balanced inputs, silly newbie question

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Submitted by ChiDave1 on

Is there any way to connect two sources with balanced outputs to a power amp? My sources are a CDP with a balanced output (Cairn Fog v3) and a cheap tuner. I'd spend the money on a tuner with balanced outputs if it meant avoiding a preamp altogether.
Not an urgent issue since I'm happy with my current integrated. If I ever felt the need to upgrade on the power side, it would be great to have the benefits of the direct connection while avoiding the expense of a preamp.

Bluenote LP+CD Reissues

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Submitted by linden518 on

Went to a record store in Hoboken and saw a few of those new Blue Note reissues which include RVG CDs... each LP+CD package costs $20.99. Picked up Dexter Gordon's "Go." The verdict? Not freaking bad! Sounds pretty damn good, if not dropkick-in-the-head good as the Music Matters or Analogue Productions 45s. Frankly, I was worried that I was paying for something inferior, as the EMI Radiohead LPs were disappointing to me... but I'm a happy camper, will be buying more of these. For less than half the price of Music Matters 45s, definitely easier on the wallet.

Newly Inspired

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Submitted by joosemcgee on

I have been in and out of love with listening to music for years and years. I have also perused this forum before and been lost in lists of equipment names (I've heard of McIntosh, does that count?) as well as been daunted by the high priced gear reviewed in the Stereophile articles. Only now am I beginning to think that some fraction of this gear might not be completely out of reach.

Grails: Doomsdayer's Holiday

Grails: Doomsdayer's Holiday

Nov 14, 2008

It's Friday evening. I would like to be at home, sitting on the orange couch, a beer in my hand, the light rain tapping against my windows, listening to Grails' <i>Doomsdayer's Holiday</i>. Sounds bleak, doesn't it? But Grails are really kind of perfect for this sort of warm, rainy autumn night, with their dark mix of Eastern psychedelia, folk, metal, and free-jazz ramblings. Beautifully recorded, too, with heart-jolting impact and sweet, sweet dynamic range.

The Sound Experience

The Sound Experience

Nov 14, 2008

Thursday, December 4: <i><b>The Sound Experience</i></b> (233 South Federal Highway, Boca Raton, FL) will celebrate their official grand opening with a listening party. Michael Fremer is the guest of honor and will give an analog clinic. RSVP: (561) 391-7868. For more info, visit <a href="http://www.thesndexp.com/">The Sound Experience</a>.

The Romantic Bundle

The Romantic Bundle

Nov 14, 2008

It is November 14th, and it's hot as heck outside. I wonder how many polar bears just died. That's not funny. The arctic is vanishing, the oceans are rising, we have brown clouds in the sky. Awesome. We are doomed. Screw it. Let's buy some vinyl!

First post...

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Submitted by AVS Eric on

Hey everyone. First, I just wanted to thank everyone that has posted on this board already for providing me with some of the best audio information I've gotten on the web.

Like most people, I've always loved listening to music and have even owned some decent

Listening #71 Page 2

Listening #71 Page 2

Here's how God makes audiophiles: He starts with several million blank brain cells, then programs each one, individually, to function as either a love for one single aspect of music reproduction or a hatred for another. There are over a thousand such cells&#151;far too many to list here&#151;but theologians and audio reviewers have worked together to compile this list of the Top 20, which, just like real life, contains a little more love than hate:

Listening #71

Listening #71

Nov 14, 2008

Here's how God makes audiophiles: He starts with several million blank brain cells, then programs each one, individually, to function as either a love for one single aspect of music reproduction or a hatred for another. There are over a thousand such cells&#151;far too many to list here&#151;but theologians and audio reviewers have worked together to compile this list of the Top 20, which, just like real life, contains a little more love than hate:

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