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| Speaker Pairing for Sugden A21SE Thanks; I've read your comments on the Fritz speakers, and if I remember correctly you loved them but preferred the Salks by a narrow margin. Any thoughts on Devore models, or the ProAc Tablette 10? | |
| Kef LS50s - great like me but need to come up for air Have you heard Buchardt? The S300's are about $1400. | |
| The Most Philosophical Song You Ever Heard 1. The Who, "I'm One." For a 16-year-old struggling with everything 16-year-olds go through, a perfect song. 2. Those great lines from "Under Pressure," including the cry from Freddie, "Why can't we give love/One more chance. . ." Such an old fash... | |
| Economical CD Transport - Thoughts? No experience with the Cambridge, but when I was in the market I did my due research and went with the Audiolab. People who had used both preferred the Audiolab, and I liked the looks better. Got it used for $400, and I couldn't be happier. No pro... | |
| Got a Node 2i, what's next? My Node 2i runs through a Neko Audio D100 MKII; that DAC is available with balanced or unbalanced outs, and I think it's currently available for $1000 (normally $1500). My integrated amp is a Belles Aria, and I use Amazon HD.For what you are looki... | |
| My best retort to those that think we listen to our stereos more than the music @russ69: yes, very good, I laughed out loud. Took me a moment. . . . "Telly" might have gotten me there quicker.But no "My woman loves my crossovers and interconnects" or "My DAC sure keeps her satisfied" jokes? The thread seemed headed in that di... | |
| What is this feature? The Belles Aria integrated amp goes directly to Mute upon turning on. | |
| Jazz listening: Is it about the music? Or is it about the sound? I can lose myself more easily with jazz these days, especially with recordings from ECM and just about everything by Bill Evans (the Complete Village Vanguard sounds brilliant on cd; a great vinyl pressing of the full set would be apocalyptic). Li... | |
| The Good, The Bad and the Ugly A wise man once said: "There's two kinds of people in the world: Those who divide the world into two kinds of people and those who don't." | |
| Streamer wanted Love the Bluesound 2i. Works great with Amazon (for me, at least). Connected to a decent DAC and ethernet cable, it sounds very good, even if my cd's and vinyl sound better. But for $549 it's a tremendous bargain. | |
| Some interesting stats from Discogs No, not dumb at all, bjp9738. I think a lot of people do exactly that. I've listened to a lot of music for the first time through my streamer and then hunted it down on cd and vinyl. The streamer sounds great, and I won't get into an argument abou... | |
| Searching for a new CD player Schiit will introduce a transport, I think; at least the guy I swapped emails with me said so. With even the Modi MB DAC it should be a decent combo.But check out the Audiolab 6000 CDT. It's $549 new (I got one for $400 on USAM, so used ones are o... | |
| CD or Streaming... am I missing out? CD for SQ, in my opinion, but also for owning music. Check out Ted Gioia's video on this question: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmm1yq5Q4FEI love having records and cd's, and there will be times where I rearrange, spend time reading liner notes... | |
| The Absolute Sound vs Pleasing Sound Yeah, well said, snilf. Thinking about the question from the other day about favorite rock concerts brings to mind how awful they can sound. But that's hardly the point, is it? Who goes to see a rock band perform live for the acoustic experience? ... | |
| Worst Concerts You Have Attended ?? Worst: Aerosmith, Buffalo, NY, September 1978. The opening act, AC/DC, blew 'em off the stage, as they say. But Tyler et al. seemed wasted, indifferent. The sound was awful. Draw the Line, indeed.Best: The Who, same venue (Buffalo Memorial Auditor... |