Does a 2.1 micro-component exist?

[j_garcia]

I just turn it on since it is powering a set of bookshelfs and I use it with an ipod....

Even if I have it off and turn it on, it now frequently just flashes red and has to be shut off and back on before it fires up on either input.

 

[ImcLoud]

I would send it back and get a new one, it shouldn't be doing that, mine and my brothers{he uses his a lot more than I mine.} both work perfectly....

 

[macddmac]

We have this one in the wife's office:


And this one in mine:

Both have sub out, the yamaha 332 (250.00)
has a CD player too.
The NAD d3020 (499.00) has Bluetooth and more power.
Cheers, Mac

 

[ImcLoud]

Mac is that a LAVA lamp, your stock just went up 5 points with me bud.... don't even tell me you have one of them bent wooden incense burners, with a burnt piece of incense in it....

 

[macddmac]

Mac is that a LAVA lamp, your stock just went up 5 points with me bud.... don't even tell me you have one of them bent wooden incense burners, with a burnt piece of incense in it....

We got that too.. Mostly smudge burners for sage purifying.
Sad story, my wife's horse, Joker, passed away last Saturday night. She'd had an equine melanoma for 10 years but was getting along ok until just after New Years, when she started to go downhill. After dealing with the the post- mortem details (me) Miss D ( my wife )smudged the area where Joker fell. That stuff is absolutely cleansing/ purifying and I welcome the seasonal use of it in our home.
Cheers, Mac

 

[ImcLoud]

Sorry to hear about Joker, my sister and my wife are into the herb burning stuff, when ever we move into a new house they do it, kind of a ritual , that now my kids think is totally a must if someone is moving into a new place...

Very cool mac, sorry to hear about the horse but everything else is very cool... I lot of people have no idea about smudge purification..... my wife is a raw vegan, and very into clean living, I don't know how she got mixed up with an animal like me, I treat my body like an amusement park, tonight I did 38 minutes of skull crushers and rope pull downs, I threw up my dinner about 25 minutes in, good thing we installed a bathroom off of the gym.... I drank 2 gallons of water and now get to go to bed with just whiskey in my stomach {been introducing it ever since I caught my breath...} I don't know how IM still alive...

 

[macddmac]

Hah! Havin a Knob Creek right now ( sans workout) pleasant dreams friend!

 

[Ponzio]

Sometimes my own stupidity amazes me.

In my haste to replace my current mini-component system, an Onkyo CS-V720S unit in the kitchen; due to my inability to be happy with any audio equipment beyond 5 years. I didn't realize that it already had a pre-out for a subwoofer. DOH!!!


So I hooked up a spare sub to it, an Athena P1, yesterday and was blown away how much depth was added to an already great sounding system, hooked up to a pair of PBS Alpha B1’s. I have the original Onkyo speakers it came with but the missus wanted something to match the cherry cabinets, hence the purchase of the Alpha’s 4 years ago. Of course Princess Mawa was horrified when she saw the sub under the built-in desk … hey, it’s in a cherry finish, just like you requested; what more do you want? … and threatened me with bodily harm. Worse it dawned on her that the audio demons had me in their grip ... again ... and I got the “no new toys” speech until I sold off some similarly priced equipment. I can be my own worst enemy at times.

I was hoping to get a Yamaha CRX-N560 and kick this upstairs to my bedroom, hooked up to an easily driven pair of Triangle Titus 2’s, to replace an old Yamaha RX-V1070 110W AVR, which is a bit huge. So I guess it’s time to snap a few pics and see what the market will bear, for either the Yamaha AVR or the Onkyo unit, which I now want to keep.

 

[Ponzio]

After a long agonizing period of research, with one eye on the balance sheet and the other on features and specs I decided to keep both my Onkyo mini-component system in the kitchen and the Yamaha RX-V1070 AVR in my bedroom. The Onkyo is still going strong and has pre-out’s for a sub, if ever needed, and most importantly has Princess Mawa approval.

The conundrum for me was whether to get rid of the Yamaha RX-V1070 AVR in the bedroom and purchase the CRX-N560 or CRX-332 mini-component system(s) so I could play CD/CD-R with MP3 or FLAC files and a USB/iPod connection for a flash drive, containing MP3/FLAC files with a “shuffle” mode feature for both CD-R discs and the flash drive.

