mitchf14;456049 Wrote: > Well i am basically using the duet plugged into my stereo which is an > Aiwa NSX-999MkII, typical basic stereo i think.
Looks like an all in one from the limited amount of Internet access I have this weekend. As others have said, don't buy a DAC. It would be a total waste of money without any gain in system preformance. If I was mainly going to switch over to listening to a ripped digital music collection I would think about the following: $500 budget, buy a pair of AudioEngine A5s $1500 budget, pair of Vandersteen or Thiel model Ones with a high current receiver like NAD or Adcom $3000 budget, go active speakers only with AVI ADM 9.1s or move up to Model 2 Thiel or Vandersteen speakers with high current amp or Receiver. I don't really care for the All-in-one model as there are to many compromises. Rememer that the Duet makes a great source device to drive either self powered or active speakers needing no other electronics. It also works will (when using attenuators) to drive and control the volume to just an amp and nice pair of speakers. So one could buy the best speakers with as much amp as possible, then later when funds allow, buy a pre-amp, Tuner, CDP, or whatever other sources on needs. Since converting to digital files, I have listened to maybe a dozen CDs and used my HD Tuner once in the last three years. Also remember that Internet Radio is available on the Duet so you might find youself not needing other sources that you might think you have to still have now. YMMV -- iPhone *iPhone* Media Room: Transporter, VTL TL-6.5 Signature Pre-Amp, Ayre MX-R Mono's, VeraStarr 6.4SE 6-channel Amp, Vandersteen Speakers: Quatro Mains, VCC-5 Reference Center, four VSM-1 Signatures, Video: Runco RS 900 CineWide AutoScope 2.35:1 Living Room: Duet, ADCOM GTP-870HD, Cinepro 3K6SE III Gold, Vandersteen Model 3A Signature, Two 2Wq subs, VCC-2, Two VSM-1 Kitchen: Squeezebox BOOM Bedroom: Second Boom Bathroom: Squeezebox Radio Ford Thunderbird: Duet, Mac Mini Ford Expedition: SB Touch, USB drive ------------------------------------------------------------------------ iPhone's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13622 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=67610 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
