hi all,   so my mom's old boombox has finally broke and she wanted a replacement that could play mp3 cds. i wasn't aware they still made these, but after searching google, apparently they still do. does anyone have any recommendations? perhaps ones you've owned previously? my mom had gotten...

ok i tried searching to see if someone had this prob before, but there were so many hits i got tired after the 3rd page.   anyway, problem is thus:   cannot leave feedback if there is no valid ad url. as in, someone PM'ed me directly in reply to my WTB ad. therefore, there was no for...

so i have a query term   i use "advanced" search, plug in the term, select which forum i want to search in, and voila, results.   but then i want to sort the results by most recent date at top. click that sort by date button and it seems to re-run a "basic" search, discarding my old...

Hi all   I am looking for something comparable to grado sr60 in sound quality and price, but needs to be CLOSED as i dont want to disturb my neighbors. I've used sr60 for many, many years and am comfortable with their sound. I'm willing to put up with their shortcomings since it's only for...

When sending pm, I am receiving a copy in both my inbox folder and my sent folder. thanks.

Stereo USB1.1 DAC with line-out and S/PDIF output, Bus/Self-powered (I2S Interface) - PCM2706 - TI Product Folder Sorry, I'm a bit of a newb in this department, but I'm wondering what the "next step up" from PCM2706 is and why it doesn't seem to be as ubiquitous as this chip. Is it because if...

Hi all. Ive been using an Onkyo solid state amp connected to a Technics turntable for a while now, but I think I might like to give tube amps a try. I've been following quite a few threads on tubes and I think I've narrowed my choices down to LD III/IV or DV 332/336, most likely as funds...

Not sure if this was the right place to put it, but here goes: I've been looking at a few dacs for my computer and wanted to see if anyone has tried two or more of these and what your impressions are. I know there are drastic price differences, but with some I may also need an amp, which...

Hi all Just looking for confirmation for my noob onboard sound question. My onboard sound is provided by the Realtek ALC888. The digital output on my mobo is toslink optical. My DVDA has a 24/192 stereo track. Can I feed this signal directly from the toslink out to the DAC's optical in and...

Hi all, Googled my way into this forum about a week ago and have spent days lurking and cramming all this new info into my brain. First off, I'd like to give a hearty thanks because I'm convinced that I've found the gold mine of all things audio! Now I need some help picking out a suitable...