Audiogon's Welcome Wagon needs some fine tuning.
Can't believe I let myself get sucked in again.
Good morning.
It has been over 10 years since I have actively participated in the forums. Well I am back and bit hard. I purchased 2 Bluesound Node2is and 1 Powernode2i on Saturday. I have not done any critical listening in a very long time. I am itching to get back into being an audiofool. In a position to put a listening together again and I don't want to be patient but alas I must. All in due time. So feel free to welcome back this goner.
It has been over 10 years since I have actively participated in the forums. Well I am back and bit hard. I purchased 2 Bluesound Node2is and 1 Powernode2i on Saturday. I have not done any critical listening in a very long time. I am itching to get back into being an audiofool. In a position to put a listening together again and I don't want to be patient but alas I must. All in due time. So feel free to welcome back this goner.
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Oh we can help indeed. There is a Miller's thread going on regarding Hot Stampers, that's true audiophile discussion. The other two are about single driver speakers and cost no object phono stages. And of course as always - how to find the very best amp, preferably for less than $50k or so. Welcome back. |
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@lowrider57 Lets see. Living room now:
So all I need is a decent set of speakers for the main rig. As for buying new. Budget is still small so we see what happens with the MF first. |
@millercarbon Pretty sure it’s "audiophool". But whatever. Welcome. I guess. So you’re starting on the bottom rung, digital. Any idea when you’ll be climbing up to analog? Not any time soon. I gave the vinyl collection to a friend that loved music about 11 years ago. He was spinning and preferred it. Young kid just starting out on his own. |
Lets face it. An individual has to have a severe lack of curiosity about the universe of music, available from every time period and genre, as well as the internet radio stations from around the world, to not invest the comparatively modest dollars in streaming equipment. The entertainment factor is off the charts. |
The Music Fidelity dac should do well with Qobuz hirez streaming. https://skyfiaudio.com/products/musical-fidelity-tri-vista-21-multistandard-96-192khz-24-bit-tubed-d... |
Welcome back, The Node 2i is a great value for streaming and I think you'll like it. I have used one for a little over a year and the convenience factor has increased the ratio of streaming and decreased my CD and vinyl time. When/if the upgrade bug bites, you can get a higher quality external DAC and get to enjoy all your favorites sounding just a little bit better. When I have time for serious, critical listening, the vinyl always gets spun. But much of the other time, streaming is great. It's all about enjoying one's music! |
To this day is still bothers me with the riff from the analog only crowd. Yes albums have a sweet sound and tubes can bring a system to life. I have both and also still enjoy my Nakamichi cassette deck not only for music that does not exist anywhere else, and it does sound good. Streaming is a huge convenience to not have to get up and flip the album over every 25 minutes. Now my point I don’t care what you have how much you havespent or could spend at the end of the day is it not just to get away from all the bullshit going on in this backass world and enjoy the music any way you can!!! My kids listen to music through their iPhones. It drives me crazy but in the end they are enjoying the music and that is what matters. |
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