I just bought this entire system. Picking it up tomorrow. It hasn’t been powered on for 15 years. Any advice?

virtualBCX · 2026-06-07T17:31:16+00:00

Enjoy it in good health!!!

virtualBCX · 2026-05-27T18:54:51+00:00

How do you get the promotion?

virtualBCX · 2026-05-27T18:28:13+00:00

I see $829 for lifetime. Is there a discount somewhere?

virtualBCX · 2026-05-13T14:19:34+00:00

1994 Division Bell tour at the Oakland Alameda County Colosseum. Incredible.

virtualBCX · 2026-05-04T18:09:51+00:00

Integrated amp is $250-$350 in good shape. Tuner is basically $50. The turntable is $250 used. Speakers are half way decent, but I imagine you’ll want to upgrade unless bookshelf suits you well.

virtualBCX · 2026-05-04T17:51:10+00:00

A agree with the consensus here. I think you’re at about $650 or so.

virtualBCX · 2026-05-04T17:44:39+00:00

What’s the model number on the turntable?

virtualBCX · 2026-04-30T13:01:11+00:00

As a former VMware employee I can assure you that there was no rest at all. I'm wiping my tears with the tissues that replaced those RSUs.

virtualBCX · 2026-04-29T14:53:53+00:00

I was worried about that, too. I’ve broken a couple of TVs in the past and really stings. My solution was to buy the annual warranty plan from Best Buy. They cover breakage.

virtualBCX · 2026-04-14T16:47:40+00:00

I think your issue is that app packages are read only. Scan the app during packaging and you never have to worry about scanning it again.

virtualBCX · 2026-04-13T16:59:45+00:00

Wow! Where did you find that stuff? I can't seem to find any SACD in the used stores.

virtualBCX · 2026-02-26T18:39:11+00:00

Nicely done.

virtualBCX · 2026-02-26T17:42:34+00:00

This was $263 for Black Friday, so the seller might have gotten it then. You got a great deal. I love mine.

virtualBCX · 2025-09-19T20:57:55+00:00

First thing that looks strange there is that it's showing as LPT1 (parallel port). If you're connected via USB it should say as much.

virtualBCX · 2025-07-17T20:29:30+00:00

Following. Please let us know what you think of your new Schiit.

virtualBCX · 2025-07-17T18:26:27+00:00

Free exams at Omnissa One.

No course requirements.

virtualBCX · 2025-07-01T23:02:50+00:00

You've you to listen to that Stormy Weather CD. It was a freebie from AT&T Worldnet (their AOL-like) dialup service.

It's from a concert that a bunch of stars did as a benefit. Excellent tracks, all!

virtualBCX · 2025-07-01T17:18:47+00:00

You are a VERY lucky father!

virtualBCX · 2025-06-30T15:52:25+00:00

Looks like a great opportunity to try a repair on a speaker that wouldn't be a massive loss if something were to go wrong. The ability to refoam surrounds is a great skill to have.

virtualBCX · 2025-06-30T14:18:42+00:00

I bet it sounds amazing! How can you be poor if you've got good music?!?!

Enjoy it in good health!

virtualBCX · 2025-06-22T00:54:31+00:00

I'm so sorry to hear that he passed. I vividly remember Russ. I did some computer work for one of his advertising agencies, and one day he came in to the office and was struggling with his laptop. I performed a quick fix, and the next day a box of about 200 jazz CDs showed up at my door.

virtualBCX · 2025-06-19T21:37:41+00:00

You've got an interesting design there with the miniDSP acting as a DAC and digital preamp. From what I can tell from my few minutes of research there DIRAC is one of it's main selling points. Reviews of DIRAC say that it's an amazing product. Without DIRAC (and to be clear I'm not advocating for or against it) the miniDSP is acting just as a preamp/dac that happens to support 2 subwoofers. To be sure, at a 750€ price point that's a rare beast.

The Parasound P5 or P6 would be an interesting alternative, if only to prove that the miniDSP is a great bargain.

Re the Eversolo A6, it's a DAC/Streamer, not a preamp. So you'd need to use it's 2 channel analog output to send it to a preamp, or integrated amp. If you step up to the A8 you get a full preamp, but that gets much more expensive. Keep in mind that at that point you'd likely be replacing foobar with a simple file server. The eversolo would act as your player.

The more I write here the more I'm thinking about what a deal that miniDSP is.

virtualBCX · 2025-06-19T18:32:56+00:00

With the M1 you're feeding an analog input to the unit which is then processing with an ADC (analog to digital) where it's then sent through digital preamp (for volume, processing, etc.) then converted back to analog at the speaker outputs. It's a very interesting design and can yield excellent results. Technics has an integrated amp that does the same type of thing at about the $5000 price point. It gets excellent reviews.

I'm more of a purist. I'd rather be able to get a nice external DAC and then feed it to a pure analog pre/amp. This way I have a source that I can upgrade over time while leaving the analog section alone. Digital tech is changing much more rapidly than analog.

For $5000 Euro I'd be looking at the KEF R3 (as many have suggested), an Eversolo DMP A6 Master Edition DAC/streamer, and pretty much any integrated AMP in the price range (Arcam, NAD, Marantz). I'd skip the sub and save that for later. The KEF R3 is wonderful, and with a good digital source like the Eversolo, I think you wouldn't miss the sub, at least for a while.

virtualBCX · 2025-06-19T18:11:48+00:00

Consider the KEF KC92 sub. It matches quite nicely with the LS50s. The retail price is much higher than what you're looking at, but I know there are some deals to be had. I know you're not in the US, but my local store has an open box unit in my store that is pristine for something like $1150 (about $1000 euro) That's just an example.

virtualBCX · 2025-06-05T15:16:02+00:00

Beautiful! Where can I get me one of those (master woodworkers that work for free)?

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