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    The Digital Journey: Assembling a Computer-Based Music Server for Dummies

    That is also true. But for iTunes you still have to go to AudioMidi and select the correct sampling rate and bit depth each time you move from red book to a high resolution file. There are of course softwares that do that automatically, such as Amarra and the likes, but they do have issues...
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    The Digital Journey: Assembling a Computer-Based Music Server for Dummies

    The thing about Mac/PC + software based music servers - they're never really plug-and-play. Something like a Squeezebox, Bryston BDP-1 or the new Auraliti makes life much easier. But hey, where's the fun in that? Lee, Would love to hear what you think of the Calyx DAC. I recently tried the...
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    New category products

    Devialet If the hypes surrounding the Devialet D-Premier are true, I'm tempting to just sell all my equipments (transports, USB converter, digital interconnects, analog interconnects, DACs, preamp, amplifiers, and rack) and use money to buy the D-premier and a pair of really good speakers like...
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    Has anyone heard the Devialet D-Premier Integrated Amp/DAC

    Download ToneAudio #35 with D-Premier on the cover.
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    Q3, Sasha or Sophia?

    Thanks guys. I had several incarnations of the W/P in my home for the past 15 years, so you know I will definitely like the Sasha (and I did audition them). But...sometimes you go around to find a reason for yourself to take the leap and change something. I really like how the Q5 sounded when...
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    Q3, Sasha or Sophia?

    Good idea. Perhaps that's what I'll do. Go buy a used something for several months.
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    Q3, Sasha or Sophia?

    Thanks all. I know it sounds very silly to buy a pair of speakers you have never heard. I'm surely will avoid that with the exception that there are enough first hand experience from WBF members (the most reliable of all forums out there) that the Q3 is similar to the Q5, or better yet had...
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    Q3, Sasha or Sophia?

    Jack, I heard it in Bangkok. Driven by Soulution Electronics. Quite something. Dealer said he will take delivery of the Q3 by the end of Q2, and want deposit now, so deciding...
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    Q3, Sasha or Sophia?

    I've always been a Wilson guy, having own W/P 3/2, 5, 6, and 7. From reading through comments on various forums, I sold my W/P 7 and ordered the new Sophia 3. Later, the dealer made an error and ordered the wrong color for my Sophia, so he's offering quite a discount on the Sasha (or money...
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    List your Theta gear and system, room, etc.

    Same as Dave, I got both the Nuforce Oppo and the Compli Blu (we're crazy). I also have an old Theta Jade transports which is absolutely great.
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    Magico Q1

    I think the Q1 was on silent display at the CES2011. Anyone has any info on this? Will it replaces the Mini II?
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    Passive Preamps

    Understood. There's another LDR-based preamp but with JFET buffers (in/out) from Serbia called "The Myth". Anyone had come across this before?
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    Passive Preamps

    I too find the transparency addictive. You can hear it from the first few notes and no need to convince yourself about it. However, in my system I experienced first hand the mismatch, perhaps it's the impedance. My Tranquility DAC has output Z of 600ohm (mid-high) and my class D amp has input...
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    Bel Canto DACs

    @ devert I had a good listen to the Tranquility and compared it to the Weiss DAC 202. The Weiss is no-doubt superior in most ways. In my limited experience, it has better micro dynamics and soundstage wrap around that I have never heard from any DACs. Bass also seems to extend for another...
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    Passive Preamps

    Amir, Thanks. Is it that right the lower freq suffered from impedance miss match? Do you have a rule of thumb? I've seen many, don't know which one to use.
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