ararem
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| The end of physical media is neigh The history of hominids making music goes back well more than 100K years; physical media has only existed for the last 147 of them. I think we're way too close to have any perspective as to whether physical media (containing recorded music) is a g... | |
| Do I Really Need a Dedicated Streamer? As @bbenzaquen6343 stated: "you need to get ride of Spotify and get Qobuz. They also have a 2 months free period. I guarantee you will hear the difference. Once you hear it, you can unheard it." Agreed wholeheartedly... and the costs are abo... | |
| Looking for High Quality Streamer Only Options (NO DAC)? @jbhiller: re: Auralic Aries Mini as Roon endpoint… when it first came to market (almost a decade ago), I don’t think it was yet certified as “Roon Ready” so older documentation may not indicate it can run as an endpoint. However, with firmware up... | |
| Looking for High Quality Streamer Only Options (NO DAC)? Track down a used or BNIB Auralic Aries Mini. Picked one up (BNIB) a couple months ago for less than $250. Has a DAC, but it’s bypassed if you route the outbound signal into an external DAC. Mine is fed by ethernet. To date, it’s functioned perfec... | |
| My wife weighed in…she wants piano white tower/bookshelf Some gorgeous speakers, for sure. The one thing that I wish more manufacturers would embrace is moving from black grills (for white speakers) or at least offer options in white or light-ish gray. In many instances, white speakers can lessen their ... | |
| New Cure Release Have yet to hear the new release, but I caught a live show in 2023. My 2nd Cure concert, the first being on the Kiss Me (x3) tour; yeah, I’m old. Anyway, as I imagine many are here, I have high standards for a great show. The 2023 Cure preforme... |