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djhack1639

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  1. Thanks for the feedback folks. I'm looking at speaker options and plan to post an update once I've done some listening.
  2. While I'm not opposed to headphones or IEMs on principle, I don't think they are the right solution for me. This is my working desktop I spend 6 to 12 hours a day in front of - comfort, convenience, and enough power to play loud while I pace around are key points.
  3. Thanks for the responses everyone. I've been looking around for places to go audition monitors, and it looks like Guitar Center is my best bet. Unfortunately, I have not found any place around Rochester, NY to check out Swans (the finishes are very appealing to me). Anyone have thoughts on the Swan M200MkII vs. M50W?
  4. Greetings! I recently found the CA site in a roundabout way during my efforts to obtain higher-quality digital download music. You all seem to run a pretty decent and civil forum here so I thought I'd jump in, say HI and ask a starter question. About me & my audio: I've been picking up a few things from HDTracks, TopSpin, and a few other places. I'm enjoying a demo period of the MOG streaming service and may subscribe. I'll likely cancel my Pandora One sub. as it's only 192kbps and I can't pick tracks like with MOG. Most of my stored music files are mp3/aac at 192 or better, with a few hours at 320, and another few hours in lossless formats. I've decided to dig my crates of CD's out of the closet and re-encode to Apple Lossless sometime before the end of next winter. My music taste varies greatly - electronic/techno, rock, some jazz, vocal & acoustic, pop, rap, etc. I appreciate classical but own/listen to it very little. Currently my setup begins with a Mac Mini booting from an SSD with a few external hard drives to contain media. The Mini feeds a set of Klipsch Promedia 2.1 speakers. Satellites on the desktop and sub under the desk. These speakers are several years old and have thousands of hours on them. I usually listen at low to moderate volumes. I now work at home all day, every day listening to this set-up. I've seen the Peachtree Deco online and that looks like a really interesting product, but I'm not sure if it would be right for me, and it is more than I want to spend at the moment - particularly because I'd want to buy speakers to go with it. Finally, the question: If I was to plan an investment of $200-500 (US) where should I put it? DAC? Speakers? Somewhere else? Save for the Peachtree or similar? TIA!
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