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| How did you get started in this hobby @artemus_5 and @bigtwin pretty much told my story through theirs. At 56 years of age, I can't remember not having been into music, with focus on the quality of its reproduction. It all started when I was about 4 or 5 with a single-speaker portable... | |
| Is there a DAC ranking list? @tcotruvo - Congratulations - great to hear of your successful outcome! I recently went through the same revelation when moving from computer-based to server-based digital. For those who are doubtful of the benefits (as I was), provided your syste... | |
| The Most Cost Effective Tweak +1 @aewarren - I fully agree and do the same - simply turning the lights down and closing my eyes can reveal a whole new dimension to my audio system... | |
| Name a few albums which helped determine your musical tastes Led Zeppelin II - Led Zeppelin Obscured By Clouds - Pink FloydBlonde on Blonde - Bob DylanThe Basement Tapes - Bob Dylan and The BandDuane and Gregg - The Allman Brothers (lesser-known album from '68) | |
| The Most Philosophical Song You Ever Heard Pink Floyd's 'Animals' album | |
| Is Bob Dylan’s “visions of Joanne” a rap song? Give "It's Alright Ma' I'm Only Bleeding" a listen - I think that's about as close to rap as Bob ever achieved... | |
| DAC Upgrade Advice, budget $5k You might consider a Modwright Elyse DAC, which is a transformer-coupled tube DAC with two 6922 signal tubes and a GZ34 power supply rectifier tube {there’s good flexibility for use of alternate (equivalent) tube models}. It uses the PCM1794 chip,... | |
| Pedal steel Daniel Lanois - I'd suggest taking a listen to "Deep Blue Day" from Apollo (partnered with Brian Eno), a good number of cuts on Belladonna, and/or "The Maker" on Rockets... | |
| Shout out your favorite Audio dealer!! +1 @big_greg for Echo Audio in Portland, OR - GREAT staff, owner, and overall business ethics | |
| How to add SPDIF and Toslink connections to my computer If I were you I'd grab a Meridian Director DAC (old, but very good sound) or equivalent and go direct via USB from the computer to the DAC. For the equipment you have (good indeed, but not premium), I can't image how any difference in sound qualit... | |
| Perfect Pop Songs By the definition laid out, Tom Petty is the first artist that came to mind - IMHO he was a master of pop | |
| Who is your overall favorite guitarist? It's a tie: Jerry Garcia and Dave Gilmour | |
| WHAT IS THE MOST UNIQUE SONG THAT YOU HAVE EVER HEARD? Tiny Montgomeryby Bob Dylan and The Band (Basement Tapes) | |
| Pass Labs XA25 + Backert Labs Rhumba 1.3 - A Good Combination? @jay73 - I don't have any experience with Pass Labs amps but, for what it's worth, I have an upgraded original Rhumba 1.1 and couldn't be happier with the clean sound it puts out. For the price, I think the Backert Labs Rhumbas are a great value, ... | |
| Are these exceptionally well recorded, or what? My betting money is on the preamp hitting its break-in point. My first experience with equipment break-in was when I recapped my tube preamp. For quite some time after the recap job I wrote it off as another lesson learned to not tamper with worki... |