deepak

Yup it seems quartz is what I'll have to go with if buying the Omega. The exact watch I wanted and ironically fits my budget: http://www.authenticwatches.com/omaqter254.html I will check the ADs when I'm in NH, not paying tax ftw. Haj: I checked the Hamilton website great looking watches.

Thanks, I ruled out Breitling because I prefer a much simpler look (though they do have some nice non-chrono watches). Something like a Seamaster Aqua Terra (plain face) blue or black is the look I like.

Sorry I didn't add that they were 16/44 and 24/96 files that I was comparing. So the higher resolution probably had something to do with it.

I think it's time to retire my crappy digital watch, so after some light research it seems an Omega should be a decent middle ground watch for the mean time. But I still don't know much about its movement, and I don't really want to start poking around on watch forums Is it possible to get an Omega (basic stainless steel) for around $1300 new, preferably from an AD? How frequently will they need to be serviced? How durable is the watch face? I should add, that I prefer a conservative look, one that will go well with slacks/shirt and tie, scrubs, jeans, etc. Any other recommendations or advice about these watches or any others in my price range? Thanks guys.

The other issue is, is 24 bit enough to capture all the information from an analog recording? I have never done comparisons between 24 bit and higher, but there are people at the SH forums that claim higher resolution sounds better. I know between 16 or 24 bit needle drops, the 24 bit sounds better. (ABX tested in foobar). And when you're doing a tape or needle drop to digital they are always going to have to go through an analog to digital converter which has some impact on the sound quality. I'd love to hear one done with something like the Apogee digital gear, but to me the original vinyl played back on a high end system sounds better than any needle drop (using computer sound cards).

MOT

My girlfriend really likes the K1000 as well. I guess because it's so unheadphone like.

Madness?

$200 a tape with subscription isn't entirely unreasonable. A good DCC double LP will run you $40-60 new. I really don't want to know how much the modded players they're advertising cost...

Looks good, digging the ARC imitation case

Ok I realized if we have the NE meet there's a chance we'd have 3 B22's in attendance if Nate finishes his balanced one

Congrats Haj! x2 on pics (insides too)

I'm no tube hater My speaker rig will definitely have some big tubes in it I think the very good digital gear using good DACs/upsamplers don't necessarily require a tube output stage or buffer to produce pleasant sound. I'm very happy with the discrete output stage on my DAC. My previous digital source definitely had an "edge" to it. Sounds good

I disagree that digital reproduction has an "edge", a good DAC/CDP shouldn't sound like that. I know what you're saying, but I don't think you should assume his setup sounds harsh because he didn't say that in his post. And the tube buffer isn't necessarily going to smooth out the sound of his setup, IMO that has to do with how good your gear is. My tube preamp was basically a tube buffer, but my setup still had a hardness to it that I wasn't happy with. I just don't think tubes are the solution to everything.

How much difference does the tube buffer really make? I'm not sure tubes are the solution to making upstream/downstream gear better... An SH member created a file with and without a MF tube buffer, I had a hard time telling them apart: http://www.stevehoffman.tv/forums/showthread.php?t=131934

I was eying that up at A&R, looks like a very, very nice set.

If you really want to hear them try and find a nice 300B amp (dynamic, amazing midrange, solid bass from 50 hz up). I thought I had a decent setup with my tube pre to SS power amp...

Grados are nice, I was listening to some Smiths earlier (The Queen is Dead) and as Morissey would say it was gloriooooooooous. some Grados are better than otheeeeers

I have to agree with Jack, that's about $1000 more than what a vintage RS-1 without wood box normally goes for. Prices fluctuate and things go up in value, but I have a hard time believing they sold for that much.

Throw on a brown headband on any darker RS-1 and you have a vintage RS-1 They didn't even have the wood box.

I know they operate cool

Cool amps

Maybe if you make a thread as shitty as this one: http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f11/what-happening-head-fis-cable-forum-272178/ cables: serious business. Maybe if you're Nordost

laxx is

That's the spirit, question a mod!!