Industry Update: Immedia Distributes Lehmann; Audio-Technica Introduces Ripping Turntable

Industry Update: Immedia Distributes Lehmann; Audio-Technica Introduces Ripping Turntable

<B>Lehmann Audio:</B> <A HREF="http://www.immediasound.com/">Immedia</A&gt;, the Berkeley, CA&ndash;based distributor of Lyra cartridges, Finite Element stands, Sonics by Joachim Gerhard loudspeakers, and Spiral Groove turntables, has become Lehmann Audio's US distributor.

Third Time Lucky?

Third Time Lucky?

On December 2, we posted an <A HREF="http://stereophile.com/news/120307samplerateconversion/">article</A&gt; based on conversations with Benchmark Audio's John Siau, which described Siau's thoughts on the bit-transparency of later versions of iTunes. On December 9, Gordon Rankin weighed in with Wavelength Audio's <A HREF="http://stereophile.com/news/121007fixes/">thoughts on the subject</A>.

Sumiko Speaker Set

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Wow, I just accomplished the single most impressive step forward in my system after 40+years of audiophilia. I had my speakers set using the system developed my Sumiko so that its dealers can optimize the set up of speakers they sell.

Those that remember me please forgive me for repeating my background, but on a forum like this there are always newbies that don

HD based music server confusion

I want to build a PC music server setup. I will only be using the source unit to feed the digital out to my TACT 2.2 XP preamp, which has it's own internal DAC.

Questions:

1. Is there any reason (purely in terms of sound and not convenience) in using an SB3 or Transporter as an interface in such a setup? Will there be a difference in sound quality between the SB3 and the Transporter in such a setup?

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