Posts by wowmix (archived)
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Beolab3 and Macbook Pro
in General Discussion & Questions · Oct 27, 2009 15:06I have a DACMAGIC. Download this and you will be able to control just as how you normally control the sound volumn on the laptop: http://www.cycling74.com/products/soundflower
Stereo pair of RCA Pre-Out to Beolab Line In Cables
in General Discussion & Questions · Aug 10, 2009 13:03Will this cable make much different to the sound quality? At the moment I'm using the standard B&O Line in to RCA cables which were given to me when I bought the speakers to connect my Beolab3 to DACMagic but the provide…
Beolab3 and Apogee Duet
in General Discussion & Questions · Aug 4, 2009 12:38If I use my Arcam8 Integrated Amp between Apogee duet and Beolab3 then the noise goes away. But it is a bit excessive. I should be able to connect speaks directly to it. This is the reason why I changed from DACMAgic to …
Beolab3 and Apogee Duet
in General Discussion & Questions · Aug 4, 2009 11:01Well... with much curiosity I've swapped my DACMagic with Apogee Duet! The sound quality I will say that they are about the same unless Duet require a bit of a 'burn in' time? But there is a convenient of the volume cont…
Apogee Duet vs DACMagic
in General Discussion & Questions · Jul 28, 2009 11:08Has anyone here ever compare sound quality of these two? I have a DACMagic. It sounds great. I'm happy with the sound quality but I'm having a bit of hassle controlling the sound using software on my Macbook. So I'm star…
DACMagic Sampling Rate
in General Discussion & Questions · Jul 28, 2009 11:00How about turning it off from the plug socket???! You can even get time scheduled socket switch! 😕
DACMagic Sampling Rate
in General Discussion & Questions · Jul 24, 2009 17:13Thank you soundproof. I've just realised that I cannot output 96kHz. So I've some research and apparently USB only supports up to 48kHz. Am I correct on this? If so tomorrow I will go out and get an optical cable. With r…
DACMagic Sampling Rate
in General Discussion & Questions · Jul 24, 2009 16:42I've just bought a DACMagic today. Does Sampling rate the higher the better? Is that the general rule? My laptop sampling rate is 48 But I believe I can set it to 96. Will this be better?? Can someone please give me some…
DACMagic and Macbook Pro
in General Discussion & Questions · Jul 21, 2009 16:47DACMagic vs Edirol UA-25EX How about Edirol UA-25EX by Roland. I've read the spec but I don't understand everything. The price is similar between the two. Can anyone give me a comment on these 2 please. Which will be a b…
DACMagic and Macbook Pro
in General Discussion & Questions · Jul 19, 2009 15:24[quote user="soundproof"]The Arcam would probably do fine, you would be introducing an additional step in your signal chain. But why not use the volume control in the Mac, or use an iPod Touch/iPhone?[/quote] Hi Soundpro…
DACMagic and Macbook Pro
in General Discussion & Questions · Jul 18, 2009 19:14I have an old Arcam Alpha 8 Integrated Amp: http://www.wired4sound.net.au/amplifiers/arcam_alpha8/arcam_alpha8.html Will this be suitable to use with DACMagic as the sound control?? Or am I better off getting the Apogee …
DACMagic and Macbook Pro
in General Discussion & Questions · Jul 18, 2009 17:42So if I go down the route of DACmagic. Any recommendation for the volume control interface then? i.e. any particular brand/model? And any recommended retailer in surrey or online for DACmagic? Thanks for the advice so fa…
DACMagic and Macbook Pro
in General Discussion & Questions · Jul 17, 2009 19:17I'm planning to get a DACMagic to connect with my Macbook Pro. But looking at the photo of the DACMagic there is no volume control. So does that mean I can and need to control the volume from my laptop? I'm planning to p…
Beolab3 and Macbook Pro
in General Discussion & Questions · Jul 17, 2009 06:35ok, that is clear. Thank you very much!
Beolab3 and Macbook Pro
in General Discussion & Questions · Jul 17, 2009 05:56So according to soundproof it is normal to expect the popping sound? I don't need to contact Apple to get my Macbook Pro fixed? I have no problem in investing a DAC once I know that the pops are something normal for the …
Beolab3 and Macbook Pro
in General Discussion & Questions · Jul 16, 2009 18:59Can I double checked then before I go out and buy a DAC. So hearing the loud random popping sound doesn't mean that my MacBook Pro has got a problem with its sound card? This is not the sound of beolab3 turning on and of…
Macbook Pro and DAC and Beolap3
in Beo-Mac · Jul 15, 2009 17:39Hi, I've been recommended to get a DAC for my Macbook Pro to use with my Beolab3. Will this improve the sound quality significantly? I've been suggested Cambridge DacMagic but I think this is a bit too much for what I ne…
Beolab3 and Macbook Pro
in General Discussion & Questions · Jul 14, 2009 16:04Hi, I've a Beolab 3 connected directly to Macbook Pro's headphone output (using cable converter) and if Beolab3 is on and if I unplug the cable from the laptop then it will make a crackling sound. I assume this is not go…