Obviously the RX-V1070 with its 110W of power wins that battle compared to the CRX-N560 (32W) or the CRX-332 (20W) and the 5.1 capability makes it a no brainer. Aesthetically the mini’s win out and leave a much smaller footprint. So I started looking for a CD player that could handle standard CD’s and CD-R discs, with MP3/FLAC files, and a USB connection for a flash drive/iPod. Surprisingly there were slim pickings unless you go to the mid-level and up ends (read: expensive) of the market. I finally settled … God I hate that word … for the TEAC CD-P650.

CD-P650 | TEAC
It has all the features I need and a built-in Burr-Brown DAC chip to top it off. I know the mechanical internals and DAC processing of the TEAC unit don’t come close to what the mid-level units by Marantz/Cambridge Audio/etc. are but at $500 and up, I can live with the compromise, considering that it will only be used a maximum of 2 hours a day. Also TEAC's tech support, from some Amazon and other reviews I've read, are less than stellar at times.

Let us pray!

 

[bikemig]

I've been looking for a small desktop amp with a sub out as well. Audioengine makes the N 22. The NAD D 3020 has nice specs and multiple digital inputs as well as a sub out. I'm leaning towards picking one up actually.

 

[macddmac]

I've been looking for a small desktop amp with a sub out as well. Audioengine makes the N 22. The NAD D 3020 has nice specs and multiple digital inputs as well as a sub out. I'm leaning towards picking one up actually.

The Nad is a great little unit- not so fond of the remote though.
Im driving PSB minis (85db)with it- no problem. Not sure if I will keep them though.
Cheers, Mac

 

[Ponzio]

She's a keeper!

The TEAC CD-P650 arrived yesterday well packed (double boxed; the inner TEAC box surrounded by mid-size plastic pillows). Hooked it up to the RX-V1070 and tested 3 media formats (standard CD, CD-R with high-bit MP3/FLAC files and an 8GB SanDisk flash drive with high-bit MP3/FLAC files).

The difference in audio quality can't be overstated compared to my spare Panasonic DMP-BD65 DVD/CD Blu-ray player & the Sansa Fuse MP3 player connected to the 1070, coming thru my Triangle Titus 202 speakers. No surprise there but the jump in clarity for all 3 media formats, both high's & low's, was quite dramatic. I guess the built-in Burr-Brown DAC chip is doing its job. Load time on CD's & CD-R's is about 3 to 5 seconds and the 8GB flash drive with 950MB of MP3/FLAC files took 6 seconds. I would assume that the load time will increase with a larger amount of data. Per the owner’s manual, “The maximum number of files that CD-P650 can operate is 1999. If more than 1999 files are stored on the USB storage device, CD-P650 cannot play correctly and cannot record any files”. Yes you can record/convert CD tracks into MP3’s with sampling rates of 64, 128 & 192 kbps. Why you would do so is questionable, especially when you can convert them to 320kbps, using EAC, on your PC. While I will never use this feature, some users might find it handy.

Aesthetically it’s neither beautiful nor dull. At this price, it shouldn’t come as a shock. Buttons are well laid out with a good tactile feel. The display is an inoffensive LED white with legible font size default scrolling text for song title/artist/album, per track, and you can toggle, via remote only, elapsed time/remaining time on CD/USB tracks and total disc time for standard CD’s. The remote is well laid out and quite intuitive.

This is my first TEAC product. Hopefully the durability will match the RX-V1070’s, which is going on strong now for well over 20 years.

If you're interested, I purchased the unit from B&H Photo for $127 (includes free shipping).

 

[bikemig]

The Nad is a great little unit- not so fond of the remote though.
Im driving PSB minis (85db)with it- no problem. Not sure if I will keep them though.
Cheers, Mac

Good to know; not to hijack the thread but are you thinking of getting rid of the minis? I just bought a pair and I've been really happy with them in a desktop set up. Back on topic, I'm still thinking about whether to keep the idecco (refurb) I just picked up to drive them with. iDecco - Refurbished | Peachtree Audio

It's a heck of a swiss army knife if you need all the functionality (headphone amp, digital connection for an ipod, digital inputs, amp, sub out, fixed out, rca in, etc.) but it's too large to be a 2.1 micro component. I like it a lot though. It's inky silent and the digital inputs are very high quality as well.