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| Starting a Classical Vinyl Music Collection jjbeason14 OP 351 posts 02-01-2024 at 06:30am Thanks guys! You've all been very helpful. I'd like some new vinyl recommendations if possible. 👍 I’ll re-suggest - buy a few used (that are playable) and buy new (remaster?) of the s... | |
| What qualities stand out in really good solid state preamps? If a listener desires influence from a preamp on the source material (the music as it was mastered), it should be proportionate to influence the kit downstream of it offers. I assume this is the “synergy” perpetually discussed - small to moderate ... | |
| Class D, "Control (Variable Gain)," Amplifier versus Class A/B Separates? ghdprentice 5,946 posts 02-01-2024 at 10:18am I would not so much concentrate on the technology used, but the sound of the components. @eddnog (good username!) that advice from @ghdprentice as applied to amplifier Class (D vs. A/AB) is w... | |
| Aurender Music Server and CD Transport comparison blakcloud OP 14 posts 02-01-2024 at 08:46pm Very typical here and on other forums. I ask for an apple and you all tell me I need an orange. Somebody knows the answer and that is who I am waiting for. @blakcloud the distance up the playba... | |
| Borresen Loudspeakers deep_333 495 posts 02-02-2024 at 01:38am … In a properly dialed-in multichannel music rig, you would hear no speaker or know where any sound came from ...except that the music will be all inside of ya before you knew it (in your head, i... | |
| Clock vs Streamer advice blisshifi 1,011 posts 01-30-2024 at 11:21pm … I suggest you save a bit more or wait for a higher priced unit to come on the used market. That said, warranties count for something, as streamers are inherently computers, and who hasn’t ha... | |
| Borresen Loudspeakers emergingsoul 816 posts 01-31-2024 at 02:21am … That’s not the way it should work you need larger diameter drivers to fill rooMs . … This, in and of itself, is not an accurate generalization. It requires greater driver surface area to “... | |
| Starting a Classical Vinyl Music Collection One other way to get rid of much surface noise is to put WD-40 spray on a non-abrasive cloth, then rub-transfer it onto the records. I’ve seen it work amazingly well. I’ve never used that strategy, however. A hollow cantilever and a cartridge mot... | |
| Starting a Classical Vinyl Music Collection jjbeason14 OP 348 posts 01-30-2024 at 10:12pm I used the Ultra Sonic $6,499.99 Klaudio Cleaner with poor results. FYI What @tablejockey stated is accurate. Buying used can = buying abused. If the disc is not sealed in shrink wra... | |
| Best Audiophile desktop for under $2500? There have been certain audio issues associated with some M-series chips in MacBooks; I’m not sure if this extends to Mac Mini’s - might be worth looking into before going that route. | |
| What is going on here? Streamer or DAC? audphile1 3,485 posts 01-30-2024 at 12:09pm @tomaswv order a WiiM pro from Amazon and using it as streamer only, test it out by driving the DAC section via coax or toslink. You can send back the WiiM when done. But this test will rule out ... | |
| Starting a Classical Vinyl Music Collection I’d start with a few older pressings of preferred content, a few in good shape, and see how they strike you. Much different from CD/digital stream on your setup? If it seems promising, then find a new pressing / “audiophile” pressing of the same p... | |
| Started with $1k speakers … what now? jdavis234 OP 8 posts 01-28-2024 at 10:06am @benanders A fair question, and thanks for your insight. The SF is a smaller front ported box and works closer to wall boundaries. The Polk has to be positioned out from the walls, at least in the ... | |
| Started with $1k speakers … what now? @jdavis234 seems you didn’t start with $1K speakers but the challenging pattern of 2x $1K speaker pairs. Why two different models the same [not inexpensive] price? That’s rhetorical - it’s a question to ask yourself; none of my business. What do ... | |
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