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Posted on January 13, 2009 at 17:27:09
ocd
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 i have a jolida tube preamp w mackie monitors. my tjoebe 4000 w upsampler is fading fast and i cant justify a repair. can you recommend a $400ish pro audio dac? thanks

endler modded deq2496?, posted on July 18, 2009 at 16:38:57
JayM
 If you google "scott endler", you should find his page where he talks about modding the Behringer units. Prices are a tad more than your parameter.

I have no personal experience, simply than doing my desk research on the web ( and an emailed question to scott which he answered) for essentially a DAC around that price you are looking at.
Apogee Duet..., posted on January 14, 2009 at 09:10:31
TWR
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 Really good sound for music playback. Also a great little recording interface, especially if you have a Mac.

I play uncompressed music files on my MacBook Pro, through the Duet into a pair of Adam-A7 monitors.

Beats audiophile DACs costing way more.

The bummer part is...., posted on January 22, 2009 at 21:02:07
doodlebug
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 that the Duet only is supported on Apple systems - not on Windows-based PCs or Linux/Unix. This is a real bummer, IMHO, as I would suspect there is a good market for this little DAC among PC users.

Cheers,

David

RE: Apogee Duet... how to hook up to home stereo system, posted on January 14, 2009 at 09:38:54
ocd
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 looks like an impressive unit. how would you hook it up to a home hi fi w rca jacks?

RE: Apogee Duet... how to hook up to home stereo system, posted on January 14, 2009 at 10:59:05
TWR
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 The cable that comes with the Duet accepts male TS. You can use your RCA interconnects with an adaptor from Radio Shack or replace the RCAs on the source end of your interconnect with TS males.

RE: Apogee Duet... how to hook up to home stereo system, posted on July 18, 2009 at 03:25:12
fstein
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 ? "TS" ?

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