz @ 96kHz Crosstalk 86dB, 1kHz, channel to channel Output Impedance 75 ohms Working Headphone Impedance 32 to 600 ohms Windows Pentium III 500 MHz 128 MB RAM Windows XP (SP2) with DirectX 9.0c Onboard FireWire connection or installed IEEE1394 PCI card The FireWire Solo is not supported under Windows 98, Windows ME or Windows 2000 MacOS Macintosh G3/G4* 500 MHz OS X 10.2.8, 256 MB RAM or OS X 10.3.5, 512 MB RAM Onboard FireWire connection or installed IEEE1394 PCI card *G3/G4 accelerator cards not supported OS X 10.3.5 or later required for Dolby Digital and DTS pass through with Apple DVD player best, artie
  7. i have a beat-up but functional ibook and an old-school (no usb) dac, the bel canto dac2. can i make a music server out of these units? my guess is not enough hd to hold many cd's at redbook .... if that's the case, would it be worth adding an x hd?? thanks.
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