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if you have an older or middle of the road cd player with a digital output, a modern stand-alone dac may astound you with the improvement in sound.

without knowing the first thing about any of these, i'll pick the Shanling. folks just love them for some reason.

that sound like fun! i see he' just north of me so i wonder how i've not heard of them before.

sounds good to me, thanks much! cant say that i've heard of Soniphase before now. is this them? http://www.soniphase.com/

i've looked at several sites and found lots of attractive options, but i really didnt want to put much into this effort.

no need to go through anything else, those will do just fine!

in good condition the going rate for 2 pair is in the neighborhood of $2000, but a firm price is hard to peg due to their scarcity. with woofers needing work i would try to get closer to $1500, but if you want them bad enough dont bother dickering. i've never heard a pair, but i know of a...

ideally their diameter would need to be no more than 3/4" so they fit inside the holes of the faceplate, but thats not critical. the biggest key is having enough of them so that they all match. if i'm replacing them all i would need 8.... of those in the pics, the 3 you pointed out look good...

thanks Lee, i appreciate the effort. i havent had the Carver in the rotation for so long, i forgot about its cosmetic issues. i dont think its worthwhile to source machined knobs, they would really look out of place on its ugly mug. actually the knobless shafts fit in pretty well.

just got the Carver back, here's what i'm dealing with....

i dont believe i've ever met Ed Blackwood, but dont hold me to that. i've been here a long time and have spent time at all the major plants so it may have happened.

yeah it is. you'd be culture shocked if you came back. its nothing like when i started in 1985.

today's business environment doesnt allow for that kind of activity... i suppose i could try a local machine shop, or there are plenty of knob makers on the net too.

i'll pick up the Carver on Saturday. heard back from the guy with the machined knobs... he's only got the rectangular heads, no rounded heads. i suppose i could go with all rectangular knobs though.

the receiver is still with the tech and i dont remember what type of connection they take. i'm going to try and get over there tomorrow, but if not, probably Saturday or Sunday until i'll have it back.

here we go... the original knobs are plastic molded and break easily. i may have found a source for some machined aluminum replica's. he's got the rectangular head knobs, but i havent been able to confirm if he's got the round type. i'll post back what i find out.

looking for 3 indicator/selector knobs (rectangular head) and 2 round head knobs. these are the same knobs found on other models as well (MXR-series and "The Carver Receiver)

Steely Dan - Two Against Nature on DVD-A surround. may be the best recording i've heard in terms of sound quality, and the surround mix is done very well!

i got a Vortexbox a few years ago and its been an excellent all around media and file server. i currently use the Vortexbox with a Squeezebox player for playback, but if i ever get around to updating to the newest version, the Squeezebox becomes unnecessary. i dont know of any other ready-made...

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