2psyop
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| Did your system getting better the more money you spent or more experience you gained? Anyone who has watching Danny Richie from GR-Research has seen first hand that spending more money on audio does NOT ALWAYS equal better performance or even better parts. I think it’s naive to think that it does, but it is a natural inclination t... | |
| DAC upgrade Pontus 12th Anniversary here. My 2nd choice is Benchmark DAC3. These are both outstanding units. The Denafrips is really natural sounding. The Benchmark is very detailed. | |
| Another post about a streamer upgrade As the conversation continues about quality streamers and whether it’s advisable, logical to upgrade it’s fair to ask how many dealers are posting because of the chance of a big sale. Let’s face it- many here can get stuck on the idea they have to... | |
| Another post about a streamer upgrade IMO the two most important factors in sound quality with regard to streaming has been the quality of the external DAC I have used and the quality of the original recording being streamed. For instance, I have had Benchmark, Schiit, Pro-Ject, iFi a... | |
| Tidal FLAC vs. Qobuz +1 sns | |
| My New Year’s Wish for my fellow audiophiles. Effischer, Great hearing from you! Dude congratulations on the move and new home. PA is awesome. You guys were a blast and enjoyed the listening sessions immensely. Good sound and great times. I’m drink a Guinness tonight and holding it up to wis... | |
| New, Very Interesting CD Transport While the debate goes on about the sound quality of a basic dvd/cd player against a much more expensive unit like a Shanling, Esoteric or Jay’s Transport I would like to clear up a different misconception. China has many factories, audio companies... | |
| My New Year’s Wish for my fellow audiophiles. You guys are awesome and if I might add, indicative of the positive force in the universe. No one needs to go on “the dark side”. | |
| Bluesound Node settings I have a BS Node X after having 3 other BS products including a Vault 2. I also have the Pontus 12 Anniversary but also decided to add a Teddy Pardo PS to the Node X. Like you I am continually surprised at the quality of the sound. Everyone has to... | |
| What would you do? Integrated tube amp. With both preamp and amp- tube driven. To me, this is the only way to get tube sound. The other option, more expensive, is a tube amp and matching tube pre amp. | |
| Lifting the Christmas veil WOW, your wife got you that gift. I got boxer briefs and socks…. again? Haha. Enjoy my friend, enjoy the music. | |
| Does the streamer effect sound quality I agree with most people here but want to add a very overlooked point. In my experience with streaming - is that the quality of the recording makes a very, very significant difference. Take streaming out of the equation and place a quality turntab... | |
| No sneering Please dekay- That was funny! | |
| Will audio gear be ok in unheated house +1 thecarpathian Winter or cold temps can be very rough on capacitors, particularly old ones. If they freeze and warm-up they might fail or lose integrity/ Probably due to very minor expansion and contraction. | |
| Do I Need a Dedicated Streamer? In the end, these devices are musical boxes of wires, so if you use a computer, a streamer or a Frankenstein version of a pie, it’s a stereo sound. I say this; put together a system that sounds good to you. Most of us do experiments and swap gear ... |