2psyop
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| How to start streaming You say you have “ a large collection of such files on my PC and external hard drives which I have converted to CD”. I guess I confused as to what that means?jond is correct, you need a device that can stream. There are dedicated streamers by many... | |
| I Find Primalunas Ugly. How about You? Is there an alternative? One factor in buying an amplifier, besides the aesthetics, is the customer service and warranty. Beauty is often very subjective but quality service not so much. I had a failure of a transformer on my LM Audio 216ia after around 3 years. The deale... | |
| Does anyone use hearing aids when listening to your hi-fi audio system? Thanks for the response and tips. Interesting notion thinking of your hearing aid as part of your hi-fi (lloydc). Another thing, I did spend much of my time on the firing range, and back in the 80’s not too much hearing protection was provided or ... | |
| Is using streaming services worthy of an audiophile? Perhaps the key is listening. I think in all the madness of files types, sizes, delivery, equipment etc many audiophiles lose sight of the main aim....the listening experience. Often when I am changing artists, songs or digging into my own library... | |
| Is this an ugly speaker? TAS cover 10/2017 WFA ...that is a great term. I think I am going to use this on my wife. | |
| Picking an amplifier shalmanese- I have not watched "Two and a half men". The only programs I watch on TV is "Game of Thrones", "The Vikings" and old "Law and Order" episodes. But in between I do listen to alot of Jazz.What does it all mean??? | |
| Picking an amplifier Almost all Diana Krall’s recordings are done well. I think the best album is one she did with her husband Elvis Costello (The Girl in the Other Room) Rumors are flying they are splitting up, hope not. | |
| I Find Primalunas Ugly. How about You? Is there an alternative? I think there are many tube amps out there. It really depends on your budget. Also I respect your opinion on LM Audio but you are the first person I have heard who has stated they sound terrible. I have the 216ia and it sounds better than Rogue or... | |
| DAC purchase:new or used? I kinda agree with shadorne in that streaming audio can be very rewarding. Roon and Tidal can give you many, many options for enjoying music. There are a number of streamers with DACs and if you are wanting to explore MQA you must get one that wil... | |
| Amp recommendation and setup advice please My approach would be different. I would ask myself some questions about "what I want in a hi-if or audio system?". After which deciding upon the room you will be listening will help pick speaker size and how much power you might need. My neighbor ... | |
| Picking an amplifier Too bad a Parasound A31 AND A21 is out of your budget. That is about the best sound you could squeak out of your NHTs. Lots of current for each speaker. But I think the 5125 would do a good job too. The Bryston would also sound great. I consider b... | |
| Help for an Old School Audiophile I cannot recommend the best way to digitize your record collection, with your Thorens turntable I would keep that as straight analog because I bet it sounds great. As far as the digital end you could invest in a streamer/DAC/ripper unit like the B... | |
| DAC upgrade or Amplifier Does the DAC Magic have the ability to unfold MQA files from Tidal? I have found that my Bluesound Node 2 is able to give me the best hi-res sound via MQA albums, not ALL MQA albums, just ones well recorded.Another thing, I have tried bypassing my... | |
| Seller suspended from Audiogon... You have to be cautious when buying from people. I have been burned 3 times by sellers with really no discernable integrity. Lots of scams in the audio world. The biggest edge many have is that " we all tend to believe what we want to believe" and... | |
| Streamer/Network Player - BlueSound Questions The Vault 2 is DESIGNED to do all the things you listed. The only catch is that the metadata for (artwork) has to be labeled a certain way i.e. (Cover.jpg) For instance, if you have a folder that contains all the music for an album ( Pink Floyd, D... |