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Long USB cable recommendation
Qobuz connect app is in beta.  Release now scheduled for Q1 2024  
Please critique my Delphi set up, bass not right
Zd542You are very right. although my arm is not so good, and am planning to upgrade it, I'm finding because i have B&W 801 matrix speakers I hear absolutely every thing in the recording. IE a poorly master base track in the recording, sounds j... 
Please critique my Delphi set up, bass not right
Manitunc, and others, thanks for replies.I have posted a more completed up date on Vinyl engine with some details, Question Manitunic,?Do you use the SME 345 on an Oracle? There seems to be quite a few choicesand at the price for each I'm hoping t... 
Packing Peanuts-a waste
Instead of peanuts I have used popcorn with good success.cheers, Steve 
European -vs- US high-end
Re the Canadain stuff. Don't forget SimAudio and the late Sonic Frontiers. Then there's Anthem and Paridigm. Also Energy and Mirage speakers. Perhaps what Natalie meant was that Canadian gear was superior in value to U.S. and european due to the l... 
Question for Paradigm Owners, what speaker cable??
David 99. Thanks for the info. I have a pair of ref 80s v2. Currently I have an Anthem AVM 2 for power. I hooked a pair of left over Monster Cable powerline 3 at first while waiting for my new cables to be made. When I switched to these Supra Quat... 
The Canadians that visit the site
Rphare ehIf I have it right you just pay pst/gst except if product comes from outside USA. Uhhunh . Although with the Cad. dollar being what it is, the value of Canadian made audio can't be ignored. Our Uhhunh friends are always commenting on this... 
babys and your components
We live in a small house and there was no way to keep the kids out of the living room. I had music on all the time and my oldest loved dancing no matter what I played. The equipment was on a rack and moved out of the way in a corner. The speakers ... 
Care to share your scams?
The overstocked speakers in the back of the van has been going on 16 years now ,that I know of. No, they are not stolden. In Canada anyways, a guy is southern Ontario makes these super cheap boxes .The current ones are about 42 inches high and 9 b... 
The Canadians that visit the site
Jeff. Another hello from the west. I also lived not too far down the road from you in TMR. Have been here in Calgary since 88. I search his site a lot but have not bought cross border yet. In fact buy new a lot but as my gear gets to a higher leve... 
Good percussion recordings
Although not Latin an amazing African drummer named Sekon Camara made a dics called Dejmbe Tigui on silence records. SLC9605-2. Its one the best recorded discs that I have. Recorded at Reference Studio in Quebec Canada ,available thru mail order f... 
WOW, check out these Stereo Systems.
A great site. I feel quite humble seeing some of the systems. Also an inspiration to get there myself. steve 
Contact cleaners/What's good?
Alexc, thanks for the above post. Had a great laugh about the vodka bottle. However, I can only imagine that all the wires somehow might not be in the right place once the job is done and the bottle finished. ... Now for another laugh.I am really ... 
Which sub is better for audio
Sorry Redkiwi I have not heard of Triad. I have however heard lots of others and have come to the conclusion that really good base usually costs plenty and is very difficult to do properly. I have a small Kef unit in my home theatre system that is... 
Are you Guys Rich or What!?
Thomas Haliberton. It's .....sorry