amaglioc
Responses from amaglioc
| Whats playing on your system today? All R.E.M., especiallly “Reckoning” and “Life’s Rich Pageant.” | |
| What are you streaming tonight? Springsteen’s Born to Run via Tidal | |
| SREAMING??? Technically speaking, Tidal’s $19.99 tier streams in *full* res, meaning CD quality, not hi-res, which is confusing because they market “high res” but they’re not talking about 24/96. They have some MQA, but that’s another rabbit hole entirely. A ... | |
| I hate biasing! Dave Gordon is coming to Dallas for an event next week, a 160M demo. I plan to go and I’ll ask him about the impact of auto-bias on signal path. | |
| What direction is VPI headed? As a recent and happy VPI Prime customer, I’m glad the company is adopting a coherent marketing approach. I’d like them to be around a long time. | |
| Audio Research SP20 vs LS25 and Whest Phono Pre I'm approaching the start of my third year with an SP20 and enjoy it very much. Cartridge matching was a challenge with that 58dB fixed gain. I spoke with ARC directly and was told to stay above the .5mv level, which led me to the Ortofon Cadenza ... | |
| I need a new DAC! Advice/Recommendations? Rega DAC-R has been in my system since November of 2015. It's the most budget-minded component I have, but it more than holds its own. There's plenty of detail to compensate for the slight euphonic coloration. I use the USB input after having comp... | |
| Upgraded to Proac D20R I'm in awe of the ProAc ribbon tweeters. I have the D30Rs. A few days ago, I told a friend that the zils on Ringo's tambourine on "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" sounded like they were in the room. | |
| A Question For All You VPI Prime Owners Ordered a custom slab from Boo Blocks to accommodate the dust cover I bought with the TT. (Standard one for Prime sold by SSD). I had tried multiple slab solutions always with similar size problems relative to the Prime itself or the cover.The fir... | |
| Speakers choices for AR REF-5/75s Using ARC Ref-75se with ProAc Respnse D30Rs and it's a great combo. The ProAc is voiced for tubes and I've read that ARC is an amp-maker they use in-house. | |
| What is the future for Proac Speakers ? Wow, thank you for the update, Mr. Tyler. I am at this very moment warming up an ARC Ref-75 to play my still baby (400-hours) ProAc D30Rs, which I love. Bought them from Audio Concepts in Dallas after listening to nearly every speaker in the city ... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? McCartney's "Tug of War" and Cohen's "Popular Problems." | |
| Made the call, VPI Prime Thanks, all. I'm jazzed.oleschool, I believe it! I spend a lot of time staring at the audio rack thinking how I'll keep the furballs away from my table and cartridge. | |
| Made the call, VPI Prime I heard several VPI decks with Soundsmith carts at John Fort in Dallas. A sweet pairing. Soundsmith is definitely on my list down the road. Thanks for the vote of confidence! I'm eager to get it spinning.I forgot to order a cover, I realized a mom... | |
| VPI 3D printed arm mod. I am very close to pulling the trigger on a Prime/Ortofon or Lyra combo after 6 months of vacillating. Would it be smart to wait until VPI offers tonearms with the mod already completed? There's zero chance I'd attempt any major surgery on the arm... |