benanders
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| Which external SSD for music streaming? @stievus I do not recommend that Crucial X6 because it is spec’ed USB 3.2. Any USB type C device like this may require a bit more power (for its greater read/write speeds) than your USB 2.0 audio device can provide. It would surely require a diffe... | |
| Wool Blankets as Room treatment Just make sure to play your music loud enough to scare the moths away. | |
| A listening test of two power amps I’m not aiming to deride your efforts, OP, just sharing objectively: by limiting the samples to 2 and stating each sample is from a different amp, you’ve set the stage for expectation bias in responses. Repeated measures can make for a challengi... | |
| Streamer/DAC combinations davegolf2424 OP 2 posts 03-20-2024 at 09:08pm Improved soundstage. I feel my streaming setup may be lacking in that area. Hi @davegolf2424 , why do you feel that way? If your music stream seems deficient, it’s more likely to do with the... | |
| The Psychology of Constant (Equipment) Change audiodwebe OP 200 posts 03-18-2024 at 01:15am … This is what I mean by a desire to constantly change gear. I can never leave good enough alone. I think for me I “wonder” how a certain speaker will sound in my current room since not all my ... | |
| Which external SSD for music streaming? stievus OP 41 posts 03-20-2024 at 10:54pm Isn’t the Samsung QVO an internal drive? I need an external one. … @stievus fair question. The difference between an external drive and an internal drive is generally that an external drive is se... | |
| Which external SSD for music streaming? I too recommend a known brand-but-cheaper format of SSD (“longevity” generally relates to rewrite-ability of a drive before it risks corruption/failure and so as already mentioned, won’t apply to a read-only drive for a CD collection) e.g. QVO Sam... | |
| My Aurender N150 is stuck in repeat mode I’d suggest EVERYone with a Aurender who experiences such minor/moderate OS faults write in. Include iPhone / iPad model and iOS version as these details are rarely irrelevant. A company that sells high end units which rely on proprietary softwar... | |
| Digital with same soundstage as analog @vette5451 , in many cases, no. The analogue master will be different from much of what you would hear via streaming or a newer CD remaster (SACD will generally not be the same as analogue, no). The music master will matter more than streamer vs. ... | |
| SEEKING ADVICE: Which component would you upgrade first? @noromance good call. I bought one of those SpinClean units back when they released the clear version. Maybe a dozen or more years ago? It was nuts to watch it turn water + old record into chocolate milk… I still wonder if it was a pre-programmed ... | |
| SEEKING ADVICE: Which component would you upgrade first? noromance 9,275 posts 03-15-2024 at 04:08am Isn't tap water anathema? Record Spindle Spinner @noromance that’s a fair query. Could be viewed that way, at least in hard water districts. If properly dried after a blast of water, I for one e... | |
| SEEKING ADVICE: Which component would you upgrade first? grislybutter 2,064 posts 03-15-2024 at 12:36am @benanders the spindle spinner site is down. For $175 I found it a very costly deal compared to actual "standalone" mess and sink-free and vacuuming record cleaner @grislybutter and @luk... | |
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| SEEKING ADVICE: Which component would you upgrade first? @lukasread I’ll suggest a different route to consider, if not now then at some point, given you said you have a background in music engineering and an interest in vinyl. This route would have you listening to your music in other ways, rather than ... | |
| FYI - QOBUZ SERVICES WILL BE TEMPORARILY UNAVAILABLE I bet a higher end streamer would solve this problem. 😉 …I also bet I shouldn’t quit my day job. |