Mitchell J. Stein wrote: > I have a very simple question, and I'm not going to bore you with the > background of why I'm asking the question. I have homes, home > theaters, family rooms, old klipsche speakers, bose 901 series III and > the rest of it.
Do you still have your Large Advents? I still have two ( I gave two others to a buddy.) They aren't my main listening speakers, but I sure know what they sound like. They still bring a lot of bang for the buck, but you need a big amp to drive those old things. I started with a Dynaco ST120, and found that 400 watts or more helped a lot. (solid state, you could get away with less when using quality tube amps. > As an audiophile (or at least a > "wantabee" audiophile, or a rusty one), I use my ears. That is the only thing that anyone can trust. > However, the IPOD home dock sounds good only on SOME rock 'n roll > songs. On others, it sounds HARD, ONE DIMENSIONAL, IMPERSONAL and not > like the old ADVENTS I used to run against my 1968 "tube" McIntosh > amplifiers 30 years ago. So, what to do? First get something other than the iPod as a source. Second, to get real sounds, you can't use low end MP3 files. But we can help with that. Do you have a CD that you like? Say Dire Staits Brothers in Arms? or some old Byrds? > Do I spend $40,000 and re-tube the joint alongside all this computer > equipment? Three > "experts" have told me "yes." They are either crooks, or think you have too much money. But you may have to spend a few thousand to get back in the game. > Is my problem the Z 5500 or the lack of a good DAC connected to my > IPOD? Is the duet a good DAC? The duet has a very decent DAC, when you feed it good sources. > What in the world is a DAC and why is so important? Digital to Analog Convertor. Its what converts bits to sound waves that you can feed to an amp to feed to your speakers. > Now, my second problem. If the duet really does the trick and bypasses > the problem of my IPOD not having the proper DAC, then why am I not just > buying the Transporter? You can do that, but I recommend you start lower, spend less, and make sure you are going the correct way. Where are you physically? You may find someone here that is willing to let you come to their house. For example, I live outside Washington DC. > Does the Transporter even have anything to do with DAC? The Transporter contains a DAC. The Duet contains a DAC, it just costs less than the one in the Transporter. > C. Are the people at DECCO correct when they say "no DAC makes a > difference if you don't have the old "tubes," "audiophile," "70s > equipment"? This is illogical to me They are blowing smoke. Pat -- Pat Farrell http://www.pfarrell.com/ _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
