http://geekwithfamily.com/2006/05/27/audiophile/psp-airtunes-coverbuddy-dance-party-hi-fi-wiring/ Home Theater, Anime, Geek Gadgets for the whole family Mon, 08 Sep 2008 01:26:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://geekwithfamily.com/2006/05/27/audiophile/psp-airtunes-coverbuddy-dance-party-hi-fi-wiring/#comment-688 Fatman iTube by TLAudio - iPod Dock and Tube Amplifier » Home Theater, Anime, Geek Gadgets for the whole family Fri, 30 Jun 2006 15:18:48 +0000 http://geekwithfamily.com/2006/05/27/audiophile/psp-airtunes-coverbuddy-dance-party-hi-fi-wiring/#comment-688 [...] The Fatman iTube is a new two piece integrated tube amp from TLAudio that docks any iPod except the shuffle (or my pre-dock, normal FireWire iPod, I assume). If I already didn’t have my convoluted Airtunes-DAC-Rogue Audio 99 Tube Preamp setup, the iTube would make a handsome addition to my listening room with its exposed tubes, laser etched chrome finish and wood block die cut around the tube seats (maybe it’s even maple, everyone knows how good maple sounds, just ask Mapleshade). [...] [...] The Fatman iTube is a new two piece integrated tube amp from TLAudio that docks any iPod except the shuffle (or my pre-dock, normal FireWire iPod, I assume). If I already didn’t have my convoluted Airtunes-DAC-Rogue Audio 99 Tube Preamp setup, the iTube would make a handsome addition to my listening room with its exposed tubes, laser etched chrome finish and wood block die cut around the tube seats (maybe it’s even maple, everyone knows how good maple sounds, just ask Mapleshade). [...]

]]> http://geekwithfamily.com/2006/05/27/audiophile/psp-airtunes-coverbuddy-dance-party-hi-fi-wiring/#comment-120 PSP + Airtunes + Coverbuddy = Dance Party - Listening Test » Home Theater, Anime, Geek Gadgets for the whole family Thu, 01 Jun 2006 04:02:07 +0000 http://geekwithfamily.com/2006/05/27/audiophile/psp-airtunes-coverbuddy-dance-party-hi-fi-wiring/#comment-120 [...] I mentioned in the last wiring post that my Taddeo Digital Antidote, while great for CD playback, maimed the Airtunes signal. At first, I thought the Airtunes stream was fundamentally flawed (we are dealing with MP3 and AAC playback in a hi-fi system). Then I had the good fortune to listen to one of Steve Albini’s best engineered albums, Bedhead’s Transaction De Novo. The first track, “Exhume,” begins with long, droning electric bass notes. As I have heard the song many times through headphones and original CD I knew the notes should decay smoothly. With the Taddeo in the signal path the bass decay oscillated. This obvious aberration in the song forced me to take the Taddeo out of the signal path, resulting in a direct link between my Onkyo AV Receiver and my Rogue preamp. Without the Taddeo the bass line cleared up along with the rest of the instruments and voices. [...] [...] I mentioned in the last wiring post that my Taddeo Digital Antidote, while great for CD playback, maimed the Airtunes signal. At first, I thought the Airtunes stream was fundamentally flawed (we are dealing with MP3 and AAC playback in a hi-fi system). Then I had the good fortune to listen to one of Steve Albini’s best engineered albums, Bedhead’s Transaction De Novo. The first track, “Exhume,” begins with long, droning electric bass notes. As I have heard the song many times through headphones and original CD I knew the notes should decay smoothly. With the Taddeo in the signal path the bass decay oscillated. This obvious aberration in the song forced me to take the Taddeo out of the signal path, resulting in a direct link between my Onkyo AV Receiver and my Rogue preamp. Without the Taddeo the bass line cleared up along with the rest of the instruments and voices. [...]

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