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| PSAudio Directstream DAC M-1 (refurb) vs Denafrips Venus II. Quick decision needed! @rajugsw Good review IMO. You nailed its sound signature which is one reason I like it so much. The only weakness in my system/room is that upper midrange. It sometimes has that upper mid glare which drives me nuts. Doesn't happen with my vinyl... | |
| PSAudio Directstream DAC M-1 (refurb) vs Denafrips Venus II. Quick decision needed! DirectStream was S’phile A+ component. It was a Dac that many Reviewers used. Of course that was 7-9 yrs ago. Sure, digital keeps advancing. But an A+ DaC is still going to hold its own considering its age. whether the Denefrips is superior is har... | |
| No God No! Say it Ain’t So! It’s an investor driven society and has been for a good while. Its all about the $$$. Bose sees an opportunity to make $$$ Pretty simple. Most great products start off with a single or small group of visionaries. They use their ability to make a ... | |
| Hagerman Trumpet MC review Thanks for the review. I too have a JLTi mk 4 which I bought new many years back. There was a big shootout of several phono preamps with The JLTi at least tied as best. most of the others cost a lot more. But I get the urge to look elsewhere. I th... | |
| Drinking Songs playlest... What am I missing? Ray Wylie Hubbard - Drink Til I See Double (& Take One of You Home) Jon Pardi - Tied One On David Allen Coe - The Perfect Country & Western Song | |
| 1 song you never get sick of? Iron Man - Black Sabbath | |
| Amp Stands - Wood or Stone I've done a good bit of footer experiments. my findings are that very hard surface, IE glass, stone, marble, etc tend to emphasize the high frequencies. So I would stay away from those unless you need more high frequencies. But it can also sound b... | |
| The Allure of Vintage Audio Gear @pooch2 +1 Harmon Kardan 730, my receiver for 40 years. Never had the bug to upgrade until it died. Same here except mine didn't last as long, probably because I played it every day for hours. Mine still works but a channel cuts out and ther... | |
| The Allure of Vintage Audio Gear I had or heard the vintage before it was vintage. Some sounded good. Some was ehh, well. Some wasnt that good. I never heard Pioneer setup I could stand for more than 5-10 minutes. Denon was clean but all midrange. I had/still have a Harmon Kard... | |
| When I listen to my system....... @8th-note Good analogy and one I often use. @ozzy62 + 1 more. @ OP There is much information on our recordings, and generally, many of these recordings are just so so with the fidelity. I've often heard about the bad recordings. and how t... | |
| Do you Know a Trusted Seller of Chinese Vacuum Tubes? I had a Shuguang KT-88T Nature series blow and take out a power supply. The tube had just gotten broken in. Sure, I suppose it can happen with any tube. But the Nature series was a top tier tube. I've had tubes blow before but never take out a pow... | |
| Aliexpress Marketplace practices, be for warned. It's all for the cause Comrade SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Jack Ma, the head of e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd and China's best-known capitalist, is a Communist Party member, the official Party newspaper said on Monday, debunking a public a... | |
| Hearing aid question I got hearing aids about 1 yr ago. Since I'm retired, my health Insurance has a deal with Tru-Hearing. The audiologist works in an ENT dr's office, and the hearing aids offered are made by Signia. My hearing loss is in the same range as yours OP. ... | |
| Great song by the Clash Indeed, there is some very good music out there. Some is from duos who are not well known like this one | |
| RIP Doug Ingle Metamorphosis is their best album. Highly recommended |