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I got an Arcam Rblink a couple of months ago,ebay refurbished $200.
I'm not really into computer audio and all, but this blue tooth device's convenience helped me enjoy music so much more.
I can listen to any music from my iphone 6 from across the room and never have to change CD, or bend my neck choosing my vertically stored Cds.
I can scan hundreds of music with my fingers and be reminded of what I have as I scroll.
Plus, that itune library is a kick, I found long lost music from the cobwebs of my memory (Nature's way by Spirit,Brandy by Looking Glass etc,)
and it opened up alternate rock music (Phoenix, Zero 7) which I must say is as enjoyable as my classic rock.
But most importantly, I can relax and enjoy the music because the fidelity expectation is low to begin with, it's blue tooth, what can I expect.
But connected to a dac (PS Audio Nuwave OR Cal Alpha tube Dac), the thing sounds decent. Not bad really and quite surprisingly better than I expected.
For those of you who like me, is way behind the computer audio curve, I highly recommend it. It's a trip.
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Audible Illusions Mod3
Cary 40m monoblocks
$300
Best, Ross
A guy down in Minneapolis had advertised a Heathkit tube tester for $25 on Craigslist. I wasn't cautious enough, and handed him the money as he handed me the box. He then scuttled off into his trailer, and I found a filthy tester with a broken bulb wrapped up in the box. For $25, I just chalked it up to education, and went home.
Three weeks later, I got the tester out and cleaned it up, but I also found four power tubes in the box. They turned out to be a matched quad of NOS EL34-XF1s.
Second, An Audio Aero Prima DAC for $500.
I'd be all over one of the many bluetooth solutions available if I didn't live in the boonies with a limited cellular internet plan :-( I sure do miss my Pandora radio. I can see these as a great bang for the buck addition.
marc g. - audiophile by day, music lover by night
The biggest bang for the buck so far has been DIY built-in acoustic treatments. But I don't think DIY was in the spirit of your post, so I'm going to vote for acoustic treatments from ATS Acoustics and GIK Acoustics. I have products from both companies in multiple rooms of my house, and they both represent awesome value. I cringe when I see pictures of expensive systems in shitty rooms with egg crate foam on the walls and other half-assed attempts at room treatment. ATS and GIK are the most economical suppliers of effective off the shelf acoustic treatments that I know of.
My #2 answer is the relatively inexpensive Mogami star-quad XLR cables. These are marketed as microphone cables, but are really good as interconnects, especially over longer runs. In my systems, these have bettered mid-priced interconnects from Cardas, Kimber, Audioquest, Luminous Audio, and Tellurium Q. I use them in my HT system, and I've used them on and off in my 2ch system.
I too use GIK and Mogami but the better mogami agree great suff and bang for the buck
Bill
Edits: 04/10/15
+1 for ATS Acoustics for the very reasons you mention.
Hsu Audio HB-1 MK2 speakers..... Somewhat large for computer speakers, have them on stands behind the desk. Work great with an 8417 SET (8 watt) amplifier. (The pic was taken in August 2013, still using amp/speaker combo today.)
A new pair in black costs roughly $370, incl. shipping.
Bang for buck features -or- bang for buck sonics?
Features: Oppo HA-1 headphone amp/DAC/preamp with full-function remote
Sonics: Rogue Cronus Magnum Integrated Amp with KT120 power tubes
Sonics: KAB modified Technics SL1200mkII TT & Dyna 20XH cartridge
Features Portable: My iPhone with Sennheiser Momentum 2 headphones
Features Multimedia TV, Audio, Services: AppleTV & Amazon Fire TV Stick
It would be nice if he could describe "buck" too...
Buck= male deer often with antlers
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yes I am a clown!
1. sonics - in the sense that it exceeded my expectation of blue tooth.
2. Total experience - in the sense that it made me enjoy music more because of the lowered expectation and that it opened doors to other music genre, not to mention the convenience.
All for 200 bucks
Have three, but got one new for $270. They have completely changed the way I listen to music and have helped expose me to new content as well as rediscovering what I already had.
It's a shame Logitech killed it.
Emotiva Control Freak passive attenuater for $60. Mainly got it to tie me over until I get my preamp repaired. If my phonostage wasn't built in my preamp, I wouldn't miss the preamp - or so I think...
marc g. - audiophile by day, music lover by night
i don't need to rip any more CDs.
Couldn't agree more. I love the'similar assist radio' feature. It never ceases to amaze me with artists I've never heard of.
...with 6300 songs all recorded from CDs in Lossless. (Including songs by Spirit and Looking Glass as well as Mumford and Jamestown Revival.)
CD quality - can listen at the gym, on a plane, in the car or in my family room (through aux input on 7.1 surround sound receiver)and patio.
Sometimes while I read I listen to the Comcast blues channel and always discover new stuff.
Five weeks and counting since my beloved 160GB iPod went into the shop for a new hard drive. And I wait.
They say they may not be able to get a new hard drive. They cannot give me an ETA for part delivery/repair.
And I wait.
I found a place that replaces iPod batteries some time ago when my wife's died. At the $400 cost for a new one, a new battery was a steal, like $25 and $20 for them to do it, now on special with $35 plus shipping both ways. They'd sent it with instructions, but I figured that I'd likely take 2 hours doing it with a high possibility of breaking it in the process.
I got it back in maybe a week with confirmation emails when they received it and when it was shipped. I was quite happy.
-Rod
DigiExpress in Pennsylvania. As of last night, they advised via email they are still waiting for the part.
I asked them last month if they could install the SSD mentioned by Abe and they replied that they couldn't do that work.
So much for the "express" part of their name.Waiting this long for a common part is just the first problem. Sounds like they don't do much of this kind of work, which is another red flag.
Apparently, they're ordering parts from a supplier which doesn't have the part and has to order it from *their* supplier, which won't send out "onesy-twosey" parts, 'cause they're a volume wholesale house.
The next problem will be after they install the drive and it doesn't work right. That'll be another two months to fix.
Another possibility is that they've lost track of your unit and are afraid to tell you.
I'd call and tell them to send it back NOW.
Then, take it somewhere else.
:)
Edits: 04/10/15
Get the unit back and have an SSD installed. Faster, *much* more reliable, and able to take a hard fall to pavement. And prices nowadaze are doggone cheap, you could probably get 256GB for about $125...
-RW-
I posted a source in the Denver area that would have replaced his iPod HDD for $109 including parts / labor. They had the part in stock. Not sure who he sent his unit off to.
there are SSDs available specifically designed for your iPod. Faster, lower power consumption, no wear to speak of.
I think OWC Mac Sales has those SSDs to retrofit older HDD based iPods.
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