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| Is there such a thing as a good medium priced music streamer? pre-owned MOON 280d MIND2 https://darko.audio/2021/07/refined-precision-moon-by-simaudios-280d-streaming-dac/ https://www.hifinews.com/content/simaudio-moon-280d-mind-2-networked-attached-dac https://www.stereonet.com/uk/rev... | |
| Does it bother you when you see inflated MSRP’s for used gear on AG? Nope … it no longer bother’s me. It’s getting worse . No amount of intercedence or suggestion I might provide will get them to change or fix it . And their umbrage invoked on the effort MY TAKE : Fine …. Carry on …. Each to his own ….. no wo... | |
| Help me choice Audioquest speaker cables @juanmanuelfangioii “ …. Go buy some counterfeit cables. Hell they all are the same.…” NOT SO …, Rather, counterfeit fake cables are usually crap builds, Go check out the OEM CARDAS and NORDOST quality cables versus fake crap build quality ... | |
| ENGLISH ELECTRIC EE-1 High-performance network noise isolator ? Yay or Nay? @ellajeanelle These network switches don’t “add” anything to audio per se …,what they are designed are to do is “reduce / eliminate “ network and router noise and jitter in streaming . We all intuitively exercise caution on new things, but as I... | |
| Any recommendation for a CD changer? +1 on the The new YAMAHA CD-C603 if you are indeed married to a multi-cd spinner instead of a stand-alone player . https://www.whathifi.com/news/the-cd-changer-is-back-and-yamahas-new-cd-c603-has-something-i-wish-mine-had-in-2005 | |
| best cost no object single unit streamer/dac combo you have ever heard? (2) MOON 891 https://simaudio.com/en/product/891-network-player-preamplifier/ | |
| best cost no object single unit streamer/dac combo you have ever heard? (1) Next-generation Klimax DSM https://www.linn.co.uk/ca/network-music-players/klimax-dsm | |
| Experiences With Costly Balanced XLR Interconnects Above $3,000 My CARDAS CLEAR XLRs were a a superior performance choice in my system after upgrading from NORDOST FREYs. Having them in a full same brand array offered further incremental performance uptick. | |
| Cannot remove the grills from my Harbeth 30.2XD (1) The speakers are specifically voiced to operate with their grills on …ergo, not meant to be casually popped off by the uninitiated,. (2) As I remember, Harbeth may be kind enough to supply you with a special magnet, which works very nicely. ... | |
| Tidal or Qobuz @ghdprentice +1 ….. exactly the main points ….. well summarized sir ! | |
| Any other Pipe And Slippers Audiophiles out there? @mikelavigne @mahgister wow ….me too . So we are all septuagenarians.…I too recently turned 71…. I’m a baby-boomer and thus occasionally referred to as a dinosaur by millennials. . My handle on CANUCKAUDIOMART is “Boomersaurus”. At our age, w... | |
| Any other Pipe And Slippers Audiophiles out there? @tomic601 +1 …. All very fine choices, indeed, sir ! | |
| Any other Pipe And Slippers Audiophiles out there? great timely and fond memories pic @yogiboy … especially in this Advent season with the first dusting of Yuletide snow yesterday. Yep …. If you can substitute a wee dram of a premium grade scotch whiskey , say, 16 year old go-to LAGAVULIN …… Inst... | |
| Accuphase Bookshelf Speaker Pairing recommend @yogiboy +1 choice for a very small dimensions room that you have highlighted | |
| Amplifier Channel Blown Maybe ?…., Probably? …. But it’s not an DIY option: it can only by done by a professional tech . He’s going to have to do a top-to-bottom diagnostic to determine the cause and extent of the breakdown . I am unfamiliar with your unit and its inner... |