adasdad
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| The "Snake Oil" Trope Right on femoore12. I think this whole discussion about snake oil is based upon one guy wanting to exert control over others because he possibly lacks control in other areas of his own life. I unfortunately went through this same tawdry pooh party... | |
| The "Snake Oil" Trope Thank you gaukus for taking on what is for some folks a very touchy subject. The luxury of being 65yrs of age is that I can summarily dismiss, and habitually avoid, those who use terms like “snake oil” when they’re poorly describing any piece of a... | |
| Streamer vs. new mac mini for 2 channel system I was streaming music via Tidal and Qobuz while using my MacBook Pro as my ROON Core. And when I told my hi-fi guy that he asked if I was crazy, or did I just enjoy listening to music whose sound was exceedingly poor. So I bought a ROON Nucleus Re... | |
| Mola Mola Tambaqui Congratulations hollowman! Had you owned or heard the Chord or dCS DAC’s before you auditioned the Holo May Tambaqui? | |
| DAC Shootout Starts This Weekend I’m presently running the Chord Hugo TT2 with an M Scaler and Wave Storm BNC cables between them. So I’m always interested when someone takes the time to compare the TT2 to other DAC’s in its price range. | |
| How many dealers do you use? My audio gear dealer of choice is Bill Soderholm of Stereoland in Bloomington, Minnesota. A company which he started in 1974, and from where I’ve been buying many wonderful treats since 1976. In this fickle hobby having someone to help steer you t... | |
| Who is ditching their shiny disc spinners? I’m almost 65yrs old, and I’ve been collecting physical mediums for music for over 50 years. I literally still have several hundreds of pounds of LP’s, CD’s, cassette and reel to reel tapes, and even some 8-track tapes that were produced in what w... | |
| Roon for high end audio? When I came into the 21st century and stopped fooling around with my hundreds of CD’s and LP’s and started streaming music it was a veritable godsend. I use a ROON Nucleus Rev B to stream music from Tidal and Qobuz. My router is a Gigaspire model ... | |
| Power cord choice? I have been exceedingly happy with the AudioQuest Thunder power Cord that I use with my AQ Niagara 1200 power conditioner. As I worked my up the AQ line, from the NRG thru the AQ Blizzard and finally the Thunder, I became more aware of a much bett... | |
| Best DAC? erastof, I know that you asked for the best DAC up to $5,000. My personal favorite is the Chord Hugo TT2 which I have in my headphone system now. Yes it does retail at $5,495, but I was able to get mine for a very good price, and they are widely a... | |
| Why are equipment racks so expensive? Having spent many pandemic lockdown months meticulously putting together my headphone system, it became very apparent that I had to get my gear off of the dining room table. So instead of chasing less expensive solutions like those available at IK... | |
| Favorite cable brand. ball-wheel, you’re right on the money about AudioQuest cables. I use a Diamond USB and a pair of AQ Earth XLR’s in my system, plus an AQ Thunder power cable for my Niagara 1200 power conditioner. | |
| Favorite cable brand. I’m relishing watching this thread just so that I can read all of the “snake oil” comments. | |
| Favorite cable brand. I use four different cable brands. An Audioquest Diamond 💎 USB, AQ Earth XLR’s, and an AQ Thunder power cable. Two WAVE STORM BNC’s. A Danacable Lazuli Ultra hp cable. And a Stefan Audio Arts Endorfin power cable for my hp amplifier. I like Audioq... | |
| AQ Blizzard or Thunder? hshifi, I’ll definitely look into Puritan Audio and their PSM156 Studio Master Mains Purifier. |