2psyop
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| Streaming vs traditional Since this thread has drifted over to MQA, see my post here of many of the hi-fi brands incorporating MQA into their models.https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/dac-streamer-mqa-wireless-besides-bluesound.I don’t know if it will last, but I thou... | |
| My Parasound A21 review and VS Emotiva XPA brownsugar_ny - I had wanted and bought some gear from a smaller manufactured of audio gear from stellar word of mouth reputation. The gear turned out to be terrible and the owner was an awful guy to do business with. I now have a Parasound A21 th... | |
| Ugly vs Gogeous speakers gdhal"Aesthetically speaking, "Ugly" and "Gorgeous" are in the eye of the beholder".I agree...IMO. The big Wilsons- uglyThe Vandersteen Quatro CT, Magico, Magnepan- beautifulVolti Audio- http://voltiaudio.com/vittora/- very, very nice | |
| Odyssey Stratos- need schematic +1 on don_c55. I have owned Odyssey equipment, actually 3 pieces and I had the Stratos. In the time spent waiting for a reply from Klaus and getting the equipment shipped, fixed and sent back it was not months, it was more than a year. Plus, he di... | |
| Streaming vs traditional If you can do it, find someone with a streamer/dac that can unfold MQA files from Tidal. If you are really exploring, just buy the Bluesound Node 2 or Vault 2 and play MQA files and rip CDs for your own library of networked music. I was amazed how... | |
| Underspent on speakers relative to overall system? A couple of things to keep in mind if you are serious about getting advice. First off, many, many people here really enjoy spending your money and telling you, in a matter of fact kind of way, what to get, what to sell and what to gift away to Aun... | |
| PrimaLuna Dialogue Premium Preamplifier. DESTROYS SPEAKERS!! This is an interesting issue. The reason I had empathy for the OP was because I had three pieces of audio equipment from a popular brand which were all defective with cheap transformers many years ago. The manufacturer would not believe the produc... | |
| Power Amp Suggestions My vote goes to JC1s. I have the A21 stereo amp, but if I had the dough I'd sell that amp and get 2 JC1s. I think Curl is a great amp engineer/designer. I guess the only other amp brand I would consider is Pass, but that company is not on your list. | |
| PrimaLuna Dialogue Premium Preamplifier. DESTROYS SPEAKERS!! I think any audio product made in China needs a very strict oversight control. Some companies go that extra mile, many more do not. There was an article written in TAS, I think, many years back about all the Chinese factories and how much counterf... | |
| Cleveland, OH Whatever you guys workout for a place, I can usually do a Sat am. | |
| Wow. Tidal now has Internet radio in USA Dlcockrum, that is cool, never knew about Tidal offering radio stations. Thanks I'll check it out... | |
| Newb to DAC question. Benefit of a DAC for only CD listening Hey J200jr. Keep your NAD516 and get a Bluesound Vault 2. You could rip all your CDs into the Vault via hi-Rez Flac files AND you will have the ability to start streaming music. If you want to try Roon, or Tidal or any new service.... you can expl... | |
| Any new turntable brands we should pay attention to ? Technics SP-10R drive system from What Hi-Fi?http://www.factmag.com/2017/08/31/technics-sp-10-turntable-reissue/ Scroll down to middle of page for video. | |
| Cleveland, OH Where is everyone meeting and when? I am in Cuyahoga Falls ..willing to have a go. | |
| Any new turntable brands we should pay attention to ? BTW If i had a notion to get back into vinyl and I had $10k laying around the house I would consider the Shindo Garrard or the Palmer turntable.http://www.theabsolutesound.com/articles/palmer-25-turntable/ |