Ktaillon,

tiggerfc October 05, 2016 21:18

How do you like the Bada integrated amp?

ktaillon November 20, 2015 13:49

System edited: Full re-wire of both amp and speakers. About 300 hours of playing time has elapsed and I must say, the changes are startling. Smoother, extended treble, and warmer mids. Bass didn't really change so that is a good thing. Also added a Silnote USB cable. Well worth the money.

tiggerfc December 19, 2012 03:46

System edited: AAD 2001 Monitors added. Integrating into system after all internals are upgraded.

tiggerfc August 21, 2011 22:51

System edited: March 4, 2011 - Purchased a pair of AAD 2001 loudspeakers. These will be my main speakers for quite possibly the rest of my life. :) The GS10s will find comfort being utilized in a home theatre setup.

tiggerfc March 04, 2011 19:37

System edited: Updated description for accuracy.

tiggerfc October 10, 2010 14:39

System edited: Definitely need a nice solid metal wall-plate if you plan on installing this item. You will break your plastic wall plate once you try to start plugging in your PCs. It also makes it very difficult to plug anything in at all if you don't.

tiggerfc August 23, 2010 22:00

Jimbojrjb,

That is the plan, as a matter of fact. I want to get the entire system nicely setup and then I'm going to add vinyl when the funds allow. A/C proved to be so important that I couldn't even think about upgrading speaker cables or anything else without getting the foundation down first. If I could do this over again I'd have started at the wall. Maybe I would've heard what was meant to be heard from the beginning. Thanks for the remarks.

tiggerfc August 20, 2010 20:42

Also, for the money you've spent you really could ad a killer vinyl collection and table/arm combo that will blow you away. Guaranteed!

jimbojrjb August 20, 2010 14:02

Great choice in speakers! I would toy around with lower placement no matter what the so called experts say, did wonders for mine. MA can be a little forward at times, but placed properly they sing!

jimbojrjb August 20, 2010 13:58

The Mojo Cross-Helix PC is probably the single most improved upon piece of my system since the Cary DAC. I think I'm actually hearing now what this DAC is REALLY capable of and it is a true wonder. The Cardas Cross PC will be out my system shortly to be replaced by the Mojo Ribbon PC and eventually I'll be converting all my PCs to Cross-Helix for smaller items but the items that really count will get the Ribbon PCs.

tiggerfc August 18, 2010 21:32

System edited: Added Mojo Audio 8 AWG Cross-Helix Power Cord.

tiggerfc August 18, 2010 21:29

System edited: The Xciter DAC is in. Awesome. Now I need to upgrade my speaker cable. LOL!

tiggerfc August 01, 2010 20:25

i was wondering if there was such a thing! i sprang for a sonos zp90 just an hour ago. i got bored. ill look into that mediaserver before i open the sonos. then ill order the dac sometime in the next week. thanks for the tip!!

tiggerfc May 29, 2010 00:33

ps3mediaserver+quality dac which accepts toslink eg. PS Audio PW or Bryston DAC-1 = you can have your cake and eat it too!

Try out ps3mediaserver 1st by downloading it free at ps3mediaserver.org

Good luck and good listening!

ckung May 28, 2010 20:03

Oh, one more note... The McIntosh MCD201 at the local store is selling for $1,500. Should that be enough to sway me to stick with a standalone CDP or should I still invest in a DAC for more future versatility? Think I might get comparable results vs. the McIntosh CDP? And if I decided to go music server, I'll have the DAC already. Makes sense to me. Just having a hard time justifying passing on the CD201. Thanks again.

tiggerfc May 28, 2010 19:23

You know I've been fairly happy with the PS3 so far. It has a lot of great qualities. I know the DAC in it has to be poor though. And yes I've been considering a music server very heavily lately. Almost bought an Apple TV today but I'm starting to see a lot of threads with people saying they aren't happy with it. What I originally wanted was a very simple 2-channel. I'm not looking to add a hundred pieces with various connections everywhere. In my eyes every connection adds noise and more disadvantages. And I'm not 100% sold on a music server/DAC yet.

WHAT IF... I just got a nice PS Audio DAC(I've only read great things about this DAC) and ran the optical output of my PS3 to it...??? Any thoughts on that? I'm ok with getting up and swapping CDs. Actually kinda fun for me.

I just want a very high-quality CD playback. That, right now, is my primary goal. On a budget. Please, no Gryphon CDP recomendations. I might cry. LOL!

BTW, My Cardas cables are installed and being run-in now. After 18 hours of play time, they are starting to show the weaknesses in the PS3 even more. The amp, thus far, is just a killer. I can't believe it isn't more popular. Imogen Heap's "Closing In" and "Hide and Seek" is just spectacular. But It could be better. Anywho... Any thoughts to this would be appreciated. I'm stuck on which path to take. Thanks for any and all comments.

tiggerfc May 28, 2010 19:18

pS3 is just dandy except when you can hear the cooling fan during low level passages. don't be surprised to be underwhelmed if you "upgrade your cd player."

markws May 26, 2010 16:10

T: Please look into putting all of your music on a hard drive connected to a dac. I sold my $6,000 CDP, went to a music server/dac system, and never looked back. The current setup in my system is a Mac Mini with all music ripped in AIFF. I'm running firewire into a Weiss Minerva. I control playback and browsing with an itouch remote. The convenience factor alone should be reason enough. Ok, the Minerva is a little expensive, but there are MANY dacs out there that will give you superior sound than a standalone cdp. Look into getting the PS Audio DAC III with Stage 4 Cullen Mod. I just sold one. It was amazing, especially for the price.

Don't waste your money on a cdp. Just my 2 cents.

Have fun!

devilboy May 25, 2010 21:21