bonatto
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Hey guys!
This is my first incursion into the hi-fi audio world so perhaps I should introduce myself.
For the past few years I've been involved with watch collecting and this hobby brought me closer to one of my father's best friends, who collects as well, is a certified audiophile and used to write in an audio magazine here in Brazil.
He gave me the "Bug".
About 3 years ago I bought a Shure e3c and have been enjoying it greatly since, not only was I amazed by the sound quality I was very pleased with the fact that they block out sound, making it perfect for my trips back and forth from Brazil to the US.
On this last trip (about a week ago), my father's friend asked me to bring back for him a set of Quad 12 monitors, Wadia iTransport, and some cables for his new ipod system.
To my surprise, when I arrived, he gifted me his old stax system that due to work, he never had time to use anymore.
I've set it up using my computer since I don't yet have any "real" source equipment, nor do I see myself getting something like a CD player in the near future.
I've had a turtle beach external usb soundcard (pictured) with a blue-jeans cable for use in other applications, so I figured that for now, it would do.
It's sad to hear all my old music all ripped in 192-320kbps through this system, so I've been re-ripping a ton of cds in the apple lossless and they sound quite good.
The things I need help/advice with are the following:
1. I would like to understand this amplifier, its technical features, etc. Does anyone have a scanned copy of the manual perhaps? I would like to know about maintenance, care, etc. Can I leave it on for extended periods of time (8 hours or so) or should I give it a break?
2. I will eventually want to purchase a high quality DAC and am probably willing to spend up to 400 bucks or so. What would be the recommended DAC for this application?
3. Cables. The shorter the better? I don't need too much flexibility so a short cable will do fine.
4. Any type of cleaning recommended for the earspeakers?
Thanks in advance!!!
Kind regards,
Fred Bonatto
I've attatched a photo of my desk, don't mind the Sony speakers, I don't use them much, so the lcd doesn't really get in the way of anything hehe.
This is my first incursion into the hi-fi audio world so perhaps I should introduce myself.
For the past few years I've been involved with watch collecting and this hobby brought me closer to one of my father's best friends, who collects as well, is a certified audiophile and used to write in an audio magazine here in Brazil.
He gave me the "Bug".
About 3 years ago I bought a Shure e3c and have been enjoying it greatly since, not only was I amazed by the sound quality I was very pleased with the fact that they block out sound, making it perfect for my trips back and forth from Brazil to the US.
On this last trip (about a week ago), my father's friend asked me to bring back for him a set of Quad 12 monitors, Wadia iTransport, and some cables for his new ipod system.
To my surprise, when I arrived, he gifted me his old stax system that due to work, he never had time to use anymore.
I've set it up using my computer since I don't yet have any "real" source equipment, nor do I see myself getting something like a CD player in the near future.
I've had a turtle beach external usb soundcard (pictured) with a blue-jeans cable for use in other applications, so I figured that for now, it would do.
It's sad to hear all my old music all ripped in 192-320kbps through this system, so I've been re-ripping a ton of cds in the apple lossless and they sound quite good.
The things I need help/advice with are the following:
1. I would like to understand this amplifier, its technical features, etc. Does anyone have a scanned copy of the manual perhaps? I would like to know about maintenance, care, etc. Can I leave it on for extended periods of time (8 hours or so) or should I give it a break?
2. I will eventually want to purchase a high quality DAC and am probably willing to spend up to 400 bucks or so. What would be the recommended DAC for this application?
3. Cables. The shorter the better? I don't need too much flexibility so a short cable will do fine.
4. Any type of cleaning recommended for the earspeakers?
Thanks in advance!!!
Kind regards,
Fred Bonatto
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I've attatched a photo of my desk, don't mind the Sony speakers, I don't use them much, so the lcd doesn't really get in the way of anything hehe.