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| Streamers with best apps? @mahler123 " I also use Bluesound OS, which looks terrible unless you compare with my latest streamer, Bryston BDP3, which has a barely useable app. "Hi there, I recently purchased a Bryston BDA-3.14 Streamer (a BDA-3 plus "Pi" Streamer in one bo... | |
| Audio System Donation This may not work for you.........but my plan is to right now start sellingoff all the "extra" amps preamps tuners CD players DACs integrated amps reel-to-reels that I've been collecting/using for the past several decades. Boil it down to one sys... | |
| Does raising speaker cables off the floor really make a big difference? I performed an experiment a few years back when my system needed to be taken completelyapart and moved to a different room in the house. I had an approximate total 300' of speakercable running the tri-amped system. I know sounds ridiculous (actu... | |
| Does raising speaker cables off the floor really make a big difference? delkal wrote" I experimented with using beer cans as cable risers. I would drink a beer then used the empty can as a riser. And guess what? By the time I finished it worked."We must think alike, I did the same thing, next step is to use Foste... | |
| New upper trim level Corvette or seven year old used amps? Always amazes me how some "hobbies" cross-over to others.Bought my first car at 19, a '68 427 ragtop, still have it. Still makes me smile. Don't drive it as hard as I used too. Have a 2016 Z-51 vette, fabulous car, but the downside (as someone me... | |
| Go Active Crossover or Upgrade existing XOs? The Bryston room at RMAF was bi-amped active external crossover aswell. System sounded great.I had forgotten about the Levinson HQD system: Hartley, Quad, Dahlquist. Amazing system, you have to have the dedicated space for it though, it was rathe... | |
| Go Active Crossover or Upgrade existing XOs? I've been running an active crossover system for nearly thirty years using four ARC amps. Two mono blocks for woofers and then two stereo amps for the mids and highs. Probably the greatest advantage IMHO is that none of the amps "know" or could c... | |
| Why no “Break in” period? Dear Mr. Millercarbon sir,I know it is a bit past Thanksgiving, but I am so thankful that I don't listento my system (or any for that matter) the way you listen to yours.Best Regards,Barts | |
| What is they best album out there for showing off the sound quality of your system. Acoustic Alchemy "Arcanum". | |
| Remembering Lou Reed I always liked Lou Reed, but was not a huge fan. Then I went to see himat the Bottom Line in NYC and was blown away. It was the late show, starting around 1 A.M. so the audience was extremely happy let's say.The Bottom line is a small place and ... | |
| What do you say to your audiophile friends who say you just listen to your equipment more It has always been amazing to me how a well thought out full range system with good imaging can be so divisive. Among the people I count as friends there is only one audiophile and if anything I tell him just listento the music. He claims he does... | |
| Yet another Qobuz vs. Tidal debate I just purchased a Bryston BDA-3.14 which has native Qobuz software.Signed up for Qobuz "Studio" (the highest level) for $149 a year. WellI must say that the SQ of the hi-rez is simply amazing. Familiar albumsare new again. Even the Redbook CD o... | |
| Are most recordings so bad it's not worth spending large on speakers? BAD:1. of poor quality or a low standard. 2. not such as to be hoped for or desired; unpleasant or unwelcome. 3. sucks <== audiophile specific def | |
| What is wrong with audiophiles? Mpingo discs anyone? | |
| Brave man, McGowan... If I were Paul McGowan the experiment for me would be to "daisy chain"lets say 5 of those P20 regenerators together. First one into the wall and the next one into its output etc etc. He certainly has a bunch of them and they test them all prior ... |