barts
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| The new dynamic in speaker pricing This (of course) speaks to my own persona....but I'm thinking if a person has $1M to spend just on speakers to flesh out the rest of the system is going to be several million if not many millions including software. And I doubt that is their last... | |
| The Future of Hifi is just being Discovered Last time I bought tubes from Upscale Audio the salesman asked what "level" of tube did I prefer: 1. Good Matched 2. Excellent Matched 3. Kevin’s stash or 4. the best ones that are then cryogenically treated? What’s the cost is my question and the... | |
| Best Sound Track Ever Vote for One Original b'way cast recording of West Side Story. Hans Zimmer - Gladiator is an ass kicker... Regards, barts | |
| How Audiphiles are Different Having spent many of my formative years singing in acapella choirs my ear/brain have become very sensitive to timbre and pitch. But interestingly (probably to me only) is that most ambient noise doesn't bother me at all. BTW I sing along a lot o... | |
| How Audiphiles are Different +1 @hilde45 And many of dearest non-friends are solipsists! | |
| Acoustic Guitar on Vinyl +1 Acoustic Alchemy | |
| Roon Nucleus as a Streamer +1 @big_greg I have a Roon Nucleus+ with 2TB internal drive and 3TB ext drive connected directly to it. The Nucleus+ is connected directly via USB to a Bryston BDA-3 DAC. Simple and clean and to my ears sounds great. Have a few TB of DSD on the... | |
| Audio Research, AYON and Primaluna tube amplifiers. www.arcdb.ws Is a virtually complete database/catalog of all the Audio Research products. It is not a product of the company, but an ARC fan who obviously is crazy about products. Regards, barts | |
| Michael Fremer leaves Analog Planet @dover +1 on the "advertorials" I had never laid eyes on that one before. So true. Bring back J. Gordon Holt! Regards, barts | |
| Check this out, if you already haven't. We all have our own afflictions...the only part I don't get is the many multiples of the same piece. Now I feel less conflicted about my own afflictions. Regards, barts | |
| What are we objectivists missing? First of all, we are not listening to a cable, we are listening to a system, our system, which most people here know the sound of intimately. Here's a test: How about you record your system playing real music at say 1 meter using "perfect" micro... | |
| Politics and Music Sting whom I admire greatly wrote quite a few political tunes. I typically prefer instrumentals as I can create my own story in my tiny brain. Regards, barts | |
| DAC recommendation in 5 to 10K range OP, I can understand wanting to go to a balanced output DAC, but I have to ask what the DAC is plugged into? Maybe your upgrade lies in the pre-amp? Regards, barts | |
| A perfect song? What are your choices? Maria - original B'way cast. Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim Fill 'er up - Sting (several wonderful transitions) | |
| Was my friend given misinformation. BB is for the purchase of cheap 75" throw-away TVs.............. Regards, barts |