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In Reply to: What else can I get besides NHT M00's? posted by Mike Rubin on April 11, 2007 at 21:38:45:
If I were you I'd hold out for the M00's. I've got them and they sound great. Not so detailed/revealing that they make your ears hurt like some pro monitors, these sound sweet. My only problem is I can't hook them directly to my computer because of hum. I usually hook them to an mp3 player or headphone amp. NHT makes a PVC volume control that might work well with the MOO's.
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Mort, thanks. I am a bit unnerved to hear about the hum issue. I am using an M-Audio USB into which I hook my MacBook Pro and then route the signal out to my current active speakers via a Musical Fidelity X10v3 tube buffer, so I don't think I need the volume control. (Besides, I'd rather throw its 100 buck cost towards a better DAC and run off the Mac's own internal volume control if can.) The vendor from whom I have ordered does have a return policy, so, if there's hum, there's a good chance mine will be headed back if I decide to wait for them.
I don't think you have to worry about hum with an external DAC, I think I have the problem because of a cheap built in audio card.
Hum can be a bitch to diagnose, but if you have something in your chain that is isolating the PC (like an external DAC) then you shouldn't have a problem. Sometimes you can fix hum also by making sure you have everything plugged into the same outlet, but usually you get hum when there is a problem, it is not like everybody is going to get it with the same hardware.I would get that little NHT volume control if you do not already have a preamp, using the gain on your soundcard is not going to sound as good. The external DAC is definately a good idea though, and I am curious, how do you like the tube buffer? I was considering picking one up used but I don't know if it really helps take the edge of digital or not.
I am of two minds regarding the tube buffer and want to experiment more when I get a new DAC to replace the M-Audio product. The buffer really does take the edge off of digital, but, sometimes, it seems to take the drive out of the music, too. I like a very broad range of music, but some of my favorite stuff is polyrhythmic jazz, with a lot of percussion energy. The buffer makes things in this system almost too polite. I have another X10v3 that I use in my home system, but there I also have the power supply upgrade. That, coupled with my home system just being a lot better than the office computer-based one and my frequent use of compressed files at the office, leads me to think that maybe the power supply is key to the buffer's value in a system.FWIW, this is the second X10v3 I've had in this system (the third I've owned, when added to the one at home) and both the first and this one have exhibited some popping that sounds like annoying "ticks" during playback. The first one has been in the shop for about six weeks now, with no return ETA, and the second one was just a few weeks old when the popping started. So, I am a bit concerned about Musical Fidelity's quality control and warranty service for these products.
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