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AyreWave does indeed have a volume control... it is in the "Controls" drop down menu. It doesn't work with the Apple remote (it only works with the mouse or keyboard shortcuts) and that is something that probably should be fixed, but I understand why it doesn't work.
Don't bother with trying to import you entire library into the playlist, that is not what it is for.
As for the sound quality, it has been getting better, but about all you can say for it is that it beats Play and iTunes and a few other players out there right now.
AyreWave does indeed have a volume control... it is in the "Controls" drop down menu.
I don't understand the negative tone........Amarra is of course not an option. I don't understand why anyone would support a software vendor who secretly installs a rootkit on your computer without your consent that, by the license of the software, allows them to disable the software remotely and in doing so opens a backdoor for remote access to your system, making it permanently vulnerable to outside attack. The iLok DRM scheme has already been cracked, so they simply punish their legitimate customers in the process.
Sorry if this has already been discussed in this thread, but for those of you wishing to use the tranquility with a pc, or any usb dac for that matter, have you tried these windows 7 settings? http://www.sweetwater.com/sweetcare/downloads/Windows_7_Optimization_Guide.pdfI noticed a substantial difference using foobar, wasapi output and a usb dac. I've never compared to a mac mini, but would be interested in hearing others thoughts that have both a pc and mac mini.
I've also been experimenting running my Tranquility direct to the power amp lately, and while the amp has a low 10kOhm input impedance which is causing bass to sound very lean (rolling off below 150 hz according to Eric's calculations but which the Tranq. can be modded to fix with my amp), the sound is spectacular. If you haven't once tried out this connection you owe yourself the favour. Not all systems I would imagine will sound best this way but with care it can be checked out.
Last price from George about a month ago was US$450 including shipping. There is a pretty positive, sometimes effusive thread on Audiogon about it:http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?aamps&1276356977&&&/Lightspeed-Attenuator-Best-Preamp-Ever-&&st0Only drawback is at lowest volume, it never goes quite to zero. It isn't a show stopper, but it can be inconvenient if you have pretty efficient speakers. For the money and given the sound quality, I'll take the minor annoyance.